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Foop pLant.—Unknown. 
In ruigHT.—November to January. 
ReMARKS.—Labels on some specimens of ecuadoralis indicate they 
have been confused in collections with cynoalis and obliteralis. 
Loxostege neotropicalis, new species 
Ficuress 24, 86, 133 
Mate (fig. 133).—Alar expanse 22-25 mm. Antenna ciliate, cilia 
about one-half as long as width of shaft. Muidtibia incrassate; hair- 
pencil present. Outer spur short, one-fifth as long as inner spur. 
Similar to cayugalis in color and maculation but distinguished from it 
by genitalic differences. 
Genitalia (fig. 24): Harpe with distal termination of oblique ridge- 
like modification padlike, spinulation coarse; width of pad and extent 
of spinulation variable; sacculus with a single, stout spine arising from 
dorsal margin. Aedeagus robust, with a distal patch of subconical 
granules. 
Frma.e.—Alar expanse 25-28 mm. Similar to male in color and 
maculation. Genitalia (fig. 86) somewhat like those of cayugalis but 
ostium of different shape and ventral margin of ostium crinkled. 
Typr.—Male, U.S. National Museum, USNM 67608, genitalia slide 
7871. 
Typr LOcALITY.—Jalapa, Mexico. 
PaRaTYPES.—MEXICO: Puebla: Zapotitlan de las Salinas, 3 o&; 
Guanajuato: Irapuato, 1 9. GuaTeMALA: Volcan Santa Maria, 1 9. 
COSTA RICA: Juan Vinas, 1 9. VENEZUELA: Rancho Grande [Near 
Maracay], 1 1,19. Paratypes in U.S. National Museum, American 
Museum of Natural History, and the Canadian National Collection. 
Foop pLrant.—Unknown. 
In riicut.—May to October. 
Loxostege jaralis (Schaus), new combination 
Fiaur&s 33, 78, 139 
Phlyctaenodes jaralis Schaus, 1920, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 22, p. 220. 
M atye.—Alar expanse 23mm. Fronsconical. Antenna pubescent. 
Midtibia incrassate, hair-pencil well developed. Outer spur one-third 
as long as inner. Similar to pseudobliteralis in color and maculation, 
but with ground color and markings slightly darker and subterminal 
line of hindwing closer to outer margin. 
Genitalia (fig. 33): Sacculus with one to three short, stout spines 
in outer group; inner group of two to four similar but somewhat larger 
spines; a larger spine about midway between the two groups. Pad 
narrow and rather densely spinulate. 
