172 GEO. D. HULST. 



2. M. flentata Grt., Can. Ento. viii, 158, 1876 ( Zophodia) \ xiv, 29, 1882 

 {Meg(iph>icis). — Very much like prodenialis ; ground color very much lighter, 

 being whitish or very light gray. Distinguished from the other species in that 

 the basal line makes a longer outward dentation at middle. The outer line also 

 has the dotations much stronger. The inner shade line is more distinct, and 

 there is a row of marginal black points. 



Colorado. Taken by Mr. William Foster in June and August. 

 Lives in Yucca ; Mr. Bruce raised the larva, but I have not the 



description. 



3. M. f'ei'iialdialis Hulst, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xiii, 163, 1886 (Megaphycis). 

 — Expands .50 mm. Palpi, head, thorax and fore wings cinereous; the thorax 

 and wings a little the darker, the palpi being almost white at end. Fore wings 

 with a fine black basal line on po.st-discal vein, running half way out the wing; 

 beyond disc, veins 4 and 5 finely lined with black to margin ; a marginal line of 

 l)lack spots; hind wings pellucid fuscous, iridescent, nearly trausiiarent, white 

 basally ; marginal line dark fuscous, hairs long, anal margin forming a fuscous 

 band ; fringe of fore wings cinereous, of hind wings white, fuscous at base; be- 

 neath even glistening fuscous on fore wings; hind wings as above. Body and 

 legs cinereous, the latter stout and long. 



Arizona. 



ZOFHODIA Hiib. 

 (Type convoluteUa Hiib.) 



Verh. p. 370, 1816 ; Zeller, Isis 1839, p. 176 ; 1848. p. 679 ; Herrich-Scliaefl'er- 

 Sys. Bear, iv, p. 90, 1849 ; von Heinemann, Pyr. p. 189, 1865 ; Meyrick. Trans. 

 Liuu. Soc. N. S. W. vii, 156, 1882; Eagouot, Ento. Mag. xxii, 19, 1885. 



Daknma Grote, Bull. Geol. Surv. Terr, iv, 702, 1878. N. A. Ento. i, 11, 1879; 

 Papilio i, 152, 1882; Eiley, Papilio i, 108. 



Labial palpi nearly horizontal, rather heavily scaled generally, 

 second member somewhat tufted in front, twice the end metnber ; 

 maxillary palpi distinct, scaled on end into a sort of tuft ; tongue 

 quite strong; ocelli present; anteun?e simple in % ; tarsi spinulated, 

 hardly so on fore legs, hind tibise swollen. Genitalia of S : uncus 

 l)ent at base, spine rather long ; harpe rather light, with quite long 

 spine at base within ; lower plate spatulate, heavily edged at end 

 with stiff bristles. All very much like typical genitalia of the 

 Epipaschiidiie. Venation: fore wings 11 veins, 4 and 5 long stemmed, 

 10 short stemmed or separate ; hind wings 7 veins, 2 distant from 

 angle, 3 and 4 stemmed, sometimes separate ; 7 and 8 stemmed. 



I cannot see how Dakruma can be otherwise than a synonym of 

 Zophodia, as the types are very closely related, though undoubtedly 

 distinct species. 



