OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIX. 191? 135 



distinguendus Fairmaire 1893, 1903. 

 (sordidus Marshal 1802) == emarginatus. 



stangli Schwarz & Barber 1918 .... Luzon 



(sulcatus Gory in Guerin-Meneville 1835) == senegalensis. 



(tesselatus Ziegler 1844, Lacordaire 1854 Eastern U. S. 



(genotype of Sperchopsis LeConte 1861 transferred to ////<// -<>l>i KX, Horn 



1873, 1890). 

 (verrucosus Marsham 1802) == emarginatus. 



A NEW COLEOPHORA INJURIOUS TO APPLE IN CALIFORNIA. 1 



(Lepidoptera; Coleophoridae.) 



BY CARL HEINRICH, 

 Specialist in Forest Lepidoptera, U. S. Bureau of Entomoloyu. 



Coleophora volckei n. sp. 



Palpi iridescent ochreous on outer sides, silver white around base of 

 second joint and on entire inner side, long slender; third joint two-thirds 

 as long as second; a rather prominent tuft on joint two. Antennae silver 

 white below, white above faintly banded with golden ochreous; basal joint 

 tufted above with ochreous scales. Tongue white at base shading to ochre- 

 ous. Face, head, and thorax iridescent ochreous. Forewings uniform 

 iridescent ochreous. Hind wings a trifle more grayish; cilia of fore and 

 hind wings concolorous, grayish ochreous, somewhat more yellowish at 

 base. Legs silver white streaked with blackish ochreous on the outsides. 

 Abdomen white below, ochreous above; anal tuft ochreous with a few white 

 scales interspersed. Alar expanse 15 mm. 



Habitat. Watsonville, Cal. 



Food Plant. Apple. 



Type. Cat. No. 21464 U. S. Nat. Museum. 



Described from five moths reared June 7-11, !!)!(), at the 

 Bureau of Entomology from larvae collected by Mr. W. D. 

 Volcke, who states that the species is injurious to apple in Cali- 

 fornia, mining the leaves and occasionally feeding upon the fruit 

 itself. Superficially the species resembles the eastern apple 

 feeder, C. fletcherella Fern., but is readily distinguished by its 

 larger size, the white markings on palpi, legs, and abdomen and 

 its very different larval case. 



'Due to the unexpected delay in the publication of this; article this 

 species was described in an article on its biologV by W. D. Volcki-. Mo. 

 Bull. Calif. Cornm. Hort.. vol. 7, 1917, p. 463-4(17. 



