brownish above; orbit yellowish along inner mar- 
gin, blackish gray adjoining eye, sometimes but 
not always raised above eye; antenna black; acr 
in 4 rows; legs with femora black, tibiae and 
tarsi paler, yellowish brown, particularly on 
foreleg; squama gray, margin and fringe black; 
wing length from 1.6 mm in male to 2.3 mm in 
female; male genitalia with aedeagus (figs. 
1303, 1304) having mesophallus relatively 
short, tapering toward rear; sclerites of ven- 
tral lobe strongly pigmented, large, rectangu- 
lar. 
Host/Early Stages. Ilex aquifolium , I. opaca . 
Larva forming irregular linear blotch mine (fig. 
1305); puparium reddish brown to black; univol- 
tine in north, probably at least 2 generations 
in south (Florida). 
Distribution. Widespread in northeast, extend- 
ing south to Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina. 
References. Kulp, 1968: 16; Spencer and 
Stegmaier, 1973: 117; Steyskal, 1976: 767. 
Note. The record given by Spencer (1969a: 246 
and fig. 441) for Ontario possibly refers to a 
distinct species. 
Mesonotum slightly darker, grayish black; meso- 
phallus with conspicuous stricture at midpoint 
(fig. 1307) P. glabricola Kulp 
Synopsis. Generally as in P. ilicicola , possib- 
ly larger, wing length over 2 mm, up to 2.5 mm; 
2d costal section more than 2.5 times length of 
4th (rarely slightly over 3 times); male geni- 
talia with aedeagus as in figures 1306, 1307. 
Host/Early Stages. Ilex glabra . Larva forming 
linear blotch mine, pupating in leaf; puparium 
reddish brown to black, with anterior spiracles 
projecting through lower epidermis of leaf. 
Distribution. Connecticut, District of Colum- 
bia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio. 
References. Kulp, 1968: 14; Steyskal, 1976: 
767. 
115 (113). Male genitalia (fig. 1309) with mesophallus 
long, slender P. verticillatae Kulp 
Synopsis. As in ]?. di tmani ; male genitalia with 
aedeagus (figs. 1308, 1309) having ventral lobe 
large, more strongly pigmented toward front; 
leaf mines occur from April (Florida) until 
November (Maryland) and are linear, only 
slightly widening at end (fig. 1310) or become 
more distinctly blotchlike (Kulp, 1968: 
fig. 8, D). 
Host/Early Stages. Ilex verticillata and sp. 
indet. (Florida). Larva forming relatively 
short linear blotch mine. 
Distribution. District of Columbia, Florida, 
Maryland. 
References. Kulp, 1968: 25; Spencer and 
Stegmaier, 1973: 123; Steyskal, 1976: 767. 
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