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of the wings, but usually contains a few black scales; along the costal 

 margin there are small black and yellowish patches, alternately arranged, 

 producing a somewhat striated appearance; a black crescent-shaped line 

 on disk, wkh white discal spot beyond it. Hind wings smoky gray, 

 with cilia more yellowish. Legs yellow, much shaded with fuscous out- 

 wardly, except at joints. 



Alar expanse, 15 to 17 mm. 



Described from six specimens bred by the writer on H\- 

 pericuni prolificum. Larvae were taken at Great Falls, Vir- 

 ginia, April 26, 1909. Adults emerged May 26-27, 1909. 



Type: No. 12853, U. S. National Museum. 



This species is quite close to curviliniella Beutenmiiller, but 

 is much darker and somewhat smaller. 



Family GELECHIID^. 

 PTYCERATA, new genus. 



Type'. Ptycerata busckella Ely. 



Antenna; somewhat serrulate, with very fine, short setae. Palpi with 

 second joint with Ypsolophus-Vfot brush, rough above; terminal joint as 

 long as second, at right angles to it and directed upward. Fore wings 

 elongate, pointed, cilia about apex short; with 12 veins, 7 and S out of 6, 

 the rest separate. Hind wings under 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex 

 pointed, produced, termen emarginate; cilia 2; with S veins, <> and 7 con- 

 nate, 5 midway between 4 and 6, 3 and 4 widely separate. 



This genus is close to Paltodora Meyrick in venation, but 

 may be separated from it by the palpi, which are similar to 

 those borne by TpsolopJms Fabricus. 



Ptycerata busckella, new species. 



Antennae yellowish. Palpi with second joint white above toward tip, 

 brown below; terminal joint white, shaded with brown. Head and pa- 

 tagia white; thorax darker. Abdomen and legs yellowish. Fore wings 

 creamy white, with three small, somewhat elongate brown spots, one on 

 middle of wing, another on fold below the first and nearer base of wing, 

 the third at the end of cell. Hind wings smoky yellow, cilia paler. 



Expanse, 14 to 15 mm. 



Described from five specimens from East River, Connecti- 

 cut, July 12 to 26, 1909 (Chas. R. Ely). 



Type: No. 12881, U. S. National Museum. 



Two other specimens are in the U. S. National Museum 

 collection of slides, mentioned below. One specimen is from 

 Essex County, New Jersey, June 17, 1900 (W. D. Kearfott), 

 and the other from Hazelton, Pennsylvania, 1907 (W. G. 

 Dietz). 



