118 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Female.— Same size. The fulvous shade predominates, only the apex 

 and costal margin of primaries and both hind margins being black ; the 

 yellow markings as in male, but indistinct. On the under side the mark- 

 ings of disk and at base are almost obliterated, but the outer rows of 

 yellow spots are plain ; secondaries as in the male. 



From several examples taken by Mr. Jacob Boll in Western Texas, in 

 March, 1879. I formerly received a female taken by Mr. Morrison in 

 So. Colorado. The species is allied to Leanira Bois. 



MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY V. T. CHAMBERS, COVINGTON, KV. 



GRACILARIA. 



G. fasciella Cham. 

 G. 5-twtella Cham. 



With ten specimens of fasciella and two of 5-notella before me, with 

 scarcely a trace of variation in the ten, but with the two differing from 

 each other somewhat and both differing very decidedly from the ten, I had 

 no doubt as to the distinctness of the two species. A larger series, how- 

 ever, induces the belief that they belong to the same species. The 

 difference between them may be thus stated : In fasciella the base and 

 apex of the fore wings are brownish -gray, and between these portions are 

 three brownish-gray and four white fasciae, all very distinct and well defined. 

 In j-uotella the whole dorsal half of the wing is white ; there is a small 

 brown spot on the base of the costal margin, another further back, and 

 still further back another which in the middle of the wing is produced 

 backwards to the gray-brown apical part of the wing, which encloses two 

 small white costal streaks. A larger series, however, shows that the two 

 forms vary into each other, and induce the suspicion that Dr. Clemens 

 described his G. fulgidella from a form like j-notclla. The tuft on the 

 second joint of the palpi is minute, and in all of my specimens but two 

 it has been removed in pinning. 



