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Passadena Hulst. 



The type of this genus, constantella Hulst, is obviously syn 

 onymous with Getulia flavidorsella Rag. Ragonot defined 

 Getulia from an African species, a 9 only, and later referred to 

 it his flavidorsella, first described under Anoristia from 9 9 

 only. Whether the African species has the same $ characters 

 as the American one is purely a matter of surmise at present and 

 I therefore retain Hulst's generic term and remove Getulia from 

 the North American list. 



Passadena flavidorsella Ragonot. 



I have the species from Los Angeles, Cal., May (D. W. Co- 

 quillett), Argus Mountains, Cal., May, 1891 (A. Koebele), Tuc 

 son, Ariz., March 13, 1898 (E. A. Schwarz), Catalina Springs, 

 Ariz., April 10, 1898 (E. A. Schwarz), Oracle, Ariz., July 15 

 (E. A. Schwarz), Colora'o, New Mex., July 10, at light (T. D. 

 A. Cockerell). 



The maxillary palpi in the g are pencil tufted and the species 

 falls near Etiella Zell., but is distinguished therefrom by the 

 shorter labial palpi. 



Myelois fragilella, n. sp. 



Fore wings with n veins, 4 and 5 stalked, 8 and 9 stalked; hind wings 

 with 8 veins, 2 long before the angle of the cell, 4 and 5 stalked, cell long; 

 tongue strong; labial palpi upturned, maxillary palpi filiform ; $ antennae 

 simple. 



Fragile and slender. Fore wings light gray, white mixed with ciner 

 eous and black; lines not contrasted, narrow, white, their blackish edges 

 more conspicuous than the lines. Inner oblique, distinctly and strongly 

 produced outward on submedian fold, blackish edged within. Discal 

 dots elongate, well separated, blackish. Outer line minutely angled on 

 discal and submedian folds, dark edged within. Terminal line of scattered 

 dark scales. Hind wing translucent, pale fuscous outwardly. Expanse 

 21 mm. 



One JS Pecos, New Mexico, at light June 21 (T. D. A. Cock 

 erell). 



Type. No. 793 1, U. S. National Museum. 



Varneria, n. gen. 



Fore wings with 9 veins, 3 and 4 stalked, 5 and 8 absent. 10 from the 

 cell ; hind wings with 6 veins, 2 near the angle of the cell, 3 and 4 stalked, 

 5 and 8 absent. Tongue distinct, scaled, but very short, about equalling 

 the length of the head. Palpi upturned above vertex, second joint reach 

 ing vertex, third half as long as second or over. 



