374 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



to Tortrix ivahlhomiana L. \ar. virganreana Tr., hut that it did 

 not match any of the more than fifty bred European specimens 

 in the Museum. He also added, "nor is it any of our described 

 North American species." 



In view of the economic importance of the insect it seems 

 desirable to give it a definite name, and, therefore, I propose the 

 following: 



Tortrix oleraceana, sp. nov. 



Labial palpi gra\- outside irrorated with cream, pale cream 

 inside with darker tips. Antennae, head, body and fore-wings 

 neutral gra\-, thickK- irrorated with cream. The fore-wings bear 

 conspicuous, blackish, irregular spots. In the inner half of the 

 wing these spots are arranged to form an imjierfect letter W; they 

 occur as follows: a double trans\erse anterior series, more or less 

 joined together and extending from the costa to a distance of 

 about three-quarters of the width of the wing; from the posterior 

 end of the anterior series the spots extend obliquely forward to 

 within one-quarter the width of the wing from the costa, and then 

 obliquely backward, joining, a little below the centre of the wing, 

 the inside spots of a double median series which form the distal 

 arm of the W and extend rather closer to the inner margin than the 

 anterior series. The spots in the median scries are not so fre- 

 quent. In the space above the internal angle of the W there are 

 also a few blackish spots. In the distal half of the wing a number 

 of blackish spots are present, extending from the costal to the 

 dorsal area; these latter spots are not arranged after any pattern 

 but occur chiefly toward the margins; near the outer margin the 

 spots are distinctly larger and form a submarginal row. Outer 

 margin blackish with ^a cream edge. Cilia concolorous with wing. 

 On the costa near the outer row of the transverse anterior spots 

 are two conspicuous cream-coloured areas between which is a 

 blackish blotch; two other distinct cream-coloured costal arciis 

 are also present in the distal half of wing, the inner one of which 

 adjoins the outer arm of the W. Between these two latter cream- 

 coloured spots there is a blackish, V-shaped costal spot. In addi- 

 tion to these pale costal areas, there are also a few other cream- 



