NO. 3561 LOXOSTEGE—CAPPS 43 
Cruz: Jalapa, Orizaba; Chiapas: Soconusco. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—14. 
In FLIGHT.—June to October. 
ReEeMARKS.—Schaus cited only Cayuga, Guatemala as habitat for 
the species, but none of the material in the collection is labeled Cayuga. 
The type and all of the other specimens in the series from Guatemala 
are labeled Volcan Santa Maria. 
Loxostege subcuprea (Dognin), new combination 
Fiaures 61, 174 
Lygropia subcuprea Dognin, 1906, Ann. Mag. Ent. Belgique, vol. 50, p. 121.— 
Klima, 1939, in Junk, Lepidopterorum catalogus, pt. 94, p. 233. 
Mate (fig. 174).—Alar expanse 20 mm. Frons conical. Antenna 
somewhat pubescent. Midtibia incrassate; hair-pencil weak. Outer 
spur slightly less than one-third as long as inner spur. Fore- and 
hindwings orange, without markings except for fuscous margins. 
Labial palpus: first segment and most of second segment orange; 
distal part of second and all of third segment pale fuscous. 
Genitalia (fig. 61): Uncus pointed. Harpe without digitate setae; 
clasper strong, hooklike, arising from near middle of harpe; dorsal 
margin of sacculus with a cluster of coarse, slender spinules near base 
and a distal group of finer spinules. Aedeagus with a narrow, straplike 
ventral sclerotization and a distal group of slender spines; basal keel 
thin, finlike. 
Frma.Le.— Unknown. 
Typrr.—Male, U.S. National Museum, USNM 29562, genitalia 
slide HWC 17,237. 
Typr-LocaLity.— Metan, Salta, Argentina. 
Foop pLaAnt.— Unknown. 
DISTRIBUTION.— ARGENTINA: Type-locality and Tucuman. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—3. 
In FuicHt.— February. 
Remarks.—The species is definitely not congeneric with Lygropia 
unicoloralis (Guenée), type of the genus Lygropia Lederer. 
Loxostege clarissalis (Schaus), new combination 
Figure 176 
Nomophila clarissalis Schaus, 1920, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 22, no. 8, 
p. 217.—Klima, 1939, in Junk, Lepidopterorum catalogus, pt. 94, p. 382. 
Mats (fig. 176).—Alar expanse 24 mm. Frons conical. Antenna 
weakly ciliate. Midtibia incrassate; hair-pencil well developed. 
Outer spur slightly less than one-half as long as inner spur. Head, 
thorax, and abdomen pale fuscous; patagia pale orange. Forewing 
ground color fuscous with orange tinge; orange accentuation of veins 
