310 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. 115 



U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 52, p. 539.— Busck, 1903, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, 

 vol. 5, p. 202. — Kearfott, in Smith, 1903, Check list of the Lepidoptera of 

 boreal America, p. 117. — Walsingham, 1909, in Godman and Salvin, Biologia 

 Central!- Americana, vol. 42 (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, vol. 4), p. 7. — Barnes 

 and McDiinnough, 1917, Check list of the Lepidoptera of boreal America, 

 p. 152.— Forbes, 1923, Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp. Sta. Mem., no. 68, p. 

 325.— Fletcher, 1929, Mem. Dep. Agric. India, Ent. Ser., vol. 11, p. 211.— 

 McDunnough, 1939, Mem. Southern California Acad. Sci., vol. 2, pt. 1, 

 p. 64. 



Stilbosis tesquatella, Chambers, 1878, Bull. U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., vol. 4, 

 p. 162, misspeUing. — Riley, in Smith, 1891, List of the Lepidoptera of boreal 

 America, p. 107 (as synonym of S. tesauella). — Walsingham, 1909, in Godman 

 and Salvin, Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. 42 (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, 

 vol. 4), p. 8 (as synonym of S. tesquella). 



Laverna(?) quinquicristatella Chambers, 1881, Journ. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 vol. 3, p. 293. 



Laverna ? quinquecristatella, Walsingham, 1882, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, Phil- 

 adelphia, p. 197 (correction of spelling; as synonym of S. tesquella). 



Stilbosis quinque-cristatella, Riley, in Smith, 1891, List of the Lepidoptera of 

 boreal America, p. 107 (as synonym of S. tcsqtiella). 



Stilbosis quinquecristatella, Dyar, 1902 [1903], U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 52, p. 539 

 (as synonym of S. tesquella). — Walsingham, 1909, in Godman and Salvin, 

 Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. 42 (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, vol. 4), p. 8 

 (as synonym of S. tesquella). — Barnes and McDunnough, 1917, Check list 

 of the Lepidoptera of boreal America, p. 152 (as synonym of S. tesquella). — 

 Forbes, 1923, Cornell Univ. Agric. E.\p. Sta. Mem., no. 68, p. 325 (as synonym 

 of S. tesquella). — McDunnough, 1939, Mem. Southern Cahfornia Acad. Sci., 

 vol. 2, pt. 1, p. 64 (as synonym of S. tesquella). 



The male and female genitalia of this common and relatively well- 

 known species are figm-ed for the first time: Figures 22 and 22a 

 (AB slide 14.XI.1930) and figure 41 (RWH slide 577). 



Lectotype: S. tesquella, present designation, 9, bearing following 

 labels: "1. 88; 2. Type, Stilbosis tesquella B. Clemens, 7482; 3. Stilbosis 

 tesquella Clemens, Type!, AB 1902." Academy of Natural Sciences, 

 Philadelphia, quinquicristatella, lost. 



Type localities: S. tesquella, Pennsylvania(?); S. quinquicristatella, 

 Amherst, Massachusetts. 



Food plant: Amphicarpa bracteata (L.) Fern, and Lespedeza spp. 

 in the East. 



Spechnens examined: Arizona: Fort Valley, 7350 feet, 7}^ miles 

 NW Flagstaff, Coconino Co., 1 d", July 19, 1961, Ronald W. Hodges, 

 USNM; Hart Prairie, 8500 feet, 10 miles NNW Flagstaff, Coconino 

 Co., 2 d", July 1, 21, 1961, Ronald W. Hodges, USNM; West Fork, 

 6500 feet, 16 miles SW Flagstaff, Coconino Co., 63 d,9 9, July 4-19, 

 1961, Ronald W. Hodges (RWH slides 1655, 1656; RWH wmg slide 

 42), CU, USNM; Kansas: Onaga, 3 9 (RWH slide 10008), MCZ. 

 MARYLAND: Plummcrs Island, 4 cf, May-July, A. Busck, R. C. 

 Sherman, USNM; District of Columbia: 3 9, ex hog peanut, emerged 

 June 31, July 6, USNM; Minnesota: no further locality, 1 cf , mining 



