178 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



NEW NORTH AMERICAN MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



BY PROF. C. H. FERNALD, AMHERST, MASS. 



Pyrausta iiigralis, n. sp. 



Expanse of wings, i8 mm. The entire body and wings above and 

 beneath, black ; pectus and base of the palpi, snow white. The outer line 

 is represented by a nearly straight, snow white stripe, which starts from 

 the outer third of the costa and extends nearly half way across the wing 

 and a spot on the fold near the outer third of the hinder margin below a 

 similar spot on the end of the cell. There is also a white spot in the 

 fringe below the apex and one at the anal angle, and the costal cilia are 

 snow white. The hind wings have a small white spot at the base, another 

 a little beyond the cell and an oblique stripe extending up from the anal 

 angle. All these white spots and stripes are reproduced on the under 

 side. 



Described from three examples : — One in the collection of the National 

 Museum, collected by Boll in Texas ; one in the collection of Rev. Geo. 

 D, Hulst, and one in my own collection. The last two were taken in 

 March at Cold Harbor, Fla. 

 'Teras angnsana, n. sp. 



Expanse of wings, 17 mm. Head, palpi and thorax, pale reddish- 

 white. Fore wings, pale red with a somewhat darker red stripe extending 

 from the middle of the base to the apex and edged with white on each 

 side, but more prominently on the hinder side. An inconspicuous 

 elongate spot of a leaden blue colour rests on the middle third of the 

 hinder margin. Fringes, concolorous. Hind wings and abdomen above, 

 silky gray, lighter beneath. Under side of fore wings, pale grayish-red. 



Described from one specimen received from Mr, James Angus, for 

 whom I have named the species, and one taken by myself in Orono, Me., 

 Aug. I, 1884. 

 Stega7Wptycha lindana, n. sp. 



Expanse of wings, from 18 to 20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax and 

 hinder part of fore wings, pale gray, the latter somewhat sprinkled with 

 brown. The outer sides of the palpi, front of the head and forward part 

 of the patagia are more or less tinged with purplish brown. The costal 

 half of the fore wings is dark brown with purplish reflections and darker 

 oblique costal streaks. The darker portion of the wing sends two very 

 dark brown triangular prolongations backward to the fold, one at the 

 basal third and the other a little beyond the middle. 



