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absolutely sure that gossypiella is a Pectinophora, but we can as 

 yet only strongly suspect that it is a Platyedra. 



Unfortunately no specimens of either stage of I'ilclla are at 

 present available in United States, but our European colleagues 

 should be in position this coming season to settle this question 

 definitely and if the synonomy is proven, it will of course be 

 adopted at once. 



Until then I should advise that the name Pectinophora be 

 retained for gossypiella, especially in America, where this generic 

 name has entered so deeply into the economic literature and 

 even into our laws and courts. 

 Anacampsis Curtis; Compsolechia Meyrick. 



In (Exotic Microlepidoptera vol, ii, p. 137-138) 1918, Meyrick 

 has divided the well known cosmopolitan genus Anacampsis 

 Curtis (type : populella Clerck) by the erection of the genus Com- 

 psolechia (type: diortha Meyrick) which he states: "includes all 

 those numerous South American species hitherto referred to 

 Anacampsis and also such North American forms as agrimoniella, 

 Inpinella, niveopuhella, and rhoifructella; it is distinguished by the 

 smooth palpi, cubital pecten and hardly sinuate termen of 

 hindwings and is undoubtedly natural and well defined." 



The name Anacampsis Meyrick applies to the genus Agriastsi 

 Meyrick, "since the type, populella, possesses the characteristic 

 structure: scales of second joint palpi roughly expanded above, 

 slight but appreciable tufts of fore wings, cubital pecten and 

 hardly sinuate termen of hindwings." 



The only characters, which Meyrick gives and is able to give to 

 distinguish his Compsolechia from Anacampsis are the smooth 

 second labial joint against the roughly expanded scales above and 

 the smooth forewings against the slight but appreciable tufts in 

 Anacampsis. Both of these characters are untenable and vary 

 in otherwise closely allied species. Attempts toward a roughened 

 upper edge of the palpi are found in most of the smoothly scaled 

 species of the genus, and it depends merely on the length of the 

 scales, whether they protrude and become "rough" or not; 

 tendency to raised scales on the wings is also common in the 

 genus and all gradations are found from the quite smooth wings 

 of agrimoniella Clemens, to the very rough panamanian A. 

 phytomiella Busck. 



Differences of opinion as to the generic value of these characters 

 are of course dependable, but the impossibility of this generic 

 division is made apparent by Meyrick's concluding remarks. 

 After including the North American inocitlclla Zeller in Ana- 

 campsis together with populella Clerck, of Europe against niveo- 

 pnlvella Chambers, and rhoifructella Chambers, which he places 



