OF WASHINGTON. 227 



One male. 



Type. No. 6730, U. S. National Museum. 

 3984. Metanema excelsa Strk. 



Bred from a green larva on oak. 

 4007. Caberodes confusaria Hiibn. 



The specimens are all undersized. 



There are, besides, one Noctuid in rather poor condition and 

 two Geometrids not in the National Museum and which I cannot 

 place by Hulst's tables, as but a single sex is before me. 



Superfamily TINEOIDEA (in part). 



4329. Evergestis funalis Grote. 



4342. Nomophila noctuella Den. & Schiff. 



4358. Loxostege sticticalis Linn. 



4359. Loxostege commixtalis Walk. 

 4374. Loxostege nasonialis Zell. 

 4404. Phlyctsenia itysalis Walk. 

 4476. Cornifrons simalis Grote. 

 4516. Pyralis farinalis Linn. 



4614. Thaumatopsis repandus Grote. 

 4618. Ommatopteryx ocelleus Haw. 

 4727. Ambesa laetella Grt. 

 4849. Hulstea undulatella Clem. 



Thirty-two specimens, the most abundant species of Lepidop- 

 tera in the collection. June and July. 



Homoeosoma elongellum, n. sp. 



Near uncanale Hulst, but the wings longer and narrower and more 

 whitish gray. Fore wing very narrow and elongate, stone gray, from 

 rather sparse black scales on a gray white ground, less numerous along 

 costal edge. Inner line whitish, very slightly produced outwardly cen 

 trally, followed by a broad black shade; two superposed black discal dots; 

 outer line whitish, confused, not contrasted, edged within by black which 

 runs obscurely to the discal dots at the slight upper indentation of the 

 line; an obsolete lower indentation on submedian fold. Hind wing 

 whitish, veins and margins gray. Expanse, 21-22 mm. 



Three specimens, July 23 and 26. 



Type. No. 6746, Q. S. National Museum. 



Maricopa lustrella K , n. sp. 



<3\ fore wings with n veins, 2 and 3 separate near end of cell, 4 and 5 

 stalked, 8 and 9 long stalked, 10 and n from cell; hind wings with 7 

 veins, 2 shortly before end of cell, 3 and 4 stalked. Palpi slender, closely 

 scaled, projecting about the length of the head in front, porrect; tongue 

 small, apparently coiled ; antennae simple, scarcely pubescent, slightly 

 bent at base; wings elongate, trigonate. 



Fore wing shining gray; ground color shining lilacine pale cinereous, 



