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28. EXARTEMA CORYLANUM (Fernald) 



(Figs. 84, 228) 



Eccopsis corylana Yk&nmx), Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 10, 1882, p. 71. 

 Exartema corylanum Fernald, in Dyar List N. Amer. Lepid., no. 5022, 



1903. — Baunes and McDunnough, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 



6805, 1917. 

 Cymolomia corylana Kearfott, Ins. New Jersey, 1910, p. 538. — Forbes, 



Memoir 68, Cornell Univ. Ag:r. Exp. Sta., 1924, p. 465. 



A species with pattern markings of forewing obscure, color a 

 much suffused olivaceous fuscous, a strong dark dot at apex, and 

 conspicuous ferruginous-ocherous cilia. 



Harpe of male genitalia figured from specimen in American 

 Museum from Greenwood Lake, New Jersey (Kearfott, June 10, 

 1900) ; female from specimen in National Collection from Aweme, 

 Manitoba (Criddle, " 12-VII-05 ") . 



Bursa of female without signum. 



Distribution. — New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, Manitoba. 



Alar expanse. — 14--19 mm. 



Type. — In National Collection. 



Type locality. — White Mountains, N. H. 



Food plant. — Corylus. 



29. EXARTEMA OCHROSUFFUSANUM Heinricli 



(Fig. 96) 



Exartema ochrosxiffusanum Heinrich, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 25r 



1923. p. 117. 

 Cymolomia ochrisuffusana Forbes, Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta., 1924, p. 469. 



An obscurely marked species similar to corylanum but with fore 

 wing normally much more suffused with yellow and without contrast- 

 ingly colored cilia. 



Harpe of male genitalia figured from type. Female genitalia like 

 those of hippocastanum Kearfott (see fig. 224.) 



Bursa of female with signum. 



Distribution. — Ohio, Illinois, Kansas. In the Barnes Collection 

 there is a specimen reared by Lindsey from larva taken feeding on 

 Buckeye at Decatur, 111. (moth issued May 23, 1920). Specimens 

 reared from the same food plant have also been received from Theo- 

 dore H. Frison of the University of Illinois. 



Alar expanse. — 19-20.5 mm. 



Type. — In American Museum. 



Type locality. — Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Food plant. — Aesculus (buckeye). 



