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that genus, and make it the type of this. Bifasciella is not a very appro- 

 priate name for that species, since it is seldom that the second fascia can 

 properly be called a fascia at all ; usually it is only indicated by a slightly 

 paler shade of the yellowish brown color of that part of the wing between 

 the small white costal and dorsal streaks at the beginning of the ciliae, 

 and sometimes these streaks are not at all distinct. The specimens from 

 Texas do not differ from those taken in Kentucky. The species described 

 below does not differ structurally from T. bifasciella, but its ornamentation 

 is very different both from i: and from all species of Elachista known to 

 me, whilst it is almost exactly that of a species described by me in the 

 Cincinnatti Quar. Jour. Science, z r . 2, under the specific name of fasciella, 

 as the type of a new genus, JEsyle. A. fasciella, however, is structurally 

 quite distinct from T/ieisoa, and approaches much more closely to Lit/to- 

 collefis, from which I separate it with hesitation. 



T. multifasciella. N. sp. 



Head brownish yellow, becoming paler on the face around the mouth. 

 Palpi externally brown, internal surface white. Antennae alternately brown 

 and silvery white. Upper surface of the thorax and base of the forewings 

 brownish red. The forewings are banded with alternate wide fasciae of 

 white and brownish red, the brownish red fascial being margined rather 

 narrowly behind with dark brown. Including the brownish red on the 

 base of the wings, there are four fasciae of that hue and three white ones 

 and the tip of the wing is also white. Hind wings and ciliae of the 

 forewings pale grayish fuscous. Abdomen brown, the tip and posterior 

 margin of each segment being white. Under surface of the forewings 

 dull brown, that of the hind wings shining grayish fuscous. Legs and 

 tarsi with alternate annulations of white and shining dark brown. Al. ex. 

 t\ inch. 



ELACHISTA. 



E. inornatella. N. sp. 



Dark brown, immaculate, in some lights showing a faint purplish 

 gloss. Al. ex. y± inch. 



it ho me, gen. nov. 



This genus is allied to Elachista, C/irysoclisla, Laverna, Chauliodus 

 and Perimede. 





