B86 HETEROCERA. 
19. Acrolophus variabilis Wlsm. | | 
Ortholophus variabilis Wism. Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1887 169-70 Pf. 8°24, 24¥* (1887) ; Btmlr. 
Ent. Am. 4 29 (1888)?; Riley, Smith’s List Lp. Bor-Am. 95 sp. 5065 (1891) *; Dyar Can. 
Ent. 32 310, 327 (1900) *: Bull. US. Nat. Mus. 52 579 sp. 6598 (1902) *; Krft., Smith’s 
Check-List Lp. Bor-Am, 124 sp. 7188 (1903) °. 
Type & (36616); 2 (86617) Arizona, Mus. Wlsm. BM. 
Hab. AMERICA, N-C. United States **—TExas “—CoLorabo 4__NEVADA ‘—CALI- 
FORNIA 2—ARIzoNA » “New Mexico’. Central America—MEXxIco : sonora: 1883 
(1. K. Morrison). 
20. Acrolophus marcida, sp. n. | 
Antennae simple; brownish ochreous. Palpi erect, with prominent articular tufts; pale ochreous, thickly 
bestrewed with brown and black scales on the tufts. Head and Thorax pale ochreous. Forewings pale 
ochreous, speckled and transversely striated with a mixture of buff-brown and blackish scales, these 
aggregated in the position of the two discal patches and of the larger plival patch, which joins them at 
its upper angles and is produced from its lower angle to the dorsum ; there is an ill-defined reduplicated 
terminal line in the pale ochreous cilia. Eup. al. 17-26 mm. Hindwings brownish fuscous, with a 
strong vinous tinge; cilia pale cinereous, shaded on their basal half. Abdomen greyish fuscous : 
genitalia, uncus single, shortly bent over; claspers slightly widened posteriorly, with oblique hind 
margin, slightly produced at its lower angle. Legs smooth; very pale ochreous, sparsely dusted with 
brownish scales. 
Type 3 (66884); 2 (66885) Mus. Wlsm. (Godm-Salv. Coll.) BM. [PIT. (66888-9) US. Nat. Mus. ] 
Hab. Mexico: GuERRERO: Tonalapa, VI. (H. H. Smith). Six specimens. 
The ¢ has long porrect palpi, stretching three times the length of the head beyond 
it; in the forewings the black scaling is reduced to a minimum, the markings distinct, 
buff-brown, with some suffusion of the same. 
91. Acrolophus harmoniella Busck. 
Acrolophus harmoniella Busck Ins. Insc. Mens. 1 143 (1913) °. 
Type 9 (16666) US. Nat. Mus. 
Hab. Mexico1: pursua!: Tehuacan, VI. (A. Miiller) }. 
22. Acrolophus ectenes, sp. n. 
Antennae pale yellowish brown. Palpi 2 rather short, curved, closely appressed to face; median joint, very 
hairy, terminal joint short, thickened with loose hairs; yellowish brown. Head and Thorax yellowish 
brown. Forewings long, narrow, thinly clothed, semitransparent ; reddish grey, with an admixture of 
pale yellowish brown and some darker scaling, giving the appearance of faint reticulate mottling; 
at the end of the cell is a transverse spot of dark reddish brown, with a thickening of scales, indicating 
a less conspicuous spot on the fold before and below it, which is preceded by a patch of pale ashy grey 
scaling on either side of the fold; cilia bronzy grey. Exp.al.27 mm. Hindwings semitransparent, 
slightly iridescent; slaty bluish; cilia bronzy grey. Abdomen hairy; dark reddish grey, anal tuft 
cinereous. Legs pale cinereous. . 
Type 2 (66894) Mus. Wlsm. (Godm-Salv. Coll.) BM. 
Hab. Mexico: aurrrero: Dos Arroyos, 1000 ft., IX. (ZZ. H. Smith). Unique. 

