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TyprE-LocALiry.— Guadajalara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
PaRrALEctotyPrE.— Female, U.S. National Museum, genitalia slide 
HWC 6010. 
Foop piant.— Unknown. 
DISTRIBUTION.— MEXICO: Guerrero: Sierra de Guerrero; Iguala. 
Puebla: Tehuacan. Jalisco: Guadalajara. Chiapas: Soconusco. 
Sonora: Mainari. VENEZUELA: Aroa. UNITED STATES: Arizona: 
Baboquivari Mts. [new record for the United States]. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—9. 
In FuigHt.— May to October. 
Remarks.—According to the original description, the species was 
based on two cotypes, a male and a female. The male, labeled type in 
Dyar’s script, and the female are hereby designated lectotype and 
paralectotype, respectively. 
Although eupreicostalis may eventually require placement elsewhere, 
it is best placed in Lozostege pending a revision of the subfamily. 
Loxostege subcostalis (Dyar), new combination 
Figure 149 
Lygropia subcostalis Dyar, 1912, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 42, no. 1885, p. 104. 
—Klima, 1939, in Junk, Lepidopterorum catalogus, pt. 94, p. 233. 
Mats (fig. 149).— Alar expanse 15-18 mm. Fronsconical. Antenna 
weakly ciliate, somewhat pubescent, black with tip white. Midtibia 
weakly incrassate; hair-pencil obsolescent or absent. Outer spur 
one-half as long as inner spur. Upper surface of wings brownish 
yellow, unicolorous; under surface as above, except costa of forewing 
margined with black. Labial palpus with first and second segments 
brownish yellow; third segment black. Fore-, mid-, and hindtarsi 
blackish fuscous. 
Genitalia similar to those of the species treated next but with the 
aedeagus of subcostalis lacking the conspicuous, strong, rather long, 
hooklike distal cornutus. 
Fremaute.— Unknown. 
Typpn.— Male, U.S. National Museum, USNM 14208, genitalia 
slide HWC 7995. 
TypE-LocaLiry.—Orizaba, Mexico. 
Foop pLANT.— Unknown. 
DistrRiBuTION.—MExIco: Vera Cruz: Orizaba and Santa Tosa. 
GUATEMALA: Chejel. costa rica: Avangarez. UNITED STATES: 
Texas: Dallas [new record for the United States]. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—S8. 
In FitigHt.— May to August. 
Remarks.—The Texas specimen is labeled ‘“Botis obauratalis 
