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LAVERNA. 



6. L. CENOTHER^VORELLA, D. Sp. 



This is the fifth species of this genus that is known to feed on 

 (Enothera in this countiy, while in Europe four species feed on the 

 allied Epilobium, and one on Circecea. Ten species, therefore, are 

 known to feed on three genera of the Onagraccea. A much larger 

 number of species, however, feed on plants of various other families. 

 This is a very plain species. The 2d palpal joint, is clavate ; the 3d is 

 also a little enlarged, and the wings are without tufts of scales. The 

 color is a sordid, yellowish-white, sparsely flecked with fuscus scales on 

 the disc of the foi'e-wings; but more densely along the costal margin and 

 apex ; there is a fuscus spot on the fold, and one on the disc; and 

 the cilia are fuscus ; hind- wings, fuscus. Stalk of antenna, brown; 

 the basal joint, head and thorax, sordid, j-ellowish-white, except the 

 tip and the under surface of the third palpal joint, and outer surface 

 of ^he basal portion of the second joint, which are of the general 

 whitish hue ; sometimes the apical dusting forms a line through the 

 apical part of the w^ing. Al. ex., over 6 lines. Its nearest American 

 congener, is, perhaps, L. oenotherceseminella, from which, however, it 

 differs widel}'. L. mnoiherceseminella is much nearer to the European 

 species, L. pliTQigmltella^ which feeds on Typha^ and not on any of 

 the Onagraccea. Amherst, GoodelK 



7. L. (?) QUINQDICRISTATELLA, U. Sp. 



Dark, bronzy-brown, with greenish or golden reflections. Tips of 

 antennge, and the palpi, white. The palpi are slender and rather 

 short for this genus. Face, with a metallic lustre. Legs, dark brown, 

 annulate with white. On the fore-wings, at about the basal fourth of 

 their length, on the disc, are two large tufts of the general hue, placed 

 opposite and almost touching each other, and extending almost to 

 both the costal and dorsal margins ; further back, behind the middle, 

 are two other equally largctufts similarly placed, and of a pale, straw 

 color ; and further back is a single large tuft, of the same stramineous 

 hue. AL ex.^ about 5 lines. 



The antenn?e are but little more than half as long as the wings. 

 In the single perfect specimen before me the wings are not spread, 

 and I have not examined the neuration. It is, perhaps, not a true 

 Laverna, but^in the present state of that genus, I think it best to place 

 this species in it. Amherst, Goodell. 



