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Named in honor of Mr. August Busck, to whom the writer 

 is indebted for assistance in naming and describing this genus 

 and species, and others referred to in this paper. 



Upon taking the specimens from Connecticut, mentioned 

 above, to the U. S. National Museum for identification, they 

 were found by Mr. Busck to be identical with a specimen from 

 which he had prepared a slide in 1900, and had labeled "n. 

 gen. near Paltodora" but had not described for lack of more 

 material. Another slide was also found prepared from an 

 unique specimen from Dr. W. G. Dietz. Mr. Busck very 

 generously allowed the writer the use of this material for the 

 purpose of describing this insect. 



Gelechia argentipunctella, new species. 



Antennae black, with yellowish annulation at tip of basal segment. 

 Palpi with second joint exteriorly black, flecked with white, anteriorly 

 white; terminal joint black, white at base and tip. Head and thorax a 

 very dark purplish, almost black, the posterior scales of thorax pure 

 white, forming a large white spot, particularly evident when the wings 

 are folded. Fore wings with the ground-color of the same tint as thorax; 

 a white spot on costa at the apical third, shaded with black anteriorly; 

 two black discal spots shaded with white near middle of wing and a sim- 

 alar one on fold, below the first and nearer the base. Hind wings yel- 

 lowish, with concolorous cilia; in the male a heavy straw-colored pencil 

 of long hairs from vein 1 near base on upper side of wing. Abdomen 

 and legs with ground-color similar to fore wings, with yellowish annula- 

 tions, rough yellow hairs on hind tibiae. 



Expanse, 17 mm. 



Described from five specimens from East River, Connecticut, 

 July 7, 1908, and July 10 to 12, 1909 (Chas. R. Ely). 



Type: No. 12882, U. S. National Museum, 



This species slightly resembles Gelechia trialbamaculella 

 Chambers, but may be distinguished from it as well as the 

 other species of Gelechia by means of the white thoracic spot 

 and the straw-colored pencil on hind wing of the male. 



Under the heading "Short notes and exhibition of speci- 

 mens," Dr. Howard exhibited specimens of the membracid 

 Campylenchia curvata Fab. (fig. 1), which had been handed 

 to him by Mr. Vernon Bailey, of the Bureau of Biological 

 Survey, with the statement that he had found them clinging 

 to the stem of Astragalus gracilis at Marmath, North Dakota, 

 July 31, among the seed-pods of the weed which they so 



