Eucosma fiskeana Kearfott 1905:358; Barnes & McDunnough 1917:171; Heinrich 1923:127; McDunnough 1939:47; Powell 1983:35; Brown 2005:319; Gilligan et al. 2008:114.

Pelochrista fiskeana: Gilligan & Wright 2013:320.

Eucosma pandana Kearfott 1907:17; Barnes & McDunnough 1917:170; Heinrich 1923: 127; McDunnough 1939:47; Powell 1983:35; Brown 2005:325, new synonymy.

Pelochrista pandana: Gilligan & Wright 2013:325. Eucosma sardiopa Meyrick 1912:34. Unnecessary replacement name for pandana.

Discussion. Kearfott (1905) described P. fiskeana from three syntypes (2 ♂, 1 ♀) collected by W. F. Fiske at Tryon, North Carolina. Klots (1942) interpreted Heinrich's (1923) statements “Type — In American Museum” and “Type locality — Tryon, North Carolina” as the designation of a lectotype. Since there is only one syntype of P. fiskeana in the AMNH, those remarks constitute a valid designation of the name bearing specimen. That specimen has a green “LECTOTYPE” label attached by Klots.

Pelochrista pandana was described from five syntypes, three from Kerrville, Texas, and two from Cochise County, Arizona. Heinrich (1923) pointed out that the Arizona specimens (1 ♂, USNM; 1 ♀, AMNH) are nonspecific with Pelochrista corosana (Walsingham). The Texas syntypes are females, two in the AMNH, one in the USNM. In this case, Heinrich's (1923) remarks “Type — In American Museum” and “Type locality — Kerrville, Texas” do not identify a unique specimen, so for stability of nomenclature, one of the two specimens in the AMNH is designated below as the lectotype and has been labeled as such.

I examined the syntypes of P. fiskeana and P. pandana and found no consistent differences in genitalia, color, or forewing pattern, hence the new synonymy. In some P. pandana (Fig. 4) the interfascial areas of the forewing are nearly concolorous with the fasciate markings, but the fasciae are still detectable thanks to faint white edging along their margins. I attribute this condition to intraspecific variation.

Pelochrista fiskeana can be confused with Pelochrista milleri Wright based on forewing appearance (Wright 2007, figs. 1, 2; Gilligan et al. 2008, species 164, 175), but the two species have substantially different genitalia (Figs. 21, 27 vs. Wright 2007, figs 3, 4).

Types. Eucosma fiskeana. Lectotype: ♂, North Carolina, [Polk Co.], Tryon, W. F. Fiske, 2 August 1903, abdomen missing, AMNH. Paralectotypes: Same location and collector as lectotype, 10 August 1903 (1 ♂, slide 70471) USNM, 11 August 1903 (1 ♀, slide WEM 176924) USNM. Eucosma pandana. Lectotype here designated (Fig. 3): ♀, Texas, [Kerr County], Kerrville, AMNH. Paralectotypes: same data as lectotype (1 ♀) AMNH, (1 ♀, slide DJW3157) USNM.

