280 biological survey of 



Nepticulidae 

 Nepticula von Heyden 



N. PALLIDA Braun? July 28-Ang. 20 (Br.). 



N. POPULETORUM F & B ? JuiiG 7-July 4 (Br.). About poplar. 



N. sp. near pallida Braun. Bar Harbor, June 28, 1933. 



N. sp. Bar Harbor, July 15- Aug. 15 (Br.). 



N. sp. Bar Harbor, June 18, 1938. 



N. sp. S. AV. Harbor bog, July 25 (Br.). 



ECTOHDEMIA Busck 



E. POPULELLLA Bsk. ? Bar Harbor, Aug. 2 (Br.). 



Incurvaridae 



Adela Latreille 



A. PURPURA "Wlk. The moths of this genus are remarkable 

 for the great length of their antennae in proportion to their 

 size. Bar Harbor, April 26- June 9 (Br.). 



A. RiDiNGSELLA Clem. Coriield, June 13 ; Bar Harbor, July 11 

 (Br.). 



Paraclemensia Busck 



P. ACERiFOLiELLA Fitch. Bred from birch June 5 (Br.). 



Inctjbvaria Haworth 



I. sp. near morosa. Bar Harbor, June 24, 1934 (Br.). 

 Hepialidae. The Ghost Moths 



Hepialus Fabricius 



H. gracilis Grt. Mt. Desert, Aug. 4 (Br.). Rare. 



H. gracilis mustelinus Pck. Bar Harbor, July 27 (Br.). 



Sthenopis Packard 



S. argenteomaculatus Harris. The Silver-spotted Ghost Moth 

 is a crepuscular form. The larva feeds upon the roots of 

 alder. But two specimens taken, both at light, Corfield, 

 June 28 and July 12. They show marked variation in shad- 

 ing and size. 



