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wing to termen ; on the middle of the fold is a short longitudinal black 

 streak, above this in the cell is a larger longitudinal streak, and at 

 the end of the cell is a third very short black streak or dot. A few 

 single black scales are sprinkled over the apical half of the wing along 

 costal and dorsal edge. Cilia pure white, with base, tip, and two 

 transverse lines black. Hind wing light ochreous fuscous. Abdomen 

 ochreons. Anterior legs white, with a longitudinal black line through 

 their entire length ; posterior legs pure white, tarsi shaded with ochreous 

 and with each joint tipped with black. 

 Alar expanse, 15 mm. 



Bright Angel, Ariz. (H. S. Barber). 



Type. No. 9891, U. S. National Museum. 



The species is closest to Paltodora magnella Busck, but 

 smaller, brighter ochreous in color, and without the costo- 

 apical white dashes. The peculiar ornamentation of the fore 

 legs makes easy the distinction of this species from all de 

 scribed American species of the genus except dietriella Busck, 

 which has a similar ornamentation not mentioned in the descrip 

 tion. The wing color and markings, however, separate it from 

 this rather dark ochreous species. 



Sophronia primella, n. sp. 



Antennae shining dark brown, without color annulations. Labial 

 palpi whitish, mottled with ochreous fuscous, especially on the exterior 

 side and in the large well-developed brush. Face whitish. Head and 

 thorax whitish ochreous, strongly mottled with dark ochreous and 

 fuscous scales. Fore wings ochreous, mottled and longitudinally 

 streaked with white, black, and fuscous. Costal edge from base to 

 apical third white, edged below by a narrow streak strongly mottled 

 with fuscous. Below it is a nearly unmottled area of clear ochreous, 

 reaching to the middle of the wing and only transversed by a single 

 dark line on the subcostal vein. From base through the center of the 

 wing run close beside each other two parallel black lines, interrupted 

 at the end of the cell by a round brown dot, but continued on the 

 other side nearly to a small round black dot at apex. The dorsal part 

 of the wing is rather freely dusted with white and brown scales and 

 on the middle of the fold is an oblong brown dot. Cilia long, white, 

 with two dark lines parallel with the edge of the wing and with a long 

 thin deep black pencil at apex, which is slightly falcate. Hind wings 

 light ochreous fuscous; cilia light ochreous. Abdomen dark fuscous. 

 Legs ochreous, tarsi annulated with black.' 



Alar expanse, 17 mm. 



Arizona, Colorado, Texas (?). 



Type. No. 9892, U. S. National Museum. 



