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of the surface. Julia is a smaller species than Stella, the male clear 

 white. I have a variety of Stella taken by Mr. Morrison, in which all the 

 dark markings are faded to the palest ashy-brown tint ; the orange is also 

 pale ; on the under side the markings are almost obsolete. 



MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY V. T. CHAMBERS, COVINGTON, KY. 



LITHOCOLLETIS. 



L. argent inot ell a Clem. 



This species varies in color from very pale golden yellow to reddish 

 saffron, and in size from about one-fourth of an inch to about one-third. 

 Likewise as to the size and distinctness of the marginal streaks on the 

 fore wings and as to the dark margins of these streaks. Sometimes only 

 the second dorsal and costal will be dark margined, and these not very 

 distinctly ; and sometimes all, including the basal streak, will be dis- 

 tinctly dark margined. I add to Dr. Clemens' description as follows : — 

 The tuft on the vertex is white in the centre, saffron on the sides ; abdo- 

 men on the upper surface fuscous gray, anal tuft yellowish silvery ; under 

 surface and legs silvery white, the anterior surface of the legs marked with 

 brown. 



L. tritceniaella Cham. 



I have a male* (bred) in which the second fascia does not reach the 

 dorsal margin by more than one-fourth of the width of the wing. The 

 al. ex. ranges from ^( to T /i inch. 



L. Bethuneella Cham. 



Sometimes the opposite costal and dorsal spots are confluent, forming 

 fasciae. At least such is the case with some captured specimens which are 

 not otherwise distinguishable from this species, and so also is a single bred 

 specimen received some years ago from Miss Murtfeldt. 



