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24. Tortrix nigrivelata, sp.n. (Tab. VIII. fig. 23.) 
Antennae light steel-grey. Palpi black, with some steel-grey scaling on the median joint. Head black. 
Thorax black, with alight steel-grey patch posteriorly. orewings brownish ochreous, the extreme 
base black, forming a minute straight-edged basal patch; a rather pale chestnut brown fascia, of 
approximately even width throughout, descends from the middle of the costa obliquely outward to the 
dorsum before the tornus, its outer edge marked by a black dot on the costa and a line of black scales 
across the width of the cell, there is also a black costal spot before the apex, and a few black scales 
along the termen and on the extreme dorsum before the fascia; along the middle of the wing, not 
reaching the margins, the ground-colour is overlaid by a pale steely greyish sheen from the base to the 
fascia, and again beyond it where it is rather wider than the fascia itself, embracing the tornus but not 
affecting the apical area; cilia pale brownish ochreous. FHap.al. 8mm. Hindwings distinctly narrower 
. than the forewings; greyish fuscous, a pale ochreous line faintly indicated along the base of the 
greyish fuscous cilia. Abdomen greyish fuscous. Legs pale ochreous, the hind tarsi spotted with 
fuscous, 
Type 3 (6003, Wism. Det. 1908) US. Nat. Mus. 
Hab. PaNaMA: Canal ZONE: Tabernilla, VI. 1907 (A. Busck). Unique. 
This species is distinguished from peritana Clms. by its smaller size, and black 
head and thorax. 
25. Tortrix peritana Clms. 
=inconclusana Wkr.° 
Smicrotes peritana Clms. Pr. Ac. Nat-Sc. Phil. 12 356 (1860) *. Dichelia inconclusana Wkr. Cat. 
Lp. BM. 28 318 sp. 8 (1863) *. Smicrotes peritana Wkr, Cat. Lp. BM. 30 993 sp. 1 (1864) *. 
Tortrix peritana Rbnsn. Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 2 277 Pf. 6°52 (1869) *. “ Smicrotes” peritana 
Wism. Il. Typ. Lp-Het. BM. 4 21 (1879)°. Tortrixz peritana Frnld. Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 10 
18 sp. 79 (1882)°: Bull. US. Nat. Mus. 52 483 sp. 5402 (1902) ’. 
Types 3: peritana Clms., ¢ Mus. Am. Ent. Soc.; inconclusana Wkr., 5 (1862: 85) BM. 
Hab. AMERICA, N-C. United States‘ “—Atuantic States 7—Maine *—New 
York * *—PEnNSYLVANIA " *°—-MarytanpD (Mus. Joannis)—District oF CoLuMBia: 
Washington, 1. V.1871 (Wism.)—Norru Carotina: 1883 (H.-H. Morrison)—Terxas?: 
sw., 1884 (H. &. Morrison)—OrEGoN: JOSEPHINE: ur. Rogue River, V—VI. 1872 
(Wism.)—CaLiFoRNIA: SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco, 16. V. 1871 (Wism.) : SONOMA : 
. nr. Pluton Creek, 22-3. V. 1871 (Wlsm.): cotusa: nr. Indian Valley, 28. VI. 1871 
(Wism.); nr. South Fork of Stony Creek, 29. VI. 1871 (Wism.). Central America— 
Mexico: VERA crvz: Orizaba, XII. 1887 (F. D. Godman & O. Salvin ; W. Schaus) : 
Tabasco: Teapa, II-III (H. H. Smith): auerrzro: Amula, 6000 ft., VILI-IX (Z/. H. 
Smith )—GuaTEMALA: CHILASCO: Santa Barbara, 4450 ft., 10. IX. 1879 (G@. C. Cham- 
pion)—Costa Rica: Volcan de Irazu, 6000-7000 ft. (H. Rogers). 
96. Tortrix minima, sp.n. (Tab. VIII. fig. 24.) 
Antennae, Palpi, Head, and Thorax fawn-grey. Hvrewings fawn-grey, with minute transverse greyish fuscous 
strigulae ; a short oblique dorsal blotch at one-fourth, dark fuscous at its upper, brownish at its lower 
extremity ; a less conspicuous greyish fuscous patch beyond the middle of the costa, slenderly dark- 
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