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light ochreous; at the end of the cell a barely perceptible darker 

 brown spot. Hind wings whitish fuscous; cilia ochreous. Abdomen 

 and legs whitish ochreous. 

 Alar expanse, 22-24 mm - 



Montclair, N. J. (W. D. Kearfott) ; Tryon, N. C. (W. F. 

 Fiske). 



Type. No. 11945, U. S. National Museum. Co-types in 

 Kearfott collection and Museum Walsingham. 



Closely related to the following species and to B. unipunc- 

 tella Clemens, but at once distinguished by the darker rich 

 brown color and the light costal edge. 



Brachyloma querciella, n. sp. 



Labial palpi whitish; second joint shaded with light fuscous ex- 

 teriorly. Face whitish. Thorax dark gray. Fore wings light ochreous 

 gray with a very strong lustre; the fold slightly darker; at the end of 

 the cell are two blackish dots one above and somewhat nearer the base 

 of the wing than the other. Hind wings whitish fuscous. Abdomen 

 ochreous fuscous, anal tuft whitish. Legs whitish, front legs dark 

 fuscous anteriorly. 



Alar expanse, 22-24 mm. 



Hazleton, Pa. (W. G. Dietz) ; Montclair, N. J. (W. D. 

 Kearfott) ; Sulphur Springs, Pa. (O. Heidemann). 



Foodplant. Quercus (Di , z, Kearfott). 



Type. No. 11946, U. S. National Museum. Co-types in 

 Kearfott collection and Museum Walsingham. 



Similar in size and wing form to the foregoing species, but 

 very distinct in coloration. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF ELEVEN NEW NORTH AMERICAN 

 PYRALIDJE, WITH NOTES ON A FEW OTHERS. 1 



[Lepidoptera.] 



By HARRISON G. DYAR. 

 Subfamily NYMPHULIN^E. 



Elophila daemonalis, n. sp. 



Grayish white, the ground color largely overlaid by the markings; 

 markings resting on the costal edge of fore wing brown, consisting of 

 a large wedge-shaped mark near the base, beyond which the inner line 



' Published by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



