OF WASHINGTON. 



A NEW TORTRICID FROM THE SEA SHORE. 



(Ancylis maritima, n. sp.) 



By HARRISON G. DYAR. 



While at Weekapaug, Rhode Island, last summer, I observed 

 the leaves of the beach pea {Lathyrus maritima) to be much 

 eaten by the larva of a small Tortricid. The leaves were spun 

 together in pairs and the half of the leaf within eaten away to 

 the outer epidermis, the frass being retained in the cavity. 

 Larger leaves were folded over to form a similar cavity. The 

 larvae were yellowish, without marks or other distinctive char 

 acters. 



The moths were bred the same season, and proved to be a 

 species of Ancylis unlike any known to me, for which I propose 

 the name maritima, as it seems confined to the beach pea, which 

 grows only in the shore sand. The moths resemble scmiovana 

 Zeller, lundana Fabricius, and laclniana Zeller. The ground 

 color is largely dull ochraceous, being white only at the edges of 

 the dark markings. The basal oval dark patch has an irregular 

 ity on its upper edge which, in some specimens, is resolved into 

 a blackish dash. The median oblique costal band is brown, 

 often darker on the costal part, the median portion becoming 

 faint, its shape much as in Zeller's figure of angulifasciana. A 

 series of white and brown bars at apex. The hind wings are 

 blackish, with pale fringe. Expanse of wings 1012 mm. 



The types of Ancylis maritima are ten bred specimens, one 

 of which is in the collection of Mr. W. D. Kearfott, the others 

 in the National Museum, type No. 8140. 



A NEW PHYCITID FROM THE FOOTHILLS. 



(Lcetilia jiskeella, n. sp.) 

 By HARRISON G. DYAR. 



Among a collection of some thirty-five species of Phycitmse, 

 made by Mr. W. F. Fiske at Tryon, North Carolina, last sum 

 mer, is one which appears to be new, and which I \vould de 

 scribe as follows : 

 Lsetilia fiskeella, n. sp. 



Fore wings with n veins, 4 and 5 stalked, not in line with the median 

 vein, 7 and 8 stalked, 8 rather weak, 10 and n from the cell ; hind wings 

 with 7 veins, 2 shortly before angle of cell. 3 and 4 stalked, cell rather less 

 than half the length of the wing. Palpi slender, second joint curved, as- 



