2j6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [J u ly '7 



New Micro-lepidoptera. 



BY HENRY ENGEL, Merrick Museum, New Brighton, Pa. 



The species of Microlepidoptera described herewith are part 

 of a large number of species sent to Mr. Busck last winter for 

 determination. 



After studying this material Mr. Busck pronounced these and 

 several other species new and suggested that I describe them. 



My limited experience with the generic study of Micro- 

 lepidoptera precluded the possibility of my giving them their 

 proper position and I gladly accepted the kind offer of Mr. 

 Busck to give me notes on, and generic determinations of these 

 species. 



The diagnosis of the new genus Synallagma was prepared by 

 Mr. Busck. I gratefully acknowledge my obligation to him for 

 determining several hundred species of Microlepidoptera for 



me. 



Depressaria flavicomella n. sp. 



Antennae light ocherous. Labial palpi straw-yellow. On the basal 

 half of the second joint a few brownish scales are intermixed outwardly. 

 Face and head cream color. Thorax pale yellow. Forewing straw- 

 yellow, with sulphurous hue. Base of wing concolorous with thorax. 

 A diffuse rusty clouding over basal part of wing along dorsal margin, 

 and almost to costa. An inwardly oblique brown shade from the 

 outer discal spot to the dorsal suffusion. Outer discal spot centered 

 with white bordered with blackish outwardly. Inner discal spot 

 small and black. Discal and apical area sparsely obscured by brown- 

 ish scales. Along the costa is a series of brown spots, becoming 

 more pronounced on the apical half of the wing. A row of brown spots 

 along outer margin. Cilia concolorous with ground color. Hind wing 

 silvery white slightly darkened in apical region. A faint interrupted 

 line at base of cilia. Cilia silver white. Forewing beneath dark 

 ocherous, costa marked with pale yellow. Hindwing silvery white. 

 Abdomen pale yellow with two lateral brown lines on under side. 

 Legs silver gray. 



Expanse, 15-16 mm. 



Hab. New Brighton, Pa., June 12-27 (Merrick), Oak Sta- 

 tion, Pa. (MarlO'ff). 



Type No. 10,284, U. S. National Museum. Cotypes in the 

 Merrick Museum, New Brighton, Pa. 



This species is allied to Depressaria senicionella, Busck. Mr. 

 Busck kindly loaned me a cotype of it for comparison. The pale 