Description. Head. Frons pale tan; vertex scales brownish gray with tan apices; labial palpus with medial surfaces of first and second segments tan to white, lateral surfaces brownish gray to blackish gray, third segment blackish brown; antenna brown; scape with blackish mark on dorsal surface. Thorax. Dorsal surface brown to dark gray brown; fore- and mid-legs with anterior surfaces blackish brown, posterior surfaces tan; hind-legs largely tan; fore- and mid-legs with tan marks at mid-tibia and distal end of tibia; tarsi with tan annulations. Fore wing (Figs. 1–4): ♂ FWL 7.0–11.6 mm (mean = 9.2, n = 53), AR = 2.55; ♀ FWL 7.6–13.5 mm (mean = 10.4, n = 20), AR = 2.58; male with costal fold; costa weakly arched; apical angle approximately 90°; termen straight; dorsal surface brown to blackish brown; fasciae dark brown, thinly edged with white, usually contrasting with paler interfascial areas; subbasal fascia chevron-shaped, nearly complete, often weakly interrupted by paler scaling on radius and A₁₊₂; median fascia complete, band-like, outwardly oblique from mid-costa to pre-tornal portion of inner margin; postmedian band narrow, extending from costa to mid-termen, often constricted or interrupted on radius; ocellus well-defined to obscure, with lustrous gray bars on proximal, distal and posterior margins; central field of ocellus eoneolorous with interfaseial areas and crossed by up to four black dashes; distal one-half of costa with inconspicuous paired whitish strigulae and associated lustrous gray striae; termen with thin white line from M₂ to apex, followed distally by band of white-tipped blackish-gray scales from tornus to apex; fringe gray brown. Hindwing: Gray brown. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 21) (n = 12): Uncus barely differentiated from dorsolateral shoulders of tegumen, with apical margin weakly indented medially; socii short and fingerlike; phallus short and stout; vesica with 24–50 deciduous cornuti; valva with costal margin concave at neck and weakly convex toward apex, ventral emargination moderate, NR = 0.60, saccular corner broadly rounded, mean SA = 154°; cucullus with dorsal lobe strongly developed, apex round to flattened, distal margin nearly straight near apex and weakly concave toward anal angle, anal angle tongue-like, setation of medial surface sparse at anal angle, moderately course along distal margin, fine otherwise. Female genitalia (Figs. 27, 30) (n = 5): Papillae anales facing laterally, with margins of anal opening curling medially; apophyses posteriores distinctly shorter than apophyses anteriores; lamella postvaginalis ovate to semi-rectangular, microtrichiate; lamella antevaginalis ring-like and outwardly projecting from surface of sterigma; posterior margin of sternum 7 concavely emarginated to one-half length of sterigma and laterally diverging from sterigma; scaling of sternum 7 uniform except for dense band along posterior margin; ductus bursae with sclerotized patch near juncture with ductus seminalis; corpus bursae with two large semi-circular signa of nearly equal size, one near juncture with ductus bursae, the other in anterior one-half of corpus bursa.

Distribution and flight period. I examined 80 specimens (58 ♂, 22 ♀) documenting a range from North Carolina, Ohio, and Illinois, south to Florida, Mississippi, and Texas. Adults fly from mid-April (in Texas) to October (in Texas), with most collections occurring in June, July or August.

Penthina matutina Grote 1873:92, plate 2, fig. 9.

Paedisca matutina: Fernald 1882:41.

Eucosma matutina: Fernald [1903]:459; Barnes & McDunnough 1917:170; McDunnough 1939:47; Powell 1983:34; Miller 1985:243; Miller 1987:51; Brown 2005:323; Gilligan et al. 2008:108.

Pelochrista matutina: Gilligan & Wright 2013:324. Eucosma grotiana Kearfott 1908:170; Barnes & McDunnough 1917:170; Heinrich 1923:106; McDunnough 1939:46; Powell 1983:34; Miller 1985:243; Brown 2005:323.

Pelochrista grotiana: Gilligan & Wright 2013:324.

Discussion. Grote (1873) described P. matutina from a single specimen collected in Texas by G. W. Belfrage. The Grote collection was sold to the BMNH (Kearfott 1908:171), and Heinrich (1923), not having seen the type but believing it to be in the BMNH, misidentified P. matutina, illustrating the genitalia (fig. 199) of a specimen he considered likely to have been compared with the type by Fernald. Miller (1985), without comment on the fate of the holotype, designated a neotype for P. matutina, a ♀ in the BMNH that lacks an abdomen. The neotype is alleged to be the only other specimen of the species belonging to Grote that was collected before 1874. Miller (1985) illustrated the wings of that specimen with a photograph from the AMNH that probably was taken by N. Obraztsov. He also proposed the name E. notialis for the species Heinrich misidentified and illustrated as E. matutina.

Kearfott (1908) based E. grotiana on 15 specimens from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and New Mexico and distinguished it from E. matutina by size (wing span 15–22 vs. 12–16 mm), color of markings (dark in the former, fawn in the latter), and the presence of a brown spot on the base of the antenna (absent in E. matutina). Klots (1942) credited Heinrich (1923) with the designation of a lectotype, based on the statements “Type — In American Museum” and “Type locality — Iowa,” but there are three syntypes in the AMNH that fit that description. Klots attached a green “LECTOTYPE” label to one of those Iowa specimens, which in turn prompted Miller (1985) to attribute the lectotype designation to Klots. For the sake of nomenclatorial stability, I include below a designation of that specimen as the lectotype. The synonymy of grotiana and matutina was proposed by Miller (1985) without explanation.

