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bursa copulatrix of female without spining or granula- 

 tions (membranous and smooth in the type, palumbella). 



242. Quasisalebria admlxta, new species 

 Figures 328, 806 



Forewing ashy white shaded with olivaceous brown 

 or grayish fuscous in outer area and on lower half of 

 basal area; the whitish ground color strongly contrasted 

 on costal half of basal area and in a more or less tri- 

 angulate area extending from median half of costa into 

 cell and including the discal spots; antemedial line 

 distinct, narrow, slightly curved, white, bordered out- 

 wardly on costa by a strongly contrasted, black, tri- 

 angulate patch and preceded on inner margin by a 

 similar quadrate spot; subterminal line narrow, white, 

 close to termen, and outwardly bulged at middle, 

 bordered by fine blackish lines which begin as strong 

 black smudges at costa; discal dots separated, the lower 

 one always distinct, the upper sometimes absent. Hind 

 wing semihyaline, white with a brownish shade at apex 

 and a narrow brown line along upper half of termen; 

 the veins not appreciably darkened. Alar expanse, 

 19-21 mm. 



Male genitalia. Characters as given for the genus. 

 The pecuhar development of the aneUus may be only 

 of specific significance. 



Type locality: Provo, Utah (type in USNM, 

 61343). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Described from male type and two male and four 

 female paratypes from the type locality (July, Aug.); 

 one male paratype from Kedington, Ariz.; two female 

 paratypes from BeUevue, Washington County, Utah 

 (May); and one female paratype from Glenwood 

 Springs, Colo. (Aug.). 



The species is superficially similar to Salebriaria 

 fructetella Hulst, but with the white areas and blackish 

 markings of forewing more strongly contrasted. 



Genus 65: Ortholepis 



[Venational division B. Veins 4 and 5 of forewing connate 

 (rarely in individual specimens, slightly separated at base). 

 Hind wing with vein 2 from rather near lower outer angle of 

 cell. Male genitalia with transtilla complete but its median 

 area weakly sclerotized and granulate; costa of harpe strongly 

 sclerotized throughout but not produced at apex; penis armed 

 with a single, long, strong cornutus. Female genitalia without 

 signum or scobinations in bursa.] 



65. Genus Ortholepis Ragonot 



Ortholepis Ragonot, N. Amer. Phycitidae, p. 6, 1887; Monograph, 

 pt. 1, p. 214, 1893.— Hulst, Phycitidae of N. Amer., p. 140, 

 1890. (Type of genus: Ortholepis jugosella 'Ra.gonot.) 



Tongue well developed. Antenna of male pubescent, 

 shaft with sinus towards base contarning a row of black 

 toothlike spines more or less concealed imder a weak 

 scale tuft; anteima of female simple. Labial palpus 

 obligue; second segment roughly and rather broadly 

 scaled, on male slightly grooved on inner side; third 

 segment very short, acuminate, reaching to height of 



vertex. Maxillary palpus of male squamous (jugosella) 

 or in the form of an aigrette (pasadamia) ; of female 

 minute and filiform. Forewing with ridge of raised 

 scales on inner side of antemedial line, not reaching 

 costa or inner margin; 11 veins; 2 from before lower 

 outer angle of cell ; 3 from the angle, separated at base 

 from 4-5; 4 and 5 cormate, rarely (in individual speci- 

 mens) slightly separated at base; 6 from below upper 

 angle of ceU, straight, 8 and 9 stalked for slightly more 

 than half their lengths; 10 from the cell, shortly sepa- 

 rated from 8-9 at base and thence divergent; male 

 without costal fold. Hind wing with vein 2 from before 

 but rather near lower outer angle of cell; 3 from the 

 angle, connate with the stalk of 4-5, short as compared 

 with 2 ; 4 and 5 stalked for half or a trifle over half their 

 lengths; 7 and 8 contiguous or anastomosed for a very 

 short distance beyond cell ; cell less than half the length 

 of wing; discocellular vein curved, considerably extended 

 at lower angle. Eighth abdominal segment of male 

 simple. 



Male genitalia with uncus sub triangulate; shghtly 

 produced (lobed) near its lower, lateral angles. Apical 

 process of gnathos a short, simple hook. Transtilla 

 complete but its median area weakly sclerotized and 

 granulate; its lateral elements broadly sclerotized. 

 Harpe narrow ; costal margin sclerotized throughout but 

 not produced. Anellus U-shaped, narrowly sclerotized. 

 Penis armed with a single stout cornutus nearly as long 

 as aedeagus. Vinculum stout, triangulate; about as 

 long as greatest width. 



Female genitalia without signum; bursa elongate, 

 large, longitudinally wrinkled, partially sclerotized in 

 the lobed area bearing the ductus seminalis; ductus 

 bursae considerably shorter than bursa; flattened, 

 strongly sclerotized, at least near and at its jimction 

 with bursa copulatrix; ductus seminahs from lobe of 

 bursa near junction of bursa and ductus bursae. 

 Eighth-segment collar with sclerotized part on dorsum 

 reduced to a U-shaped band. 



An American genus showing afl[inities to Polopeustis 

 and the various genera of the Salehria complex; but 

 easily distinguished by its genitalia. Kagonot's de- 

 scription is somewhat misleading. Veins 4 and 5 of 

 forewing are normally connate and not "nearly paral- 

 lel" except well beyond base; from base to near middle 

 they are divergent. 



243. Ortholepis jugosella Ragonot 



Figures 23, 329, 808 



Ortholepis jugosella Ragonot, N. Amer. Phycitidae, p. 6, 1887; 

 Monograph, pt. 1, p. 214, 1893.— Hulst, Phycitidae of N. 

 Amer., p. 140, 1890. — McDunnough, Check list. No. 6149, 

 1939. 



Maxillary palpus of male squamous. 



Forewing gray, rather shiny; palest (on some speci- 

 mens ash gray) on costal half of median area and on the 

 anterior costal half of basal area; remainder of basal 

 and median areas and the area beyond the subterminal 

 line brownish gray with a faint pm-plish suffusion; 



