126 GEO. D. HULST. 



10. A. hebescella n. sp. — Expands 18—20 mm. Labial palpi blackish gray. 

 Head ochreous fuscous, thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous gray, annulate 

 with fuscous. Fore wings short, very broad, strongly arched on costa and inner 

 margin, ochreous fuscous, quite dark; lines indistinct, basal hardly discernible, 

 faintly gray, edged outwardly with black at costa, ; scale ridge black, short ; outer 

 line dentate, shown by black borderlines on ground color; discal spots quite 

 distinct, confluent. Hind wings dark even fuscous. 



New Jersey, Texas. 



A specimen from New Jersey, received from Prof J. B. Smith, 

 has on it a Uibel marked " on oak, Jersey pines, June." The pin is 

 thrust thr(High an oval close cocoon which was undoubtedly made at 

 or under the surface of the ground. The pupal skin within has six 

 spines at the anal extremity, and is of a cherry-brown color, the 

 spiracles darker. 



I have myself found the larval cases of a Phycitid in southern 

 New Jersey, on a large-leaved oak, which may be the cases of this 

 species. They were horn-like, much resembling those of indigenella. 

 The larva turned over the edge of the large leaf binding the edges, 

 and forming a habitation large enough to move about freely within. 

 The case itself was fa.stened within with threads of silk. 



11. A. gulosella n. sp. — Expands 22 mm. Palpi blackish gray; front light 

 gray; antennie blackish; thorax gray. Abdomen light gray; fore wings even 

 light gray, sprinkled thickly with black, giving a blue-gray appearance; lines 

 distinct ; basal broad, light gray, edged inwardly with a black scale ridge, out- 

 wardly with a scalloped black line; outer line zigzag with two strong denta- 

 tions, light gray, edged inwardly with a black line; a rather heavy marginal 

 line; discal spot oval, white; a black spot with raised scales at middle of 

 middle tield. Hind wings fuscous, darker at edges. 



Hot Springs, N. Mexico. Taken in August at light. 



miATEOIiA:^'' n. gen. 

 (Type indigenella Zell.) 



The same as Acrobasis, except that the fore wings have no basal 

 scale ridge above. 



Heretofore the existence of a basal scale ridge on fore wings above 

 has not generally been regarded as being of generic value in the 

 Phycitidie. My own opinion is, it is one of the best of genei'ic char- 

 acteristics. 1. It is a structural character. 2. It is of a kind with 

 many others universally regarded of generic importance, e. g. the 

 costal fold, the tuftings in the bend of the antennae, the thoracic 

 tufts, the tuft at the summit of the basal member in Acrobasis itself. 



* An ancient tribe of Indians on Long Island, N. Y. 



