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Tonf^ue rather short ; maxillary palpi minute ; labial palpi simple,. 

 slender, slightly overarching the vertex, the third joint about half as long- 

 as the second, and i)ointed ; antennae simple, more than half as long as 

 the primaries, with the basal joint short and a little enlarged ; scales of 

 the posterior portion of the vertex a little roughened, but not forming a 

 tuft ; eyes globose, of moderate size ; ocelli, none. 



H. tortricella. N. sp. 



Yellowish or straw color ; head and hind wings paler, nearly white y 

 there is a minute, pale brownish spot at the end of the disc. At ex. 3^ 

 inch. Season, May. 



J/, aihclla. N. sp. 



White ; a minute, indistinct, ochreous spot at the end of the disc, on' 

 the forewings, and a very few widely scattered dark brown scales. There 

 is a brownish, ochreous streak on the outer surface of the second joint of 

 the palpi. Al, ex. \\ inch. Season, June, July and August. 



H. can u sella. N. sp. 



Pale grayish, almost white, with obscure patches of very pale fuscous 

 on the primaries ; a small brown spot within the dorsal margin, before the 

 middle ; another a little behind it on the fold, and another at the end of 

 the disc. At the beginning of the ciliae is an obscure, narrow, curved,. 

 pale fascia, which is ver\' concave towards the base of the wing. AL ex. 



*- inch. 



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GELECHIA. 



G. thoracealbclla. N. sp. 



Second joint of tJie palpi bnish-like, the brush spreading and faintly 

 divided ; third joint slender, more than Jialf as long as the seco?id. 



Palpi whitish, the second joint ochreous brown at the base, and the 

 scales of the brush tipped with ochreous yellow : face, head, and a wide 

 streak from the head to the apex of the thorax, white. Antennae, sides 

 of thorax over the wings, and the primaries brown, the primaries very 

 faintly streaked with whitish towards the apex. Al. ex. t®« inch, 



G. }ni)iimaculella. N. sp. 



Second joint of palpi brush-like : third more than half as lon^ as thr 

 second. 