Pelochrista matutina is superficially similar to P. sullivani (described below) and to Pelochrista mescalerana (Wright) (Figs. 5–8 vs. 15–17 and Wright 2012, fig. 4) but is easily separated from those taxa by differences in genitalia (Figs. 22, 28 vs. 25, 33 and Wright 2012, figs. 22, 33).

Types. Penthina matutina. Neotype (designated by Miller 1985): ♀, abdomen missing, BMNH. Eucosma grotiana. Lectotype (here designated): ♀, Iowa, C. P. Gillette, AMNH. Paralectotypes: IOWA: Ac. Cat. 121 (1 ♀) AMNH; Ac. Cat. 118, C. P. Gillette (1 ♀) USNM; Ames (1 ♀) AMNH. COLORADO: 2610 (1 ♂, slide DJW 3299) AMNH; 628 (1 ♀) USNM; 2610 (1 ♂, slide 70363) USNM; Clear Creek (1 ♂) USNM; Clear Creek, Oslar, 23 July 1904 (1 ♂) AMNH, 16 July 1904 (1 ♂) USNM; Denver, Oslar (1 ♂) USNM; Oslar 22 June 1905 (1 ♂) USNM. ILLINOIS: Chicago, July 1900 (1 ♂) USNM. NEW MEXICO: Pecos, [Cockerell], 25 August (1 ♀) USNM. This accounts for 14 of the 15 syntypes. The fifteenth is a male Gypsonoma haimbachiana (Kearfott) in the AMNH labeled: Colorado, Bear Creek, Oslar, 23 August 1904, slide DJW 3298.

Description. Head. Frons and vertex white, dark specimens with upper vertex suffused with brown; labial palpus white with brown shading (pronounced in dark specimens) on lateral surface of second segment; antenna white to pale brown; scape with brown spot on dorsal surface (pale to absent in light specimens). Thorax. Dorsal surface white with some brown speckling; fore- and mid-legs with anterior surfaces brown, posterior surfaces tan to whitish; hind-legstan to white; tarsi with whitish annulations. Forewing (Figs. 5–8): ♂ FWL 5.8–10.2 mm (mean = 7.6, n = 57), AR = 2.62; ♀ FWL 5.7–9.9 mm (mean = 7.6, n = 44), AR = 2.66; male with costal fold; costa weakly arched; apical angle approximately 90°; termen straight; interfascial areas white, often with brown transverse reticulations; fasciae pale brown to dark brown, often speckled with black; subbasal fascia represented by bar from inner margin to cell and associated dark mark on costa, the two components separated by white subcostal band from base to median fascia; median fascia complete and band-like, from mid-costa to pre-tornal portion of inner margin; area between subbasal and median fasciae often suffused with gray (in dark specimens) or pinkish tan (in whiter specimens); ocellus bordered proximally and distally by lustrous gray to pinkish-tan bars; central field of ocellus white, crossed by up to four short black dashes; costal strigulae between median fascia and apex white, paired, and sharply defined; termen with salt-and-pepper colored band from tornus to apex; fringe white to pale brown, darker toward apex. Hindwing: Dark gray brown to pale gray brown. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 22) (n = 13): Uncus with apex angulate to rounded; dorsolateral shoulders of tegumen well-defined and weakly slouched; socii finger-like, tapering distally; vesica with 13–34 deciduous cornuti; valva with costal margin concave, ventral emargination moderate, NR = 0.62, saccular corner angulate, mean SA = 142°; cucullus with dorsal lobe strongly developed, apex rounded, distal margin weakly convex to nearly straight, ventral lobe triangular, setation of medial surface sparse at anal angle, moderately course along distal margin, fine otherwise. Female genitalia (Figs. 28, 31) (n = 5): Papillae anales laterally facing and moderately setose; apophyses posteriores distinctly shorter than apophyses anteriores; lamella postvaginalis semi-rectangular and densely microtrichiate, with length greater than width; lamella antevaginalis ring-like and projecting outward from surface of sterigma; posterior margin of sternum 7 concavely emarginated to one-third length of sterigma; scaling of sternum 7 uniform except for moderately dense band along posterior margin; membrane between sterna 6 and 7 with two shallow pockets; ductus bursae contorted by sclerotized patch at juncture with ductus seminalis; inner surface of said patch microtrichiate; corpus bursae with two signa of unequal size.

Distribution and flight period. The 145 specimens examined (87 8, 58 9), along with various literature records, indicate a range extending from Maine, Wisconsin, and Montana, south to Alabama, south Texas and New Mexico. Most adults were collected from early July to early September, with a few records in May, June, and October.

