OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XI, 1909. 181 



tuft, otherwise dark fuscous. Legs ochreous, strongly mottled with 

 hbck and \vitli hlack tarsal annulatioiis. 

 Alar expanse. 12 mm. 



Habitat San Diego, California. May. L. E. Ricksecker, 

 coll. 



Type No. 12687, U. S. National Museum. 



Received from Mr. W. D. Kearfott, who has additional spec- 

 imens. 



A pretty species, recognizable by the yellow head and 

 thorax: it will find its place next to G". abdominella Busck ; the 

 peculiar coloration of the abdomen found in the type specimens 

 of the latter species is not present in many additional specimens 

 since obtained and must have been due to some accident, prob- 

 ably produced by the chemicals in the killing bottle. Gelechia 

 Icncanicclla has veins 6 and 7 in the hind wings stalked, 3 and 

 4 connate, and vein 6 in the fore wings out of the base of 7. 



Gelechia paraplutella, new species. 



Labial palpi cream}- white ; extreme base of second joint and the 

 terminal joint sprinkled with black scales ; brush well developed, fur- 

 rowed. Antennae deep black*. Face and head creamy white. Thorax 

 light clay-yellow, patagina black. Fore wings black'sb fuscous with 

 entire dorsal part below the fold light reddish yellow : in faded spec- 

 imens this color becomes yellowish white. Hind wings light fuscous. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous with light anal tuft. Legs ochreous on their 

 inner sides, heavily barred with black externally : tarsi with broad 

 black annulations. 



Alar expanse, 11 to 12 mm. 



Habitat San Diego, Cal. May and July. L. E. Ricksecker. 

 coll.; Los Angeles, California, June, Dyar and Caudell, coll. 



7 V/T No. 12688, L T . S. National Museum. 



A very distinctly marked species near the preceding. Vein 

 o in the fore wing is out of the base of 7 ; 6 and 7 of the hind 

 wings are approximate, and 3 and 4 connate. 



Gelechia sedulitella, new species. 



Labial palpi blackish brown, mottled with white on their inner sides; 

 tuft on second joint short, furrowed: terminal joint as long as Mrond. 

 Face, bead, and thorax blackish brown with bluish iridescence, espr 

 daily on the face. Fore wings dark brown, mottled with lighter brown, 

 black and white; basal third unmottled, rather darker than the rest of 

 the wing and limited by a narrow indistinct blackish oblique streak 

 across the wing. A series of five tufts of raised scales parallel with 



