NO. 3661 LOXOSTEGE—CAPPS 45 
Genitalia with ostium broad; ductus bursae long, coiled, with a 
collarlike sclerotization near origin of ductus seminalis; bursa copula- 
trix somewhat granulose. 
Mate.— Unknown. 
Typr.—Female, U.S. National Museum, USNM 23810, genitalia 
slide HWC 17,240. 
TYPE-LOCALITY.—S4o Paulo, Brazil. 
Foop prant.— Unknown. 
Remarks.—L. naranjalis is known only from the type, and without 
the male, its generic placement is somewhat uncertain; however, its 
affinity with Lygropia is remote and, although the signum lacks the 
carina of typical Lozostege, its other characters indicate close relation- 
ship to that genus. 
Loxostege mojavealis, new species 
Figures 172, 175 
Ferma. (fig. 172).—Alar expanse 22 mm. Frons conical. Antenna 
simple. Forewing: ground color of upper surface whitish, strongly 
irrorated with smoky fuscous, markings blackish; definition of trans- 
verse anterior and posterior lines rather weak, with that of the latter 
strongest; area between transverse anterior line and base of wing paler 
than that between transverse anterior and posterior lines; angulation 
of transverse posterior line sharp and acute on vein 2. Hindwing 
yellowish orange, postmedial and subterminal lines fuscous, weak but 
discernible; terminal line black, thin; fringe blackish. Genitalia some- 
what similar to those of nigripes but with lateral margins of ductus 
bursae at ostium straplike, ductus bursae with a conspicuous, narrow 
sclerotization below origin of ductus seminalis. 
Matr.— Unknown. 
Typr.—Female, U.S. National Museum, USNM 67619, genitalia 
slide HWC 8027. 
TypE-LocaLity.—Mojave Desert, near Phelan, Calif. 
Foop piuant.— Unknown. 
In FuicHT.—April. 
Remarks.—The species is known only from the type. Although 
mojavealis is somewhat similar to Lozxostege annaphilalis (Grote), of 
which no females were available for study, it does not seem likely that 
they are conspecific, since the wings of mojavealis are narrower than 
those of annaphilalis and the markings different on both the fore- and 
hindwing. Definition of the markings is sharper on the forewing of 
mojavealis, with the transverse posterior line much more angulate and 
acute on vein 2 than in annaphilalis. The hindwing of annaphilalis 
is without markings except for the terminal dots and fringe. 