Eucosma notialis Miller 1985:244; Brown 2005:324.

Eucosma matutina not Grote 1873:92, Heinrich 1923:109, misidentification.

Pelochrista notialis: Gilligan & Wright 2013:325.

Discussion. Pelochrista notialis is not particularly close to the other taxa treated here (based on genitalia) but is included because Heinrich (1923) misidentified it as P. matutina. That confusion endured until Miller (1985) recognized the distinction between the two taxa. The two species do have maculational similarities (Figs. 9–12 vs. 5–8), but P. notialis is more yellowish than whitish, with considerably less contrast between fasciae and interfascial areas.

Holotype. ♂ Texas, [Kerr County], Kerrville, H. Lacey, 6 June, slide 70599, USNM.

Paratypes. Same location and collector as holotype, 16 March (1 ♂, slide 89796) USNM; no locality, 3/7, (1 ♂, slide CH 11 May 1920) AMNH; Hemphill Co., E. C. Knudson, 2 July 1978 (2 ♂, slides ECK 636, WEM 224842) ECK; Travis Co., E. C. Knudson, 13 April 1979 (1 ♂, slide ECK 628) ECK.

Description. Head, Frons and vertex white to pale yellow brown; labial palpus whitish with brown shading on lateral surface of second segment; antenna concolorous with vertex. Thorax. Dorsal surface white to pale brownish yellow; fore- and mid-legs with anterior surfaces brown, posterior surfaces paler, with whitish mark at midtibia and distal end of tibia; hind-legs white to pale brownish yellow; tarsi with pale annulations, often obscure on hind-legs. Forewing (Figs. 9–12): 5 FWL 5.9–8.4 mm (mean = 7.3, n = 28), AR = 2.95; ♀ FWL 7.0–8.5 mm (mean = 7.6, n = 6), AR = 2.88; male with costal fold; costa nearly straight; apical angle approximately 90°; termen straight; interfascial areas pale brownish yellow to white, variably reticulated with brown; fasciae brown to yellow brown and variably expressed; subbasal fascia represented by bar from inner margin to cell, interrupted on A₁₊₂, and separated from costa by band of whitish scales along radius; median fascia composed of three components: an outwardly oblique bar at mid-costa, an irregularly shaped patch at distal end of cell, and a triangular mark on inner margin bordering proximal edge of ocellus; costal strigulae between median fascia and apex sharply defined by short dark dashes; ocellus obscure to moderately well-defined, the proximal and distal margins edged by lustrous whitish bars, the central field with two small blackish dashes; termen with salt-and-pepper colored band from tornus to apex; fringe scales whitish to pale yellowish brown. Hindwing: Pale gray brown to pale yellowish brown. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 23) (n = 11): Uncus strongly produced, with apex angulate and ventral surface divided by prominent medial line; dorsolateral shoulders of tegumen well-defined; socii long and finger-like; vesica with 13–19 deciduous cornuti: valva with costal margin concave, ventral emargination shallow. NR = 0.76. mean SA = 153°; cucullus with dorsal lobe strongly developed, apex broadly rounded, distal margin convex of nearly uniform curvature, ventral lobe weakly produced, anal angle broadly rounded, setation of medial surface fine. Female genitalia (Figs. 29, 32) (n = 2): Papillae anales laterally facing: lamella postvaginalis rectangular, plate-like, width greater than length, with lateral margins curled inward: lamella antevaginalis ring-like: sternum 7 with posterior margin roundly emarginated to one-half length of sterigma: setation of sternum 7 uniform except for dense band along posterior margin: ductus bursae lacking sclerotization: corpus bursae with two signa, one much smaller than the other.

Distribution and flight period. I examined 44 specimens (38 ♂, 6 ♀) from Baca, Morgan, Otero, Weld, and Yuma Counties in Colorado, and from Brown, Cottle, Culberson, Hemphill, Jeff Davis, and Kerr Counties in Texas. Colorado adults fly in July and August: the Texas records are from mid-April to the end of July.

Eucosma symbolaspis Meyrick 1927:334; Clarke 1958:391, Plate 194, figs. 4, 4a.

Epiblema symbolaspis : McDunnough 1939:48; Powell 1983:35; Brown 2005:286.

Pelochrista symbolaspis : Gilligan & Wright 2013:328.

