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very oblique, black costal streak and before apical tbird is another 

 larger black costal streak, which attenuated reaches to apex and which 

 rs partly edged above with white scales ; below and between these costal 

 streaks is a longitudinal black streak on the fold, basally wider, and 

 curving abruptly downwards, without, however, reaching the dorsal 

 edge. Entire wing, but more especially the apical part and the base of 

 the cilia, dusted with black atoms. Cilia dark fuscous, with two black 

 crossbars. Abdomen dark fuscous above, underside silvery white. 

 Legs silvery ochreous with narrow black tarsal annulations. 

 Alar expanse, 8 mm. 



Food plant : Sporobolus auroides. 



Habitat Cimarron, New Mexico. Collected and bred by 

 C. N. Ainslie. 



Type No. 12691, U. S. National Museum. 



A typical Bucculatrix of the pomifoliella group. Cocoon 

 pure white, slender, pointed spindle-shaped, evenly ribbed. 

 Length 8 mm. 



Bucculatrix koebelella, new species. 



Face iridescent white. Tuft ochreous fuscous, mixed with white. 

 Thorax ochreous fuscous. Fore wings with the white ground- 

 color largely obscured by ochreous fuscous scaling and blackish 

 ornamentation. A blackish fuscous streak from base along the 

 fold is followed by a short black streak below the middle of the 

 wing; a blackish fuscous oblique streak from basal third of the costa 

 and a black longitudinal spot just before apex. The interval between 

 the fold and the costal black streak is nearly or quite pure white; tin- 

 rest of the wing evenly suffused with ochreous fuscous. Cilia 

 ochreons, with an indistinct black crossbar. Hind wings light fuscous; 

 cilia ochreous. Abdomen light iridescent fuscous, with ochreous anal 

 tuft. Legs silvery fuscous, with ochreous hairs and indistinct black 

 tarsal annulations. 



Alar expanse. 8 mm. 



Food plant: Arthnisia calif arnica. 



Habitat Los Angeles, California. March. A. Koebele, coll. 

 Type Xo. 12602, U. S. National Museum. 

 Described from a large bred series in the exquisite mounting 

 of Mr. Koebele. 



Bucculatrix albertiella, new species. 



Face and eye caps white, dotted with dark ochreous. Tuft reddish 

 ichreous. Antennae white, with dark brown annulations. Thorax 

 white, dotted with dark ochreous. Fore wings ochreous white, over- 

 laid with bright brownish ochreous and evenly dusted with black 



