MOTHS OF FAMILY WALSHIIDAE — HODGES 311 



and webbing Lespedeza in August, emerged May 10, 1884, CU; 

 NEW jersey: Caldwell, 5 9, July 8, 1900, W. D. Kearfott, USNM; 

 Essex Co. Park, 9 9, June 28-July 28, W. D. Kearfott, CU, USNM; 

 NEW YORK: Irving, 1 9, August 26, 1917, Wm. Wild, CU; Ithaca, 

 8 cT, 1 9, June 6-July 26, Forbes, A. B. Klots, J. G. Franclemont, 

 CU, ABK, JGF; Sea Cliff, 1 d^, June, USNM; north Carolina: 

 Balsam, 8 9, July 16-22, 1911, A. F. Braun, CAS, USNM; Highlands 

 Biological Station, Highlands, 3865 feet, 25 cf , 3 9, July 11-August 8, 



1958, R. W. Hodges, CU, USNM; ohio: Cincinnati, 1 cf, June 14, 

 1952, A. F. Braun, USNM; Pennsylvania: New Brighton, 1 cf , July 

 9, 1907, USNM; Oak Station, 1 9, Aug. 1, 1910, F. Marloff, USNM; 

 Pittsburgh, 1 cf, 3 9, July 19, 20, Henry Engel, USNM; Tennessee: 

 Monteagle, 1 9, June 8, 1930, Richards, CU; utah: 2 9, CAS; 

 VIRGINIA: Great Falls, 1 d", June 13, 1919, A. Busck, USNM. 



Stilbosis niibila, new species 



Figures 23, 40 



Maculation: head, thorax, and forewings shining lead colored with 

 brassy reflections at some angles of light incidence. Outer surface 

 of labial palpus dark fuscous, inner surface buff; apical eight segments 

 of antenna white. Forewing: with four patches of raised scales, 

 one at one-fourth costad of fold, one slightly beyond it dorsad of fold, 

 one starting halfway between costa and fold running to dorsal margin, 

 and one at three-fourths costad of fold ; few pale yellow scales beyond 

 second patch of raised scales; raised scales at one-half yellow, and an 

 oblique yellow streak running from outer patch of raised scales to 

 costa; cilia pale fuscous. Hind wing: fuscous. Metathoracic leg: 

 outer surface of tibia dark brown with white sub-basally, medially, 

 and apically; apices of first, second, and third and sometimes all of 

 fourth and fifth tarsal segments shining buff". Abdomen: greasy 

 buff-brown dorsally, buff ventrally. Male genitalia: as in figure 23 

 (RWH slide 606), valva with ventral surface of sacculus sinuous, 

 apex of valva with brush of setae. Female genitalia: as in figure 40 

 (RWH slide 607), ostium bursae sub triangular, two sclerotized loops 

 anteroproximal of ostium bursae on seventh sternum, two foliate 

 signa present. Alar expanse: 9-12 mm. 



Holotype: cf , Madera Canyon, 4880 feet, Santa Rita Mts., Ariz., 

 Sept. 19, 1959, R. W. Hodges (RWH sKde 527), Cornell Univ. type 

 3886. 



Paratypes: Same locality as type, 5 cT, 13 9, Aug. 1-Oct. 1, 1959 

 (RWH slides 528, 606, 607; RWH wing slide 15), CU, USNM; same 

 locality except for elevation, 4400 feet, Pima County, 1 cf, Oct. 10, 



1959, USNM; same data as type except for elevation, 5600 feet, 

 1 cf, 3 9, Aug. 1-Sept. 13, 1959, CU, USNM. 



