NO. 3561 LOXOSTEGE—CAPPS 59 
DistrisuTion.— Arizona: Mojave Co. California: type-locality. 
Nevada: Clarke Co. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— 17. 
In FiuicHT.— March to June. 
Remarks.—Of the American species studied, only parvipicta has 
the characters of Phlyctaenodes, to which it is hereby transferred; it is 
not closely related to the vibicalis group as indicated in the original 
description. 
The species was based on three males and two females. Two of the 
specimens were labeled as type male and type female and the remainder 
paratypes. The specimen labeled ‘“‘Lozostege parvipicta B. & McD., 
male type” is hereby designated lectotype of the species. 
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