Discussion. This species is poorly known to North American taxonomists due to a lack of specimens in institutional collections. Meyrick (1927) described it from a series of 18 specimens collected near the town of Alpine in west Texas. Sixteen of the syntypes (all males) are in the BMNH, (K. Tuck, pers. comm.), including a lectotype designated and illustrated by Clarke (1958). The fate of the other two syntypes is unknown, and no specimens other than the types have been reported. McDunnough (1939) placed E. symbolaspis in Epiblema Hübner, and subsequent authors followed suite until Gilligan & Wright (2013) transferred it to Pelochrista based on Clarke's illustrations of the lectotype and on the similarity it bears to the two new taxa described below. I examined four of the syntypes and found two of them to be an undeseribed species of Pelochrista with genitalia similar to those of Pelochrista womonana (Kearfott).

Lectotype. ♂, Texas, Brewster County, Alpine, 7000 ft., April 1926, slide 6387, BMNH.

Paralectotypes. Same data as lectotype except for elevation (7000–8000 ft.) and date (April or May), (15 ♂ not all conspecific with lectotype, slides DJW 3325, 3333) BMNH.

Description. Head. Frons whitish: vertex pale tan: labial palpus with medial surface whitish, lateral surface tan with dark brown mark on second segment: antenna concolorous with vertex. Thorax. Dorsal surface tan: tegula tan, shading to brown at base: legs with anterior surfaces brown, posterior surfaces tan: tarsi with conspicuous whitish annulations. Forewing (Figs. 13, 14): 3 FWL 6.3–7.2 mm (mean = 6.8, n = 2), AR = 3.17: male with costal fold: costa nearly straight: apex acute: termen straight: dorsal surface with diffuse brown fasciate markings and tan interfascial areas, the later with brown transverse reticulations: subbasal fascia represented by slightly oblique band from inner margin to cell: median fascia consisting of a dark mark at mid-costa, an ill-defined mark at distal end of cell, and an obscure semi-triangular mark on inner margin adjacent to proximal edge of ocellus: ocellus pale, moderately contrasting with surrounding area, defined proximally and distally by lustrous fawn to gray bars, with central field marked by one or two blackish-brown dashes: costal strigulae between median fascia and apex white, paired, and clearly defined: termen with inconspicuous brown line from tornus to apex: fringe brownish. Hindwing: Pale gray brown. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 24) (n = 1): Uncus triangular and barely differentiated from dorsolateral shoulders of tegumen: socii short and finger-like: phallus weakly tapering toward apex, with base closely surrounded by anellus: vesica with 1 deciduous cornutus: valva with costa concave, ventral emargination shallow, NR = 0.72, SA = 155°: cucullus with dorsal lobe strongly produced, apex rounded, ventral one-half of distal margin slightly indented, ventral lobe moderately developed, anal angle rounded, setation moderately stout near anal angle and distal margin, fine otherwise. Female genitalia: Unknown.

Distribution and biology. The type series was collected in April and May in Brewster County, Texas, about 70 miles north of Big Bend National Park.

Diagnosis. Pelochrista sullivani is similar to P. matutina in color and maculation but differs from that taxon in size (mean FWL = 5.9 vs. 7.7 mm) and genitalia. Genitalic differences include: uncus strongly vs. moderately developed with angulate vs. rounded apex, dorsolateral shoulders of the tegumen less clearly defined, anal angle rounded vs. triangular, vesica with 1–4 vs. 13–34 deciduous cornuti, sterigma less elongate, ductus bursae not contorted near ductus seminalis, corpus bursae with only one signum (Figs. 25, 33, 34 vs. 22, 28, 31). Pelochrista sullivani resembles P. symbolaspis and P. lynxana (described below) in size, male genitalia, and forewing maculation but has white interfascial areas without the brown and dark brownish-gray suffusion, respectively, in the latter two species. Moreover, P. sullivani is known only from coastal savannah in Mississippi and North Carolina, P. symbolaspis from west Texas, and P. lynxana from remnant prairie/cedar glade habitat in the eastern Midwest and northern Mississippi.

Holotype (Figs. 15, 25). ♀, North Carolina, Carteret County, Millis Road Savannah, J. Bolling Sullivan, 24 August 1993, slide DJW 3029, USNM.

