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spicuous on lower half of inner border of antemedial 

 line and as a patch on middle of lower fold; a raised 

 scale or two in the discal spots. Hind wing pale smoky 

 fuscous with a darker shading towards termen; the 

 veins slightly darkened; the entire wing darker on 

 northern examples. Alar expanse, 21-25 mm. 



Male genitaha with no distinguishing specific features. 

 Female genitaUa similar to those of umbripennis but 

 smaller (about the size of infinitella) and with more 

 decided wrinkling of the genital plate and its supple- 

 mental collar. 



Type localities: United States (finitella, in BM); 

 Florida {melanellus, in AMNH, ex Kutgers). 



Food plant. — Blueberry. This record is from a reared 

 female (Brunswick, Ga., Quaintance No. 31501) in the 

 National Collection. The larva, however, may have 

 been accidentally on that plant. 



Distribution: United States: Florida, Charlotte 

 Harbor (Mar.), Fort Myers (Apr.), Miami (Mar.), St. 

 Petersburg (Apr.), Tampa, also examples with only 

 state locality ; Georgia, Brunswick (June) ; North Caro- 

 lina, Ealeigh (June); Virginia, Kichmond (May); Dis- 

 trict oj Columbia, Washington (May, June) ; New Jersey, 

 Essex County (May), Newark (May); MassachxLsetts, 

 Martha's Vineyard (Aug.); Indiana, HessviUe (June). 

 Canada: Ontario, Trenton; Quebec, Kazubazua (June). 

 Walker also reports the species from Nova Scotia. 



The type of melanellus in the Rutgers Collection is a 

 female without abdomen. Matching cotypes ( cT and 9) 

 from Mrs. Slosson's material are in the National Collec- 

 tion. There can be no question of the synonymical 

 reference by Barnes and McDunnough. 



274. Tulsa umbripennis (Hulst), new combination 

 Figures 350, 842 



Pinipestis umbripennis Hulst, Canadian Ent., vol. 27, p. 57, 1895. 



Ortholepis gilletteUa Dvar, Proc. Ent. Soe. Washington, vol. 6, 

 p. 107, 1904. 



Tlascala umbripennis (Hulst) Barnes and McDunnough, Contri- 

 butions, vol. 3, p. 195, 1916. — McDunnough, Check list, 

 No. 6178, 1939. 



Fore and hind wings dark brown with a somewhat 

 glossy sheen not possessed by the other species of the 

 genus ; discal dots on forewing confluent, forming a bar 

 on discocellular vein ; raised scales and maculation as in 

 finitella. Alar expanse, 25-26 mm. 



Male genitalia, figured from type of gilletteUa, agree 

 in every detail with those of the male type of umbri- 

 pennis. Female genitalia with bursa copulatrix 

 slightly larger than that of any of the other Tulsa 

 species except oregonella. 



Type localities: Colorado {umbripennis, in AMNH, 

 ex Rutgers; gilletteUa, in USNM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Known only from the type locality. A series before 

 me is from Chimney GuJch, Colo. (June and July). 

 The types of umbripennis and gilletteUa have only the 

 state locaUty, but the latter was probably from the 

 neighborhood of Fort Collins. 



275. Tulsa oregonella (Bamea and McDunnough), new combination 



Figure 351 



Tlascala oregonella Barnes and McDunnough, Contributions, 

 vol. 4, p. 175, 1918.— McDunnough, Check list. No. 6179, 

 1939. 



Forewing a dull, powdery, slate gray; basal area a 

 trifle paler; the transverse lines somewhat more distinct 

 and better defined than on umbripennis; inner black 

 border of antemedial line slightly narrower than in 

 preceding species ; dark borders of subterminal line very 

 faint; discal dots separated. Hind wing smoky gray- 

 brown, paler than that of umbripennis and not glossy. 

 Alar expanse, 26-28 mm. 



Female genitalia similar to those of umbripennis. 



Type locality: Crater Lake, Oreg. (July; type in 

 USNM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Known only from the type series. 



276. Tulsa infinitella (Dyar), new combination 



Figure 841 

 Tlascala infinitella Dyar, Ins. Insc. Menstr., vol. 7, p. 52, 1919. 



Similar to oregonella except: Forewing slightly darker; 

 antemedial line obscure; the discal dots confluent, form- 

 ing a blackish Une of sUghtly roughened scales. Hind 

 wing as in southern specimens oi finitella; pale smoky 

 fuscous at base with a darker shading towards termen. 

 Alar expanse, 27 mm. 



Female genitalia like those oi finitella except lateral 

 elements of genital plate smoother. 



Type locality: Orizaba, Mexico (type in USNM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Known only from the female type. 



Genus 71: Homoeographa 



[Venational division C. veins 4 and 5 shortly stalked or weakly 

 anastomosed for a short distance beyond cell. Hind wing with 

 discocellular vein of cell vertical, straight. Antenna of male 

 with sinus and scale tuft in base of shaft. Labial palpus obliquely 

 upturned, second segment laterally flattened and broadly scaled, 

 on male grooved to hold maxillary palpus. MaxiUary palpus of 

 male in the form of an aigrette. Eighth abdominal segment of 

 male with compound scale tufts. Male genitalia without trans- 

 tilla; clasper present, digitate; penis armed with two moderately 

 stout cornuti. Female genitalia without signum; bursa with 

 deep, convoluted, sclerotized folds; genital opening simple.] 



71. Genus Homoeographa Ragonot 



Homoeographa Ragonot, Nouv. Gen., p. 24, 1888; Monograph, 

 pt. 1, pp. xlvi, 432, 1893. (Type of genus: Homoeographa 

 lanceolella Ragonot.) 



Tongue well developed. Antenna pubescent; male 

 with sinus and strong tuft in base of shaft. Labial 

 palpus obliquely uptiu-ned, reaching well above vertex; 

 second segment flattened and broadly scaled, on male 

 grooved to hold the maxiUary palpus; third segment 

 short, partially hidden in scaling of second. Maxillary 

 palpus of male in the form of an aigrette; of female 



