NO. 3561 LOXOSTEGE—CAPPS 9 
Typr.—Male, American Museum of Natural History, genitalia 
slide HWC 10,644. 
Typr-LocaLiry.—Compostela, Nayarit, Mexico. 
ParatyPE.—Type-locality, 19. In collection of Cornell University. 
Foop puant.—Unknown. 
In FLicHt.—August. 
Remarks.—The rather obscure brownish patch at the lower angle 
of the cell between veins 3 and 4 of the fore- and hindwings distin- 
guishes nayaritensis from all other species of the genus that lack a 
subterminal line. 
Loxostege polingi, new species 
Fiaures 14, 67, 109 
Mats (fig. 109).—Alar expanse 18-23 mm. Frons conical. An- 
tenna with cilia short, somewhat pubescent. Midtibia moderately 
incrassate, hair-pencil present. Outer spur less than one-half as 
long as inner. Maculation similar to that of arizonensis but with 
shading along outer margin of fore- and hindwings usually not as 
sharply defined as in arizonensis. 
Genitalia (fig. 14): Harpe without digitate setae; pad small, 
nonscobinate but with a few simple setae; clasper broadly rounded 
and fimbriate distally. Aedeagus with a distal patch of slender 
cornuti of irregular length; basal keel very small. 
Frma.e.—Alar expanse 19-23 mm. Similar to male in color and 
maculation. Genitalia (fig. 67): configuration of ductus bursae from 
ostium to origin of ductus seminalis as illustrated; ductus bursae not 
sclerotized and without longitudinal grooves at origin of ductus 
seminalis; ductus seminalis somewhat scobinate adjacent to origin. 
Typr.—Male, U.S. National Museum, USNM 67598, genitalia 
slide HWC 7828. 
Typxr-LocaLiry.—Lakeland, Fla. 
PARATYPES.—UNITED STATES: Florida: Cassadaga 1 9; Gainesville, 
2 o, 2 2; Lakeland, 3 9; Lake Placid, 1 9; Lake Placid [Archbold 
Biol. Sta.], 1 o&, 2 9; Warrington, 1 9; Winter Park, 6 9. Texas: 
Black Jack Springs, 1 9; Kerrville, 1 =; San Diego, 1 o&; San Antonio, 
3 9; ‘Texas’ [no additional locality], 19. Arizona: Madera Canyon, 
Santa Rita Mts., 1 9. mexico: Guerrero: Iguala, 2 9; Puebla: 
Tehuacan, 2 9; Zapotitlan, 1 9; Oaxaca: Oaxaca, 1 9; Totolapam, 
1 9. Paratypes in the U.S. National Museum, American Museum 
of Natural History, Los Angeles County Museum, the collection of 
C. P. Kimball, and the Canadian National Collection. 
Foop pLant.—Unknown. 
In Fuicur.—April to September in the United States; June to 
October in Mexico. 