Paratypes. MISSISSIPPI. Harrison County, Long Beach, R. Kergosien, 3 July 1997 (1 ♀), 16 September 1995 (1 9); Jackson County, Sandhill Crane NWR, J. A. MacGown, 30.4594° N, 88.6911° W, 25 April 1995 (8 3, slides DJW 983, 3249), 29 August 1995 (1 ♀), 7 September 1994 (3 ♀); Jackson County, Shepard State Park, R. Kergosien, 6–11 September 1995 (1 ♀), 9–15 September 1995 (2 ♂), 12–18 September 1995 (1 ♂). NORTH CAROLINA. Same location and collector as holotype, 14 August 1993 (1 ♀, slide DJW 3028), 17 August 1993 (1 male;,1 ♀), 24 August 1993 (5 ♂), 27 August 1993 (1 ♂), 9 September 1993 (1 ♀, slide DJW 3027), 11 September 1993 (2 ♂). Paratype depositories: MEM, USNM, DJW.

Description. Head. Frons and vertex white; labial palpus white with gray-brown mark on lateral surface of second segment and some gray-brown shading on long scales projecting from ventral margin of second segment; antenna white. Thorax. Dorsal surface whitish, suffused with gray brown; fore- and mid-legs with anterior surfaces dark brown, posterior surfaces whitish; hind-legs whitish; tarsi with whitish annulations, prominent on fore- and mid-legs, obscure on hind-legs. Forewing (Figs. 15–17): ♂ FWL 5.1–6.8 mm (mean = 6.0, n = 30), AR = 2.67; 9 FWL 4.9–6.5 mm (mean = 5.8, n = 11), AR = 2.60; male with costal fold; costa with basal one-half weakly arched, distal one-half straight; apical angle approximately 90°, termen nearly straight; dorsal surface with brown fasciate markings and white interfascial areas, the later with gray-brown transverse reticulations; subbasal fascia nearly complete, often interrupted on radius and/or A₁₊₂; median fascia band-like, extending from mid-costa to pretornal portion of inner margin, often interrupted or at least constricted at distal end of cell by whitish interfascial scaling; postmedian band narrow, usually interrupted near costa, bending around anterior margin of ocellus and connecting to narrow band along termen from M₂ to tornus; ocellus with lustrous gray to beige bars on proximal, distal, and posterior margins and with whitish central field crossed by two blackish dashes; costal strigulae sharply defined from subbasal fascia to apex; termen with thin white line from M₂ to apex; fringe scales dark gray with white apices, distal row somewhat lighter. Hindwing: Uniformly gray brown. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 25) (n = 4): Uncus with strongly developed angulate apex; dorsolateral shoulders of tegumen slouched and weakly differentiated from uncus; socii short and finger-like; phallus tapering toward apex; vesica with 1–4 short deciduous cornuti; valva with costal margin concave, ventral emargination somewhat shallow, NR = 0.69, SA = 155°; cucullus with dorsal lobe strongly developed, apex semicircular, distal margin weakly convex to nearly straight, ventral lobe moderately developed, anal angle rounded, setation of medial surface moderately course near distal margin and anal angle, fine otherwise. Female genitalia (Figs. 33, 34) (n = 6): Papillae anales facing laterally, with margins of anal opening curled medially; sterigma with inwardly-directed cylindrical projection from ostium nearly to constriction of ductus bursae and with narrow flange-like development along anterior one-half of ostium; lamella postvaginalis broadening somewhat posteriorly (width of posterior margin about 1.5 times ostium diameter); posterior margin of sternum 7 concavely emarginated to about one-half length of sterigma and diverging laterally from sterigma; sclerotization of ductus bursae consisting of two components, one semi-cylindrical, extending from constriction anterior to ostium nearly to juncture with ductus seminalis, the other band-like and anterior to ductus seminalis; interior surface of ductus bursae opposite ductus seminalis microtrichiate; corpus bursae with one greatly reduced, almost scar-like signum.

Etymology. This species is named after J. Bolling Sullivan, whose collections in southeastern United States have contributed substantially to our knowledge of the Lepidoptera of that region.

Distribution and flight period. The specimens in the type series were collected in longleaf pine savannah near the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and in coastal savannah in North Carolina. Capture dates indicate two primary broods per year, spring and late summer.

