142 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



AciPTiLUS Belfragei, n. s. 



Front of head ochreous brown, vertex pale brownish gray. Palpi 

 brown above, whitish underneath. Antennae pale brown. Thorax pale 

 brownish gray, tegulae whitish. Abdomen pale brownish ochreous, striped 

 longitudinally with fine white lines, and copiously marked with short 

 blackish streaks. Anterior and middle femora and tibiae striped longi- 

 tudinally with whitish and dark brown lines, tarsi cream color with brown 

 shading on one side. Posterior tibiae and tarsi cream color ; spurs cream 

 color tipped with brown. 



Fore wings cleft about two-fifths, brownish gray, dusted with dark 

 brown scales. There is an oblique brown patch at base of fissure, bor- 

 dered posteriorly with white ; a small brown spot midway between the last 

 and base of wing, two longitudinal brown marks on the costa of first lobe 

 and one or two brown dots on inner margin of the same lobe near the 

 apex. Cilia of the fissure pale brown, at apex of second lobe whitish, 

 on inner margin pale brown. Hind wings brownish cinereous with pale 

 brown cilia. Under side of wings brownish cinereous, at the extremities 

 of the lobes gray from admixture of white scales. Alar expanse i8 mil. 



Described from one $ taken at Clifton, Texas, May i6, 1879, by G. 

 W. Belfrage, to whom the species is respectfully dedicated. 



Trichoptilus ochrodactylus, n. s. 



Head and palpi pale ochreous. Palpi cylindrical, extending horizon- 

 tally beyond the head by about half its length, second joint somewhat 

 thickened all around by raised scales, third joint rather stout, longer than 

 the second joint, pointed. Antennae with a longitudinal brown line 

 above, bordered by a fine white line on each side, beneath pale ochreous. 

 Anterior part of thorax concolorous with head, posterior portion and 

 abdomen light cream color, the latter nearly pure white beneath. Legs 

 white, striped longitudinally with pale brownish ochreous ; posterior tibiae 

 with a band of raised ochreous scales before each pair of spurs ; spurs 

 brown on one side, white on the other. 



Fore wings very narrow, cleft rather more than half, the anterior lobe 

 tapering to a very fine point, posterior lobe linear, almost thread-like. 

 Color pale ochreous, approaching to c^-eam color, with a very slight 

 brownish tinge on anterior lobe. A minute brown spot at base of anterior 

 lobe reaches from base of fissure half-way to costa. Costal cilia of 

 anterior lobe brownish ochreous, with a longitudinal white spot at the 



