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Elachista (?) orichalcella Clemens. 



One type in poor condition and without wings on left side, 

 Clemens' No. 421 ; alar exp., 6 mm. 



Not having any material of this species for structural study, I 

 am unable to pronounce on Stainton's opinion that it is probably 

 not an Elachista. The type has the general aspect of this genus, 

 but is not in sufficiently good condition to furnish information on 

 the generic characters. 

 Brenthia virginiella Clemens. 



One specimen (type?) with Clemens' label, but without his 

 usual number ; in poor condition, left wings missing and right 

 wings rubbed ; alar exp., 10 mm. 



This is the same, as far as the condition allows determination, 

 as the present conception of the species, namely, a variety of the 

 previously described Brenthia injlatella Clemens.* 

 Gracilaria blandella Clemens. 



The type of this species is lost. 



The walnut feeder, suggested by Chambers to be this species, 

 and redescribed by himf with his provisional name juglandivor- 

 ella, agrees well with Clemens' description, and his name should 

 stand for the species. Bred specimens are in U. S. National Mu 

 seum from Washington, D. C. 

 Tinea tapetzella Linnaeus. 



The specimen identified by Clemens as this species, bearing his 

 No. 126, is found in good condition and proves it to be the Euro 

 pean species, which is now known under the generic name 

 Trichophaga Ragonot. The species supposed to be a variety of 

 it, Tinea occidentella Chambers, is a quite distinct Tinea, as 

 Chambers' type in Cambridge proves. 

 Coleophora cratipennella Clemens. 



One perfect specimen, thus labeled by Clemens but without any 

 number, is found in the collection. It agrees with Clemens' de 

 scription and undoubtedly represents the species, though it may 

 not be the original type. Alar, exp., 14 mm. 



Specimens collected by the writer at Washington, D. C., and 

 corhpared with Clemens' specimen are in the U. S. National 

 Museum. Chambers' type of Coleophora gigantella is there also. 

 It proves synonymous with cratipennella as the descriptions would 

 indicate. 

 Gelechia fungivorella Clemens. 



Four types, Clemens' Nos. 455, 456, 457, and 458 ; alar exp., 

 1 2 m m . 



These agree with my conception of Aristotclia fungivorella 

 and with my bred specimens, but are very distinct from the fol 

 lowing species with which I had associated it. 



* Kearfott, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc., x, p. in, 1902. 

 f Can. Ent., v, p. 13 , 187 3. 



