116 WM. G. DIETZ, M.D. 



D. teiiebrella sp. n. — General aspect a jiieyisli fuscons, willi very little 

 lustre. Head and antennal eye-cai)s a trifle paler, tinged with ochreous and 

 speckled with pale scales. Lahial palpi fuscous, darker and very short in the 

 male, a trifle long:er in the female, terminal Joint slightly depressed in both sexes. 

 Fore wings brownish fuscous, costa somewhat convex, dark fuscou,s towards the 

 base ; basal space a little paler than rest of wing, limited externally by a darker 

 angulated fascia, the ends of which are at one-third from the base, a clouded 

 space in the fold and anal angle darker; externally, the fascia fades irregularly 

 into the general color of the wing ; two somewhat elongate dots at end of cell and 

 a third one below these near end of fold and less distinct; apical part of wing 

 and adjoining cilia thinly sprinkled with white scales; cilia greyish fuscous, hind 

 wings greyish fuscous, cilia greyish stramineous. Under side: body and legs 

 silvery grey, tinged with ochreous, out side of legs fuscous, ends of tarsal joints 

 paler; fore wings brownish fuscous, hind wings silvery gray. 



Expanse 12.-13. mm., .48-.52 inch. 



Hab. — Hazleton, Pa. 



A dull and obscure looking species. Two males and one female 

 in my collection. 



D. luiniiiceila sp. n. (PI. VII, fig. 1.5). — Thorax silvery grey, with slight 

 ochreous tinge, head and eye-caps greyish fuscous, tinged with ochreous. Male. — 

 Labial palpi ochreous fuscous, terminal joint acuminate. Ground color of fore 

 wings silvery grey, tinged with ochreous towards the base and dusted with 

 brownish fuscous scales ; extreme costa dark fuscous, more pronounced towards 

 the base; an irregular, broken, oblique line or fascia extending from one-third of 

 dorsal margin to the middle of the costa, an illdefined costal patch before the 

 fascia, basal space sprinkled with brownish fuscous scales and aggregated into a 

 dash on the fold ; apical part more densely overlaid with fuscous and with the 

 adjoining cilia sprinkled witt^ white scales; two short dashes at end of cell, above 

 these an irregular costal dot; apical third of dorsal margin with three equidis- 

 tant, dark fuscous dots ; cilia mouse-grey, hind wings pale greyish fuscous, 

 cilia concolorous, with stramineous tinge. Abdomen above and beneath silvery 

 grey. Under side of thorax and inside of middle and hind legs silvery, with 

 ochreous tinge, rest of legs fuscous brown, mottled with paler; end of tarsal 

 joints indistinctly paler. 



Expanse 10. mm., .40 inch. 



Hab. — Forsyth, Georgia. 



Five males, all with exception of one in poor condition. A dis- 

 tinct species, not closely related to any other. Named in honor of 

 Miss Minnie Jack, who collected the specimen for me. 



D. grisella sp. n. (PI. VII, fig. 12). — Thorax, head and eye-caps greyish 

 fuscous, with ochreous tinge and feeble lustre. Labial palpi (^ and J) ashy 

 grey, terminal joint acuminate, minute, more distinct in the female: antennse 

 fuscous, with indistinct pale annulations. Ground color of fore wings ashen 

 grey, with brownish markings; extreme (rosta dark fuscous, more so towards the 

 base: a triangular costal, and on opposite subquadrate dorsal patch at one-third 

 from the l>ase and indistinctly coalescing externally; base more densely dusted, 

 a cloudy patch on the fold witliin the basal space, the latter extends as a small 



