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The only type of the species which we have been able to find is 

 in the American Museum Collection, a d^ from Pennsylvania, 

 and this type unfortunately does not bear out the above concep- 

 tion but, although in poor condition, is clearly a straight synonym 

 of elealis Wlk. The original description of adipaloides, especially 

 the statement that the ground co'our is a "rather bright clear 

 yellow" would seem to show that the author's conception of the 

 species is correctly illustrated by this type; on the other hand the 

 figure given of a 9 specimen (Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. I, PI. II, fig. 19) 

 rather points (except in ground colour) in the other direction, but 

 as this figure is not a photograph certain inaccuracies may possibly 

 be laid to the door of the artist. Whether, therefore, the identi- 

 fication of adipaloides should be based on the existing type, which 

 would appear authentic, or on the figure is a delicate point for 

 specialists to wrangle over; if the view supported in our list be 

 correct then a varietal name may be necessary for the adipaloides 

 of various authors, but we prefer to leave the matter to Dr. Dyar 's 

 judgment rather than propose a new name with t-he prospect of 

 being accused later of rushing into print and overburdening the 

 synonymy. 



Diasemia (Metasia) elegantalis Warr. 



Dr. McDunnough when last at the British Museum, care- 

 fully examined Warren's type and compared it with specimens he 

 had brought with him; we have a note stating that the British 

 Museum series was mixed, and that Warren's type was in poor 

 condition but was evidently the same species as that described 

 later by Fernald as argalis; this is also borne out by Warren's 

 description which states that the reniform is large and filled with 

 lilac-gray; the type localities for both species are California and 

 we have not seen the species from any locality outside of this 

 State. The other species considered by Dr. Dyar to be elegantalis, 

 following an erroneous determination of Prof. Fernald's, occurs in 

 Arizona and is apparently nameless. We venture to describe it as 

 follows : 



Diasemia disputalis, sp. nov. 



Very similar to elegantalis Warr. but the ground colour of 



