NO. 3561 LOXOSTEGE—CAPPS iS 
TyYpE-LocALIty.— Decatur, IIl. 
ParatyPEes.—Type-locality, 1 @. Maryland: Plummers Island, 
1 o,19. Virginia: Skyland, 19. ‘West Virginia” [no additional 
locality], 1 9. 
Foop pLant.—Unknown. 
In FLIGHT.— May to July. 
Remarks.—The male genitalia of marculenta and neomarculenta 
differ chiefly in the armature of the sacculus; the bifurcate spine, 
shorter outer conical production, and narrower pad distinguish the 
males of neomarculenta from those of marculenta. The presence of 
two median prongs arising from the ventral margin of the ostium 
distinguishes neomarculenta females from those of marculenta. 
Loxostege pseudobliteralis, new species 
FIGURES 25, 88, 135 
Mate (fig. 135).—Alar expanse 21-24 mm. Frons conical, pro- 
duction moderate. Antenna weakly ciliate. Midtibia incrassate, 
hair-pencil distinct. Outer spur minute, about one-sixth as long as 
inner. Color and maculation as in marculenta and neomarculenta 
but forewing usually with an indentation of subterminal line evident 
at vein 2. 
Genitalia (fig. 25): Harpe with a cluster of digitate setae; sacculus 
with spine short, somewhat modified, with one or two spinules basad; 
subconical production at base of spine bearing several slender setae. 
Aedeagus attenuate distally and with a small patch of coarse, sub- 
conical granules. 
FremMaLe.—Alar expanse 22-26 mm. Color and maculation like 
that of male. Genitalia (fig. 88): ductus bursae rather strongly 
sclerotized at ostium dorsally and ventrally; ventral margin of ostium 
strongly convex, somewhat crinkled. 
Larva.—Mature, 24 mm long. Head sordid white, with reticu- 
late pale amber markings; a conspicuous small fuscous patch at 
lateral incision of hind margin. Prothoracic shield sordid white or 
with a yellowish tinge, narrowly margined with brown or brownish 
fuscous, the pigmentation slightly interrupted middorsally. Body 
pinacula of similar brownish pigmentation. Abdominal segments 
1-8: Pinacula of seta I and seta II transversely elongate, several 
times longer than wide; pinacula of seta III subquadrangular 
longitudinally; pinacula below level of spiracle oval shaped, with 
pigmentation weaker and less extensive than those dorsad. Ninth 
abdominal segment: posterior half of pinaculum of paired setae II 
pigmented; pinaculum bearing setae I-III pigmented; pinaculum of 
seta VI pigmented. Anal shield with a small, pigmented patch at 
base of anterior lateral seta. 
