Tineidae 



Fig. 258. P. y-inversa. (After Riley 

 sect Life," Vol. IV, p. 373.) 



In- 



and gives the dorsal aspect of these organs. At c we have a lateral 

 view of the same parts magnified eighteen diameters. The ovi- 

 positor of the female is 

 shown at d exserted from 

 the anal joint of the abdo- 

 men. At e there is given 

 another lateral view of 

 the tip of the ovipositor 

 much more enlarged. 

 This view shows the pe- 

 culiar saw-like structure 

 of the organ, by help of 

 which incisions are made 

 in the soft outer bark of the growing stems of the Yucca. Both 

 this and the preceding species are found in California. 



(4) Prodoxus reticulata Riley. 



This pretty little moth, the habits of which are much the same 

 as those of the preceding three 

 species, is a native of the State of 

 Colorado. The figure represents 

 a female with her wings ex- 

 panded, and the drawing is mag- 

 nified more than three times 

 the size of life. The insect is 

 undoubtedly, so far as the mark- 

 ings of the wings are concerned, the most attractive species in the 

 entire genus. 



(5) Prodoxus coloradensis Riley. 



Fig. 260 is devoted to the illustration of the salient specific 

 features of a fifth insect belonging to the genus Prodoxus. As 



the name implies, this species, 

 like the preceding, is found in 

 Colorado. The front wing is 

 shown four times the size of life, 

 the hair-line below the figure in- 

 dicating the natural size. The 

 genitalia of the male are shown 

 at b viewed from above, and at 

 c viewed laterally. 



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Fig. 259. P. reticulata. (After 

 Riley, " Insect Life," Vol. IV, p. 374.) 



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Fig. 260. P. coloradensis. (After 

 Riley, " Insect Life," Vol. IV, p. 374.) 



