46 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



oak and hickory : Hospes is a good species, but what Walsh has said 

 about the supposed female pertains to a species as yet unnamed ; and 

 GalUvora is now rescued from forgetfulness. 



yEgeria pictipes, G. & R. — This moth is quite abundant throughout 

 this district, and does serious injury to wild and cultivated cherry, as well 

 as the plum. I have seen at least a score of pupal skins protruding from 

 one tree at the same time. 



^geria acerni, Clemens.— Great numbers of our maple shade trees 

 are injured, often ruined, by this species. It is, however, rarely seen in 

 the forest. 



^geria tiptili/ormis, L. — The imported currant-stem borer is said to 

 occur in Central Ohio. I have not yet taken it. 



y^geria histrans, Grote. — I have two examples. The type was cap- 

 tured by G. R. Pilate near Dayton, O., and is said to be "common in 

 one place." The food-plant is unknown. 



y^geria conii, Hy. Edw. — A moth taken at Sugar Grove, O., July 3, 

 1 89 1, visiting the blossoms of basswood, I refer, with some hesitation, to 

 this species. It resembles Acer?ii, but is smaller, and in every way more 

 delicate. The agreement with Mr. Edwards's description of Corni 

 (Papilio I, 190,) is close, except the blackish third article of the palpi is 

 not mentioned, and the underside of the caudal tuft is reddish orange or 

 tawny, and not "bright orange." The expanse is 18 mm. instead of 

 15 mm. 



Carmenta pyralidiformis. Walker. — Rare at Dayton. See List of 

 G. R. Pilate, PapiHo IL, 65. 



Alhwia modest a, n. sp. I propose this name for a species taken on 

 the University campus at Columbus in August last, resting on foliage. I 

 have compared it with all of Mr. Edwards's descriptions of species in 

 ^geria, as well as Albima, and examined as many of his types as I have 

 been able to consult ; also the species in the National Museum at 

 Washington. I cannot recognize it among the descriptions or specimens. 



The female has the head, thorax, abdomen and wings black above ; 

 the palpi are rather long, sordid white below and inwardly, blackish 

 above and outwardly 3 the eyes are bordered by pale yellow scales ; the 

 antennae are black, with a white patch on the upper posterior surface one- 

 fourth the length from the tip ; apical tufts black ; thorax and abdomen 

 without streaks or bands above, beneath both are paler, with a few yellow 

 scales on the sides of the metathorax. The anterior vitreous space of 



