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6. PETROVA LUCULENTANA (Heinrich). 



(Fig. 59.) 



Evetria luculentana Heinkich, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 57, 1920, p. 56. 



Close to metallica Busck, but an apparently distinct species. May 

 eventually prove to be a lighter local race. So far represented in our 

 collections only by the type and paratypes in the National Collection. 



Male genitalia figured from type. 



Alar expanse. — 16-17 mm. 



Type. — In National Collection. 



Type locality. — El Paso County, California. 



Food plant. — Finns scopulorum. 



7. PETROVA SABINIANA (Kearfott). 



(Fig. 61.) 



Evetria sabiniana Keaefott, Trans. Amcr. Ent. Soc, vol. 33, 1907, p. 2. — Baknes 

 and McDuNNOUGH, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 6768, 1917. 



An orange yellow and white species strikingly distinct from any- 

 thing else in the genus. 



Male genitalia figured from specimen in National Collection from 

 Yosemite National Park, California (reared from Finns sahiniana^ 

 29 May, 1914, under Hopk. U. S. no. 12338, J. Brunner). 



Specimens in National Collection, American Museum, and collec- 

 tion Barnes, from California. 



Alar expanse. — 17-23 mm. 



Type. — In National Collection. 



Type locality. — Sacramento County, California. 



Food plant. — Finns sahiniona. 



8. PETROVA EDEMOIDANA (Dyar). 



Eucosma ? edemoidana Dyak, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 5, 1903, p. 229. — 

 Barnes and McDunnougk, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 6969, 1917. 



I have seen onl}^ females of this species. We have in the National 

 Collection a female from Bear Canon, Santa Catalina Mountains, 

 Arizona (reared from the outer bark of Finus ponderosa., July 30, 

 1915, under Hopk. U. S. no. 13932^, M. Chrisman, collector) . 



Our specimens in the National Collection are from Arizona and 

 New Mexico. 



Alanf expanse. — 19-20.5 mm. 



Type. — In National Collection. 



Type locality. — Williams, Arizona. 



Food Flant. — Finus ponderosa. 



