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Venation as in the type of the genus ; fore wings 12 veins ; 



7 and 8 stalked ; 7 to costa ; rest separate. Hind wings with 



8 veins ; 5 and 6 stalked ; rest separate. Basal joint of antennae 

 with pecten. 



To this genus belong the European schrankella Hiibner, 

 terminella Westwood, and raschiella Zeller. The American 

 Mompha engelella Busck also falls in this genus, as indicated 

 in the original description. 



Psacaphora purpuriella, new species. 



Labial palpi, head, and thorax dark shining purple ; antennae purple. 

 Basal half of forewings uniformly dark shining purple. Apical half 

 bright brick-red with a large purple spot in the middle and with a small 

 white costal dash at apical fifth ; cilia and extreme apex and tornus 

 purplish black ; the dark parts on the apical half of the wing have in 

 some lights a strong metallic golden reflection. Hind wings purplish 

 black. Abdomen and legs uniformly purplish black, with strong metallic 

 reflection. 



Alar expanse, 12 mm. 



Habitat Florissant, Colorado, "at flowers of Argentina an- 

 scrina Linn. ;" T. D. A. Cockerell, collector. 



TypcV. S. National Museum No. 12268. 



A brilliant insect, typical of the genus, with vein 3 and 4 in 

 hind wing connate, as it is often found in specimens of the 

 type of the genus. 



Perimede particornella, new species. 



Labial palpi bronzy fuscous. Face light bronzy fuscous. Antennae 

 dark bronzy, with apical third white. Head and thorax dark bronzy 

 brown. Fore wings shining dark bronzy brown with three small dull 

 black dots of slightly raised scales, one on the middle of the fold, one 

 on the middle of the wing, and one at the end of the cell. Hind wings 

 shining whitish fuscous ; cilia ocherous fuscous. Abdomen ocherous 

 fuscous; female with short, stout flattened horny ovipositor. Legs 

 uniformly dark fuscous; tuft on hind tibia somewhat lighter. 



Alar expanse, 12 mm. 



Habitat Washington, D. C, and Plummer's Island, Mary- 

 land ; Busck, collector. 



TypeU. S. National Museum No. 12269. 



Typical of the genus; easily recognized by the shining fore 

 wings and the white-tipped antennae. 



Heliodines metallicella, new species. 



Palpi and head dark steel gray with strong bluish metallic reflections. 

 Thorax dark metallic blue. Fore wings deep orange-red; base of the 