Diagnosis. Pelochrista lynxana resembles P. sullivani in size and forewing maculation, but the vertex, lateral surface of the labial palpus, antenna, and interfascial areas of the forewing are grayish brown rather than white. The male genitalia of the two species (Figs. 25, 26) differ slightly in the shape of the anal angle, the apex being somewhat truncated in P. lynxana. In females, the sclerotization of the ductus bursae consists of one component in P. lynxana vs. two in P. sullivani (Fig. 36 vs. 34). This species has been collected in remnant prairie/cedar glade habitat in Ohio, Kentucky, and northern Mississippi; P. sullivani is known only from coastal savannah in southern Mississippi and North Carolina. Pelochrista symbolaspis is similar to P. lynxana in male genitalia and forewing maculation but is paler, slightly larger (mean FWL = 6.8 vs. 5.8 mm), and is known only from west Texas. Several eastern Eucosmini, such as Pelochrista palabundana (Heinrich), Felochrista womonana (Kearfott), and Sonia divaricata Miller resemble P. lynxana in size, color, and forewing pattern but differ from it substantially in genitalia (see Gilligan et al. (2008): species 148, 174, and 204, respectively).

Holotype (Fig. 18). ♂, Ohio, Adams County, 1 mi. SE of Lynx, D. J. Wright, 1 August 1997, slide DJW 3238, USNM.

Paratypes. KENTUCKY. Bullitt County, S side Rt. 480, 6.9 mi. E. Rt. 61, L. D. Gibson, 22 July 1989 (1 ♂, slide LDG 46), 9 September 1988 (1 ♂, slide LDG 151). MISSISSIPPI. Chickasaw County, Tombigbee National Forest, 30.9258° N, 88.8492° W, R. L. Brown and J. G. Hill, 4 September 2005 (14 ♂, slides DJW 3251, 3253; 3 ♀, slides DJW 3252, 3254, 3255); Lowndes County, T17N R16E S34, Black Belt Prairie, R. L. Brown and D. Pollock, 24 August 1993 (3 ♀, slide DJW 3256); Oktibbeha County, Osborn Prairie, R. L. Brown and L. Koehn, 30 August 1997 (2 ♂, 3 ♀). OHIO. Adams County, 1 mi. SE of Lynx, 25 July 1997 (2 ♂), 25 July 1998 (3 ♂), 29 July 1989 (1 ♀, slide WEM 149901), 1 August 1997 (2 ♂, slide DJW 3237); Erie County, Resthaven Wildlife Area, D. J. Wright, 20 July 1990 (2 ♂, slide WEM 189902). Paratype depositories: AMNH, MEM, USNM, DJW.

Description. Head. Frons whitish; vertex gray brown; labial palpus with medial surface white, lateral surface and long scales on ventral margin brownish; antenna concolorous with vertex. Thorax. Dorsal surface brown, sometimes suffused with grayish white; fore-and mid-legs with dark brown anterior surfaces, grayish-tan posterior surfaces; hind-legs similar but paler; tarsi with prominent white annulations. Forewing (Figs. 18–20): ♂ FWL 5.4–6.7 mm (mean = 5.8, n = 30), AR = 2.63; ♀ FWL 5.5–6.5 mm (mean = 5.9, n = 9), AR = 2.48; male with costal fold; costa weakly arched basally, nearly straight distally; apical angle approximately 90°, termen straight; maculation as in P. sullivani except: fasciae blackish-brown; interfascial areas gray to gray brown, often with some whitish suffusion in basal area and on inner margin between subbasal and median fasciae; median fascia complete; white line on termen from M₂ to apex absent; central field of ocellus gray brown. Hindwing: Uniformly gray brown. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 26) (n = 7): Uncus, tegumen, socii, and phallus as in P. sullivani; vesica with 1–3 short deciduous cornuti; valva as in P. sullivani except: NR = 0.70, saccular corner broadly rounded, SA = 153°: cucullus with apex convex and often somewhat flattened, distal margin nearly straight and sometimes weakly indented near anal angle, basoventral margin often bent medially, anal angle usually angulate. Female genitalia (Figs. 35, 36) (n = 5): As in P. sullivani except: lamella postvaginalis more rectangular: sclerotization of ductus bursae extending from constriction anterior to ostium nearly to juncture with ductus seminalis and continuing beyond said juncture as tongue-like semi-spiral projection.

Etymology. This species is named after the town of Lynx in Adams County, Ohio, which is located within approximately one mile of the type locality.

Distribution and flight period. The types were collected in prairie/glade habitat in northern Ohio, southern Ohio, central Kentucky, and northeastern Mississippi. Adults fly from late July to early September.