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tion in central area much larger, often appearing ringlike. Meso- and 
metathorax with pinacula of setae Ia-Ib and Ila-IIb longitudinally 
elongate. Abdominal segments 1-8 with pinacula of setae I and IT 
large, flat, round; pinaculum of seta ITI somewhat elongate or triangu- 
lar. Abdominal segment 9 with pinaculum bearing paired setae IT, 
that of setae I-III strongly pigmented; setae VI, VIJ, and VIII also 
on well-defined pinacula but with central areas paler. 
Trpes.—U.S. National Museum: rantalis, female, USNM 67625, 
genitalia slide HWC 17,401. British Museum (Nat Hist.): striusalis, 
male with head and abdomen missing; lycealis, male, genitalia slide 
BM 9683; murcialis, female, genitalia slide BM 9680; nestusalis, male 
with abdomen missing; diotimealis, female, genitalia slide BM 9679, 
hereby designated lectotype; crinisalis, male, genitalia slide BM 
9681, hereby designated lectotype; intractella, male, genitalia slide 
BM 9678; communis, male, genitalia slide BM 9682, hereby designated 
lectotype. Museum der Humboldt-Universitat: collucidalis, male, 
genitalia slide HWC 17,636. American Museum Natural History: 
posticata, male, lectotype. Illinois Natural History Survey Collection: 
caffreizi, male. Location unknown: subfulvalis. 
TyPpE-LocaLit1es.—Probably ‘“‘Amerique Septentrionale, Am. bor.,” 
or, “Cuba’’: rantalis. United States: siriusalis, licealis, nestusalis, and 
intractella. New York: communis. Pennsylvania: posticata. Illinois: 
caffrevi. Santo Domingo: murcialis, diotimealis. Puerto Rico: 
collucidalis. Unknown: crinisalis, subfulvalis. 
Foop pLtants.—Alfalfa, Ambrosia trifida, A. artemisifolia retroflexus, 
Amaranthus sp., Atriplex patula, Batis maritima, beans, clover, corn, 
cotton, cowpeas, lambsquarters, Partheniwm argentatum, peas, pigweed, 
radish, ragweed, Rumex spp., smartweed, soybeans, strawberry, 
sugarbeets, sunflower, Swiss chard, and thistle. 
DIsTRIBUTION.—UNITED sTATES: Maine, Connecticut, New York, 
Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, 
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, 
New Mexico, Arizona, and California. wrst INpIES: Bermuda, 
Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Domingo. MExico: 
Vera Cruz, Puebla, Oaxaca, and Jalisco. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—335. 
In FuicuT.—April to November. 
Remarks.—After examining over one hundred genitalia dissections, 
I believe that the origins cited by Guenée for rantalis (Montevideo) 
and similalis (Amérique Septentrionale) were confused. The genitalia 
of the type of rantalis, a female, are unlike any of those of South 
American specimens but typical of material from North America, 
Mexico, and the West Indies. Similarly, the genitalia of the type of 
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