210 GEO. D. HULST. 



swollen above, third member long and thin ; tongue very small ; 

 ocelli present, distinct. Venation : fore wings 11 veins, 4 and 5 long 

 stenmied, 10 stemmed with 8 and 9; hind wings 7 veins, 2 distant 

 from angle, 4 separate from angle, 5 wanting, 7 and 8 separate. 



I have never seen this insect, and the above is all that is given by 

 Mr. Ragonot, and this was from the $ only. 



1. A. loiigipalpella Eag., Diag. N. A. Phyc. p. 18, 1887. — Female expands 

 22 mm. Fore wiugs blackish gray, whitish on the costa ; lines blackish, very 

 oblique, very approximate at inner margin ; the first is nearly straight, the sec- 

 ond is indented on discal fold. Discal spots invisible. Hind wings pale brownish 

 gray. 



No locality is given with the description, so it may not belong to 

 our fauna. 



ATASCOSA* n. gen. 

 (Type bicolorella Hulst) 



Labial palpi longer than head, ascending, end member horizontal, 

 second member heavily scaled, end member short, about one-fifth 

 second member ; maxillary palpi with scales nearly as long as labial 

 palpi, uneven in length, black at end ; tongue very small ; front sub- 

 quadrate, slightly rounded; ocelli distinct; antenni?e S, pubescent, 

 hardly crenulate, bent above base, without scale tuft ; legs rather 

 slender, long, tarsi spinulated. Fore wings subparallel, angles 

 rounded ; hind wings anal angle quite distinct, inner margin short. 

 Genitalia not studied. Venation: fore wings 11 veins, 4 and 5 

 stennned one-half length, 10 separate ; hind wings 7 veins, 2 at angle, 

 3 and 4 stemmed one-half length, 5 wanting, 8 distinct, stemmed 

 with 7. 



Very close to Poujadia Rag., differing somewhat in venation, wing 

 shape, antennal structure, and in type in maxillary palpi, but in all 

 not very strongly. 



1. A, bicolorella n. sp. — Expands 14 mm. Labial paljji fuscous ochreous, 

 mixed with blackish; maxillary palpi same color, black at ends; antennae ochre- 

 ous; thorax fuscous; abdomen grayish ochreous; fore wings reddish ocher, 

 mixed with dark scales, the reddish being most distinct at base and along inner 

 margin. A broad whitish costal stripe reaching apex, marked with reddish at 

 base, edged posteriorly with blackish, which basally foi-ms a heavy dash. Hind 

 wings even light fuscous. 



Central Texas, August. 



2. A. floscella n. sp. — Expands 12 mm. Labial paljji short, heavy, the end 

 member very short, the second heavily scaled, and with the head fuscous gray 



* An ancient tribe of Indians in Texas. 



