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Zelleria haimbachi n. sp. 



Labial palpi, face and head pure white. Antennae white with ill-defined, 

 light, brown annulations. Thorax white edged posteriorly and laterally 

 with golden yellow; patagia golden yellow. Forewings light, golden yel- 

 low with a broad, central, longitudinal, white streak from base to apex; 

 outer half of costal edge, apical part of the wing and cilia slightly dusted 

 with black; cilia black. Hindwings silvery, whitish fuscous; cilia white. 

 Abdomen silvery white mixed with light yellow, anal tuft pure white. 

 Legs silvery white. Alar expanse: 12 mm. 



Habitat: Wenonah, N. J., F. Haimbach, collector. 



Type: Cat, No. 19247, U. S. N. M. 



Bred from short needle pine by Mr. Haimbach after whom this 

 striking little species is named. The species pupated June 31, 

 and the imago issued July 17. The species reminds one in color- 

 ation and pattern of Cerostoma (Abebcea) gerdanella Busck. 



Bucculatrix ilecella n. sp. 



Face silvery white. Tuft and head white mixed with ochreous fuscous. 

 Antenna white with dark brown annulations; eyecaps white. Thorax and 

 forewings white, suffused with light ochreous brown scales; two very ill- 

 defined faint crosslines of blackish brown scales, one from the middle and 

 one from apical third of costa obliquely outwards across the wing; three 

 or four small groups of blackish brown scales on the fold; cilia white with 

 dark brown basal line. Hindwings silvery fuscous with whitish cilia. 

 Abdomen silvery fuscous above with silvery white underside. Legs sil- 

 very white, indistinctly barred with blackish brown exteriorly. Alar ex- 

 panse: 4 mm. 



Habitat: Victoria, Tex., July, W. D. Hunter, Coll. 



Foodplant: Ilex species. 



Type: Cat. No. 19248, U. S. N. M. 



Probably the smallest species of this genus on record ; it belongs 

 in the pomifoUella group. Bred by Mr. Hunter from holly; the 

 cocoons are pure white strongly longitudinally ribbed; typical of 

 the genus, length 5 mm. 



Incurvaria gillettella n. sp. 



Labial and maxillary palpi dark brown, the former with bristles at the 

 end of the second joint. Head rusty red. Antenna' blackish brown with 

 white annulations. Thorax dark brown. Forewings dark brown with 

 three silvery white, angulated fasciae, the first from basal third of costa 

 inwardly inclined and partly obliterated to near the base of dorsum; the 

 second inwardly inclined from the middle of costa, sharply angulated on 

 the cell and thence outwardly bent to apical third of dorsum; the third 

 from apical third of costa, strongly inwardly curved, ending on vein 3, 

 without ;itt:iining the dorsal edge. Cilia brown with white lips. Hind- 



