NORTH AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 203 



California, New Mexico. A sj)ecimen from New Mexico taken in 

 August. 



3. B. cupidinella Hulst, Euto. Am. iv, 118, 1888.— Expands 18 mm. Palpi 

 dark gray; head fuscous; thorax ocher fuscous; abdomen ocher; fore wings, 

 ground color buff ocher, with three white stripes, the first subcostal from base to 

 apex, the second starting from first about one-fifth out from base and i-eaching 

 to middle of outer margin, the third on vein 1; all these are edged with scat- 

 tered black scales, and all became diffuse and intermediate outwardly so that the 

 ocher, white, and the black scales are quite mixed in submarginal space. Hind 

 wings fuscous pellucid. 



Colorado, New Mexico. 



TAMPA Rag. 

 (Type dimediatelln Rag.) 

 Rag., Diag. N. A. Phyc. p. 19, 1887. 



Labial palpi ascending, somewhat recurved, thick set with scales ; 

 maxillary palpi distinct, scale tufted ; tongue very short ; ocelli pres- 

 ent ; antennje spinous pubescent, slightly bent above base; legs long 

 and slender ; foi'e wings rounded. Genitalia of % : exactly as in 

 Bandera. Venation : fore wings 9 veins, 5 and 8 wanting, 2 near 

 angle, 3 and 4 separate, 10 stemmed with 9 ; hind wings 7 veins, 2 

 distant from angle, 8 and 4 long stemmed, 5 wanting, 8 short, stemmed 

 with 7. 



A genus which seems to be very close to Bandera, differing it seems 

 only in the palpal construction, which is, however, very distinct. 



1. T. <lini«diatella Rag., Diag. N. A. Phyc. p. 20, 1887.— Expands 18 mm. 

 Fore wings with the costal half whitish yellow, very sparingly dusted with 

 brownish scales, the dorsal half reddish ochreous. The median vein and ner- 

 vures are slightly marked with blackish. Hind wings pale yellowish. 



Florida, Texas. 



PEORIIBTiE Hulst. 



Synopsis of Species. 



1. Fore wings with 11 veins 2. 



" 10 veins 9. 



2. Hind wings with 8 veins RagOiiOtia. 



" "7 veins .3. 



3. Fore wings 4 and 5 stemmed 4. 



" " separate 6. 



4. Hind wings 2 at angle, 3 and 4 stemmed 5. 



" 2 distant from angle; 3 and 4 separate IVIartia. 



5. Antennje ciliate ; palpi heavy; wings triangular Maricopa. 



" crenulate pubescent; palpi very long, slender; wings broad oval. 



Yoliisia. 



