NORTH AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. IBl 



line whitish, merely a bieak in the slight dusting of black ; outer line formed as 

 the basal, but rendered distinct by a heavier shading of the black within, oblique, 

 subparallel with outer margin, with one inner angulation one-third from costa; 

 hind wings olive whitish. 



The Needles, Cal. Taken in June at light. 



This species was placed in Anoristia because it seemed the niaxil- 

 lai-y palpi were wanting. I find, however, they are present, though 

 very small, so it does not belong here ; but it is best, perhaps, to do 

 no more guessing till the male is discovered and the proper location 

 can be given. As I said before I am not aware of a single instance 

 among American Phycitid^e where the maxillary palpi are wanting. 



PYIi.4 Grote. 



(Type scintallnns Grt.) 



Check List 1882, pp. 55, 66; Pap. i, 18, 1881; Rag., Diag. N. A. Phyc. p. 9, 1887. 



Labial palpi oblique, third member deflexed, second member in- 

 ternally grooved, with a thin pencil of brownish gray scales ; max- 

 illary palpi small; tongue strong; ocelli present distinct; antenna' 

 of S strongly bent al)()ve base, a small tuft of scales in the band. 

 Genitalia of % : uncus light, spine short, harpe, rather narrow, 

 haired, with one heavy, and two or three short spines at base; lower 

 plate quadrate, conical at end, haired at edge; anal opening de- 

 fended with toothed plate on each side, with several spines within 

 resting on heavy chitinous plate ; last segment of abdomen with two 

 heavy tufts of hair. Venation: fore wings 11 veins, 4 and 5 sepa- 

 rate, 10 separate ; hind wings 8 veins, 2 distant from angle, 3 stennned 

 with 4 and 5, 6 stemmed with 7, 8 separate, cell short. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Black, with coppery reflection sciiitallans. 



Bronze-green ,...»eiieoviri<lolla. 



1. P. sciiitallaus Grote, Papilio i, 18, 1881 {Xe2)hopteryx).—Ex\yA\u]s 20— 

 24 mm. The entire inset^t is blackish immaculate, or with outer line faintly 

 suggested, shining; head, thorax and fore wings with co})pery violet reflections. 



Sierra Nevada Mountains, Cal. 



2. P. seiieoviridella Eag., Diag. N. A. Phyc. p. 8, 1887. — Expands 27 mm. 

 Differs from scintallans only in that the color is bronzy green, slightly tinged 

 with coppery on costa. 



New York. 



These two species are so near that I have little doubt they are at 

 most variations of' one species only. 



TRAN.S. AM. ENT. SOC. XVII. (21) JUNE, 1890. 



