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irregularly pentagonal, with the longest and sharpest point towards 

 apex and with the upper corner touching the costal edge. The apical 

 and terminal edges of the wing are strongly dusted with black and 

 brown scales. Hind wings dark fuscous. Abdomen and legs ochreous. 

 Venation typical. 

 Alar expanse, 23 mm. 



Rock Spring, Wyo. (T. Kincaid). 



Type. No. 9895, U. S. National Museum. 



This large handsome species is most nearly allied to Gelechia 

 paulella and G. aristella, but not mistakable for either. It gives 

 me pleasure to dedicate it to the collector. 



Paralechia californica, n. sp. 



Antennae white, with narrow black annulations. Labial palpi silvery 

 white; second joint with a small black dot exteriorly; terminal joint 

 with a black annulation near base and one near the apex ; brush well 

 developed, pure white. Face and head silvery white. Thorax white, 

 tipped posteriorly with black. Fore wings silvery white, with extreme 

 base of costa black and with three ochreous oblique costal streaks edged 

 with black, one of which is rather indistinct near the base, another on 

 the middle of the wing more pronounced, and one at apical third ; these 

 streaks terminate at about the middle of the wing, except the last, 

 which runs across the wing. There are six conspicuous tufts of raised 

 black scales in two longitudinal rows on the middle of the wing. Dorsal 

 part of the wing pure white, apical overlaid with ochreous and black 

 scales; the interval between it and the last costal streak appears as a 

 narrow angulated white fascia. Hind wings light fuscous, cilia yellow 

 ish. Abdomen and legs white; tarsal joints annulated with black. 



Alar expanse, 15 mm. 



Los Angeles, Cal. (D. W. Coquillett). 



Type. No. 9896, U. S. National Museum. 



A striking species, which reminds one of Motnpha eloisella 

 Clemens, but which can not be confused with any described 

 American gelechiid. 



Trichotaphe barnesiella, n. sp. 



Antennae purplish black, shortly ciliated. Second joint of labial palpi 

 dark purplish fuscous, terminal joint ochreous. Head blackish brown, 

 with purplish reflections; face somewhat lighter, iridescent. Thorax 

 blackish brown, patagia light creamy yellow. Fore wings with costal 

 half light creamy yellow in striking contrast to the dorsal half, which 

 is purplish brown; the two colors are sharply divided in the middle 

 of the wing; the yellow costal part which reaches nearly but not quite 



