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pp. ix, 218, 224 (1872). Gelechia vagella Wkr. Cat. Lp. BM. 29 596 sp. 237 (1864) °*. 
Depressaria fuscoochrella Chmb. Can. Ent. 4 106, 129, 147-8 (1872)*. Gelechia (Lita) 
liturosella Z. Verh. ZB. Ges. Wien 23:1878 265 (1873)°. Gelechia fuscoochrella Chmb. Bull. 
US. GG. Surv. 4 143 (1878)*. Gelechia liturosella Chmb. Bull. US. GG. Surv. 4 144 
(1878). Gelechia mediofuscella Chmb. Bull. US. GG. Surv. 4 144 (1878) °. Gelechia (Lita) 
vagella Wlsm. Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 10 178 (1882)°. Gelechia fuscoochrella Hgn-Frey Pap. 4 
98 (1884). Gelechia liturosella Hgn. Pap. 4 99 (1884). Gelechia mediofuscella Riley, 
Smith’s List Lp. Bor-Am. 101 sp. 5407 (1891). Gelechia vagella Riley, Smith’s List Lp. 
Bor-Am. 102 sp. 5506 (1891). Gelechia mediofuscella Busck Bull. US. Nat. Mus. 52 514 
sp. 5764 (1902): Pr. US. Nat. Mus. 25 854, 885, 935 (1903) °: 27 759 (1904): Pr. 
Ent. Soc. Wash. 5 211 (1903)"7; Krft. Smith’s Check List Lp. Bor-Am, 112 sp. 6268 
(+9268) (1903) *. 
Hab. AMERICA, N-C. GCanada*—Nova Scotia*. United States? ““°—ATLANTIC 
Srates \—Massacnuserts °—Distrrict or Cotompra®—Norra Carouina: 1883 (H. K. 
Morrison)—Kentucxy ** *—Missouri: st. Louis: Kirkwood, 1883-4 (i. Murtfeldt) 
—Trxas * "5 “_Wasuineton ®. Central America—Mexico: sonora: 1883 (H. &. 
Morrison): vera cruz: ‘Cordova, V. 1908 (F. Knad): aumrrero: Amula, 6000 ft., 1X. 
(H. H. Smith)—Panama: cutriqui: Volcan de Chiriqui, 2000-3000 ft., 1881 (G. C. 
Champion). 
15. Gelechia repentina, sp. n. 
Antennae greyish fuscous. Palpi brownish ochreous, the median joint slightly roughened, with two slight 
bands of fuscous scales; terminal joint about as long as the median, also twice banded with fuscous. 
Head brownish ochreous. Thorax brownish ochreous, mottled with fuscous posteriorly. Forewings 
brownish ochreous, mottled with fuscous; a broad bluish fuscous band across their middle, occupying a 
space equal to half their length, its inner and outer margins both inclining to be concave and some- 
what darker than the centre; a few reddish ochreous scales beyond the end of the cell are merged in a 
diffused fuscous shade extending to the apex; cilia pale ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous dots. 
Exp. al. 12-16 mm. Hindwings a little broader than the forewings; pale greyish brown, slightly 
transparent near their base ; cilia pale brownish cinereous. Abdomen cinereous. Legs cinereous; the 
femora with one, the tibiae with two, and the tarsi with three brownish fuscous bands externally. 
Type 3 (65666); 2 (65667) Mus. Wlsm. (Godm-Salv. Coll.) BM. [PL. (65668-9) US. Nat. Mus. ] 
Hab. Mexico: GuERRERo: Amula, 6000 ft., VIII-IX. (H. H. Smith), Five 
specimens. 
Closely allied to mediofuscella Clms., but the dark markings extend across the 
wing, and their inner edge seems to be less oblique and to commence slightly further 
from the base. 
16. Gelechia neptica, sp. n. 
Antennae yellowish brown, obscurely banded with fuscous. Palpi yellowish brown, median joint brush-like 
beneath, with two fuscous bands externally ; terminal joint with a fuscous band before the apex. Head 
pale cinereous, speckled with fuscous. Zhoraw yellowish brown. forewings yellowish brown, with 
some scattered dark fuscous scales; a dark fuscous spot at the base of the dorsum, and a small one in 
the middle of the fold, with another at the outer end of the fold; the first plical spot is followed by an 
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