ISrOETH AMEEICAN EUCOSMHSTAK. 13 



PSEUDOGALLERIA INIMICELLA (Zeller). 



(Figs. 39, 40, 413.) 



Oalleria inmiicella Zkllkr, Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien., vol. 22, 1872, p. 559. 

 Pseudogalleria inimiceUa Ragonot, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, vol. 4, ser. 6, Bull, 



pp. L-Li. — Fernald, in Dyar List N. Amer. Lepid., no. 5078, 1903. — Keabfott, 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, 1905, p. 350 ; Can. Ent., vol. 37, 1905, p. 209 ; 



Ins. N. J., 1909, p. 541. — Barnes and McDunnough, Check List Lepid. Bor. 



Amer., no. 6878, 1917. 



Male genitalia figured from reared specimen in National Collec- 

 tion from Washington, District of Columbia (" Jan. 11, 1900, August 

 Busck"). 



Larva bores subterraneously in the stem of SmiXax. 



Distribution according to specimens in National Collection, Ameri- 

 can Museum, and collection Barnes: District of Columbia, New 

 York, New Jersej?^, Connecticut, North Carolina, Texas, Indiana, 

 Manitoba. 



Alar expanse. — 16.5-23 mm. 



Type. — In collection, Museum Comparative Zoology. 



Type locality. — Dallas, Texas. 



Food plant. — Smilax (cat briar). 



2. Genus RHYACIONIA Hubner. 



(Figs. 9, 15, 45.) 



Genotype. — Tortrix huoliana Denis and Schiffermiiller. 



Synonyms. — R^tinia Guenee. Genotype. — Tortrix huoliana Denis 

 and Schiffermiiller. Evetria Authors (not Hiibner) (part). 



Fore wing smooth; termen straight or very slightly convex; 12 

 veins ; 7 and 8 separate ; 4 and 5 connate ; 10 remote from 9 but fur- 

 ther from 11 than from 9; 11 from middle or near middle of cell; 

 upper internal vein from between 10-11 ; 3, 4 and 5 remote at termen; 

 2 straight ; no costal fold in male. 



Hind wing with 12 veins ; 6 and 7 approximate toward base ; 3 and 

 4 stalked. 



Male genitalia with harpes simple; cucullus sharply defined but 

 somewhat narrower than middle of harpe; pollex present (very short 

 in genotype but normally well developed) ; no strong anal spines; 

 neck smooth; sacculus without heavy spine or hair clusters; costal 

 hook ah sent., its place taken by a small triangular membrane connect- 

 ing costa of harpe and vinculum. Uncus absent. Socii rudimentary 

 (mere clusters of hairs in type) or absent. Gnathos not distin- 

 guishable (in genotj^pe represented by a weakly chitinized ventral 

 plate on underside of anal tube. In other species even this is ab- 

 sent). Aedoeagus straight or very slightly curved; slender, or if 

 stout, tapering ; moderately long ; cornuti, when distinguishable, con- 

 sisting of a cluster of two or more of slender, elongate spines. 

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