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nearly complete venation. Of more recent genera it shows a 

 certain resemblance to Hippiochaetcs Meyrick, which has a 

 tufted head, and to Amath\ntis Meyrick, which obviously dif- 

 fers in the bristled palpi, as well as markedly different venation. 

 In North America the flattened body, smooth head and folded 

 maxillary palpi will immediately distinguish it, save perhaps 

 from a few Cosmopterygidae, which differ in their smooth, 

 regularly tapering third palpal segment, and the sinuate costa of 

 the hind wing. In my family key it will run to the Acro- 

 lepiidae, but is easily distinguished by the separate Ml and 2 

 of the hind wing, and completely smooth head. By Hampson's 

 key (Nov. Zool. 25: 387, 393. 1918) it runs to the Lyonetiadae, 

 family No. 84. 



There is only the following species (genotype) : 



Phaeoses sabinella, new species. 



Shining gray-brown (mouse gray) ; ridge between antennae, face and 

 under side much paler, dirty white; outer side of fore coxae and femora, 

 fore tibiae and tarsi, part of middle femora, especially toward the base 

 and apex, and on the outer side, and shorter spurs of middle tibiae, 

 brown ; middle tibiae and shorter spurs of hind tibiae somewhat shaded 

 with brown. There is little variation in a series of nearly fifty speci- 

 mens of varying quality, but on account of the brilliant gloss it is impos- 

 sible to form an accurate judgment of the shades of color, especially 

 on the legs. Expanse 9 mm. 



The male genitalia (Plate V, figure 2) are not unlike those of related 

 forms. The part considered to be the uncus (Un) is a chitinization on 

 each side of the anal opening, continuous with the tegtimcn O'.rT), which 

 is itself continuous with the vincuhtm (i.vS}. There is no chitinization 

 at all in the mid-dorsal line, and the lateral suture is indicated only by 

 the articulation of the valve (V). The valves are ankylosed with the 

 JM.vta and cannot be opened beyond the position figured. The valve is 

 provided on its inner face with a mass of basally directed hair near the 

 apex, and a patch of spines near the base, which are indicated on the 

 right side of the figure as visible by transparency. 



Sabine River, Louisiana, opposite Orange, Texas, June 20, 

 1917: holotypc and numerous paratypes ; Biloxi, Mississippi, 

 June 13, 1917, paratypes; Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, June 17, 

 1917, one paratype. Types Cornell U., No. 594. 



The four species remaining are somewhat less aberrant in 

 character, although each is so distinct from its relatives that 

 some would consider it worthy of a genus. It seems best to 



