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curved, produced at lower angle, a short spur coimecting 

 it and vein 3. Eighth abdominal segment with weak 

 compound tufts in lunigerella, paired ventral tufts in 

 the other two species. 



Male genitalia with uncus subtriangulate, its terminal 

 margin more or less broadly rounded. Apical process 

 of gnathos a simple, rather short, stout hook. Trans- 

 tilla incomplete, sclerotized only in its reduced lateral 

 elements (the central portion, as shown in the figures, 

 distinguishable but not sclerotized). Harpe with large, 

 strongly sclerotized, erect, scoop-shaped clasper, situ- 

 ated towards base, below costa; cucullus narrow, 

 elongate, very slightly tapering to rounded apex. 

 Anellus shield-shaped, with small lateral lobes. Aedea- 

 gus expanding to lateral, flanged projections before 

 apex, the latter flanges, each bearing a cluster of strong 

 spines; penis unarmed. Vinculum stout; slightly longer 

 than broad; tapering slightly to broadly rounded ter- 

 minal margin. 



Female genitalia without signum. Bursa mem- 

 branous with only a little fine spining at junction of 

 bursa and ductus biu^ae; ductus bursae weakly scle- 

 rotized at, and just before, genital opening, the latter 

 broad; ductus seminaUs from middle of ductus bursae. 



The genus was originally erected on the peculiar 

 palps of its type species. This character, however, 

 proves to be specific rather than generic. The two 

 species here included do not have it; but agree with 

 the type species on every other detail of venation, 

 antennal structure, and genitalia. The genus can 

 easily be maintained on its combination of male and 

 female genitalic characters. 



286. Stylopalpia lunigerella Hampson 

 Figures 30, 359, 848 



Stylopalpia lunigerella Hampson, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 

 vol. 7, p. 258, 1901. 



Third segment of labial palpus very long, slender 

 and porrect. Eighth abdominal segment of male with 

 compound tufts. 



Forewing ocherous (clay color) dusted with blackish, 

 making the general shade dark gray, the ocherous color 

 forming a contrasting band along costa and more or 

 less lightening the lower median area and the base of 

 inner margin; antemedial line indicated by a pale 

 lunulate line between cell and inner margin and, on 

 its upper half, by faint traces of its narrow, blackish, 

 outer border; subterminal line very close to outer 

 margin, slightly bulged at middle, not serrate, pre- 

 ceded by some black streaklets on the veins and whitish 

 or pale ocherous streaklets between them; discal dots 

 separated, blackish; a few of black dots along termen. 

 On female a somewhat broader brownish shade at apex 

 and along termen and some darkening of the outer 

 parts of the veins. Alar expanse, 18-24 mm. 



Male genitalia with clasper of harpe considerably 

 longer than deep, serrate along lower and inner margins. 

 Female genitalia with genital opening very broad. 



Type locality: Jamaica (type in BM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Distribution: Bahamas, Nassau. Puerto Rico: 

 Aguirre Central (Apr., June, Aug.), Camuy (Apr.), 

 Coamo Springs (Apr.), Ponce (Sept.), San German 

 (June). Cuba: Santiago Province (June, July, Oct.). 

 Jamaica. Mexico: Colima (Jan., June, July). 



The species is easily identified by its peculiar palpi, 

 alike in both sexes. 



287. Stylopalpia scobiella (Grote), new combination 

 Figure 360, 847 



Nephopteryx scobiella Grote, N. Amer. Ent., vol. 1, p. 5, 1890. — 

 Hulst, Phycitidae of N. Amer., p. 143, 1890.— Ragonot, Ent. 

 Amer., vol. 5, p. 115, 1889; Monograph, pt. 1, p. 266, 1893.— 

 McDunnough, Check list. No. 6161, 1939. 



Lipographis decimerella Hulst, Ent. Amer., vol. 4, p. 117, 1888. 



Third segment of labial palpus short, oblique. Except 

 on a few of the grayer specimens, head and thorax 

 distinctly ocherous. 



Forewing pale gray to grayish ocherous, extreme base 

 of wing ocherous and a similar pale ocherous shade 

 rather broadly bordering the costa ; transverse markings 

 nearly obliterated; antemedial line indicated only by a 

 small lunate white spot on vein lb, preceded and fol- 

 lowed by black dots, a similar blackish dot or streaklet 

 at lower margin of cell (representing a median fragment 

 of the usual black outer border of the antemedial line) ; 

 subterminal line obscure, a very faint pale line weakly 

 bordered inwardly by a darker shade ; lower discal spot 

 a blackish streaklet, upper discal dot usually absent, if 

 present very faint; a row of fine blackish dots along 

 termen. Hind wings whitish with a faint ocherous or 

 smoky tint; the veins little if any darkened; a thin 

 brownish line along termen. Alar expanse, 24-26 mm. 



Male genitalia with clasper of harpe broadly oval, 

 not serrate. Terminal margins of uncus and vinculum 

 very broadly roimded, the vinculum not appreciably 

 tapering. Eighth abdominal segment of male with 

 paired ventral tufts. Female with genital opening more 

 constricted than that of lunigerella. 



Type localities: Bosque County, Tex. (scobiella, in 

 BM); Blanco County, Tex. (decimerella, in AMNH, 

 ex Rutgers). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Distribution: Texas, Barber (Apr.), BeeviUe (May), 

 Blanco County (May), Bosque Coimty, Burnet County 

 (Apr., Sept., Oct.), KerrvUle, Sabinal (Mar., Apr.), 

 Sapulpa (May), San Diego (Apr.), Victoria (Apr., Sept.), 

 Zavalla County (Apr.); Colorado, Glenwood Springs. 

 Also four specimens from Texas with only the state 

 locality. The species probably also occurs in northern 

 Mexico. 



288. Stylopalpia argentinensis, new species 

 Figure 361 



Labial palpus and eighth abdominal tufts as in scobi- 

 ella. The head and thorax brown. 



Forewing pale brown with a strong dusting of white 

 scales faintly peppered with black in median area; basal 



