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2. ENDOTHENIA RUBIPUNCTANA (Kearfott) 

 (Figs. 197, 356) 



Olethreutes rubipunctana Kearfott, Trans. Amer. Eut. Soc, vol. 33, 1907, 



p. 14; 

 Argyroploce rubipunctana Barnes and McDunnough, Check List Lepid. 



Bor. Amer., no. 6823, 1917. 



Similar to the European gentiam^ana Hiibner, but with uncus much 

 narrower at apex. 



Hind tibia of male without hair pencile. 



Male and female genitalia figured from specimens in National 

 Collection from Shasta Retreat, California ("June 16-23," male) 

 and Colorado (female paratype). 



Distribution. — Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Ari- 

 zona. 



Alar expense. — 17-22 mm. 



Type. — In American Museum. 



Type locality. — Colorado. 



Food plant. — Seeds of Iris. 



3. ENDOTHENIA SORDULENTA, new species 

 (Figs. 196, 352) 



Antenna witli basal joint bluish black. Palpus with outer side 

 and end of second joint and entire third joint blue black, otherwise 

 whitish ocherous. Face whitish ; overhanging scale tuft above, bluish 

 black. Head and thorax brownish ocherous with a scattering of 

 black scales. Ft)re ■v^ ing pale sordid ocherous marked with brown and 

 black; basal patch very faintly indicated by fine cross lines of brown 

 or blackish scales; a black smudge on midcosta continuing as an ir- 

 regular fine blackish line nearly to dorsum and representing the re- 

 mains of the usual median bar; outer costal spots pale brown; sub- 

 apical bar black, narrow, evenly curved, touching neither termen nor 

 costa, connecting above with a straight, narrow, faint, dark band 

 which extends to dorsum before tornus; a black spot at apex; cilia 

 whitish ocherous somewhat spotted with bluish black toward ends. 

 Hind wing sordid whitish shading to pale brownish fuscous toward 

 outer margin ; cilia whitish with faint dark basal band. 



Hind tibia of male with yellow hair pencile from base. 



Male and female genitalia figured from paratypes in National Col- 

 lection from Clear Creek and Chimney Gulch, Colo. 



Alar expanse. — 18-22 mm. 



Type. — In American Museum. 



Paratypes.— Q2it. No. 28034, U.S.N.M. Also in American Museum, 

 Canadian National, and Barnes collections. 



Type locality. — Denver, Colo. 



