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larva feeds on the under side of the leaves of the Palmetto (Sabal 

 sp?) in Florida. It forms of its frass, or excrement, large tubes or gal- 

 leries under which it lives. The frass forms masses of considerable 

 size. I have but a single specimen, and that is slightly worn. The 

 palpi are rather long, slender and acuminate, somewhat like those of 

 L. gleditschiaiella, Cham., and the wings are elongate and narrower 

 than in gleditschiaiella. 



Ver}^ pale ochreous yellow, or perhaps rather stramineous; outer 

 surface of the second joint of the palpi, brown. There is a small brown 

 spot on the fold near the hind margin of the forewings, and a larger 

 one at the end of the disc nearer to the dorsal than the costal margin. 

 Al. ex., 5-8th of an inch. 



CEnoe hybromella, Cham. 



This species is very difficult as to its location. The neuration of the 

 wings places it among the Elachistidie, whilst its trophi seem to all}' 

 ,it to Tinea. Its ornamentation is so similar to that of Tinea tapet- 

 zella that it looks like a pigm}'^ tapetzella. 



tEaea quadricustatella, n. sp. 

 Nearer to A. ostryceella, Cham., than to A. purpuriella, Cham. The 

 three species differ slightly in the neuration of the wings; indeed, in 

 this species, that of the hindwiugs (except the median, which is fur- 

 cate on the hind margin), is almost obsolete, and this species also has 

 the palpi a little longer and more slender than the others. A charac- 

 ter of all three is the prominent, obtusely pointed forehead. This spe- 

 cies is darker gray than ostrya'ella, not so brown as j^»rp«r»eZZo, and 

 the size is that of ostryceella, and smaller than purpicriella. There are 

 four small raised tufts on each forewing, placed like those of piirpur- 

 iella. Anterior surface of legs, dark brownish gra}'. Texas. 



-ZEtia, gen. no v. 



Forewings, lanceolate; hindwings, linear. In the forewings the 

 costal vein attains the margin before the middle; the subcostal subdi- 

 vides into foui- branches, the first of which is before the middle, the 

 other three nearer together, and the last one attaining the margin just 

 before the apex. Cell, unclosed? (or closed by a very indistinct discal 

 vein); an independent discal branch goes to the apex. In the apical 

 part of the wing the median subdivides into tlic equidistant branches; 

 subniedian distinct, simple. In the hindwings the cell is unclosed; 



