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An easily distinguished species of the group barnesiellae Busck 

 and like this species with the horny prominence on the face, which 

 presumably indicates that the species are internal feeders. Other 

 closely allied species, G. variabilis Busck and texanella Chambers, 

 do not possess this structure. The venation approaches that of 

 Gnorimoschema with 6 and 7 of hindwings nearly parallel. 



Gelechia paralogella, new species. 



Second joint of labial palpi light ochreous above, with large, deep 

 black, divided brush; terminal joint black with ochreous apex. Antennae 

 black. Face pearly white, irridescent. Head and thorax black. Fore- 

 wings blackish brown, nearly black; from the base below costa runs a 

 short deep black line dotted with single bright ochreous scales; an indis- 

 tinct longitudinal row of black dots from the middle to beyond the end of 

 the cell, each black dot edged exteriorly with a few light ochreous scales; 

 a few similarly edged black dots on the fold. Cilia dark brown, dusted 

 with white atoms. Hindwings light fuscous. Abdomen blackish brown. 

 Legs black with ochreous annulations. Alar expanse: 17 mm. 



Habitat: San Diego, Cal., W. S. Wright, collector. 



Type: Cat. No. 20070, U. S. N. M. 



Nearest to the eastern Gelechia trialbamaculeUa Chambers. 



Gelechia diversella, new species. 



Labial palpi long slender with short furrowed tuft on second joint ; 

 whitish fuscous mottled with black. Face and head light ochreous fus- 

 cous. Thorax darker fuscous. Forewings narrow, pointed; the whitish 

 ground color is closely overlaid with reddish fuscous scales, which denote 

 the general color of the insect; a large illdefined reddish brown spot on the 

 cell; a similar spot at the end of the cell, above and below which is a black 

 costal and dorsal spot; a small black streak on the fold; a series of illde- 

 fined black spots around the apical and terminal margin. Cilia light 

 ochreous. Hindwings light fuscous with ochreous cilia. Abdomen ochre- 

 ous fuscous. Legs with,broad black annulations. Alar expanse: 15-17 mm. 



Habitat: San Diego, Cal., W. S. Wright, collector. 



Type: Cat. No. 20069, U. S. N. M. 



Closely allied to Gelechia puertella Busck and barnesiella Busck, 

 but smaller and without the facial horny prominence found in these 

 species. 



Gelechia tiotandella, new species. 



Second joint of labial palpi with large divided brush, which become- 

 gradually shorter towards apex; white strongly mottled with black and 

 brown scales; terminal joint white with black apex. Face light fuscous, 

 iridescent white in center. Head and thorax light fuscous. Kan-wings 

 dark fuscous, longitudinally streaked with whitish fuscous, except on 



