232 Teneina of the United States, 



and Mr. Stainton says, of Clemensella, that it is darker than gemmiferella. 

 Something — much, no doubt, in such matters — is to be allowed for 

 " the personal equation.") Substituting '' rich dark brown with a 

 faint greenish tinge," for " dark greenish-bz'own," the following por- 

 tion of Dr. Clemens description, is applicable to this insect : "labial 

 palpi, dark greenish brown, with a silvery stripe on the front of the 

 third joint, and another beliind, continued to the second joint ; face, 

 head and thorax, dark greenish-brown, with a narrow central silvery 

 line continued to the thorax, and one of the same here above the 

 eyes on each side." In this species, however, the white lines on the 

 palpi extend the entire length of both joints, and the white line is 

 not found on the face, and is but very indistinct, if it exist at all, on 

 the vertex. Dr. Clemens further says, that " the antennae are dark 

 greenish-brown, with two silvery lines on the basal joint, the stalk annu- 

 late with silvery rings, and a broad silvery ring before the tip, which is 

 likewise silvery." In this species, I have not been able to detect any 

 annulations on the antennae, though each joint of the basal half has a 

 white line beneath, and instead of the "broad silvery ring before the 

 apex, which is likewise silvery," there are three silvery annulations 

 beyond the middle, the first two of which are closer together than they 

 are to the third, and there are two others before the tip, which is of 

 the general hue, and not silvery. As Mr. Stainton points out no 

 difference between gemmiferella and Clemensella, other than those of the 

 forewings, the presumption is that it does not differ otherwise. Dr. 

 Clemens' description proceeds : " Forewings, dark greenish-brown to 

 the middle, and from the apical third, to the tip, with an orange col- 

 ored patch, rather beyond the middle of the wing, extended across the 

 wing, and a little produced along the costa behind, having a large, 

 transverse oval smooth patch of elevated silvery scales ; somewhat 

 violet-hued on the internal margin, the patch extending nearly across 

 the wings ; another, smaller and similar, nearly round one behmd it 

 on the inner margin, and another small one on the costa, behind 

 the produced portion, with a white costal streak above it in the cilia. 

 All these patches are somewhat black margined. Near the base of the 

 wing are three short silvery streaks, one nearly on the disc, one near 

 the fold beneath it, and an oblique one above it near the costa. The 

 cilia of the extreme apex is silvery white, black margined above, with 

 a violet silvery scale in the middle of the wing before the tip. The 

 inner margin, at the base of the wings, is silvery." Mr. Stainton (loc. 

 dt., page 25 in note) corrects his description, as follows: "Anterior 

 wings dark greenish-brown, with three short longitudinal silvery 

 streaks 'tiear the base, with a reddish-ora.nge fascia, edged with silvery 



