216 GEO. D. HULST. 



in liind wings. I have botli hupergella and jyuricodella = illibella 

 Hiilst, and both these have seven veins in the hind wings, so I fancy 

 there may be some mistake. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Fore wings with costal stripe illibella. 



witli no costal stripe iiispergella. 



1. P. illibella Hulst, Euto. Am. iii, 138, October, 1887, [Anerastia). 

 pnricosteUa Eag., Diag. N. A. Phyc. p. 20, December, 1887 (Cwnochroa). 



Expands 16—20 mm. Palpi light ocher fuscous. Head and thorax light ocher 

 with fuscous tinge. Fore wiugs light ocher, lightest along costa, forming an 

 indistinct stripe, aud darkest just behind subcostal vein. A slight powdering of 

 fuscous scales, more marked on the veins. Hind wings white. Beneath light 

 ocher on fore wings, white on hind wings. 



Texas. 



2. P. iiispergella Eag., Diag N. A. Phyc. p. 20, 1887 (C'cenoc/irort).— Ex- 

 pands 23 mm. Fore wings pale yellowish ochreous, much and evenly dusted 

 with blackish in lines on the veins; cilia pale yellow, lower discal spot distinct. 

 Hind wings yellowish white. 



Texas, Arizona. 



I have little doubt this is a variety only of the preceding species. 



STATIIVA Eag. 

 (Type roseotinctella Eag.) 

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



Labial palpi nearly porrect, rather long; maxillary palpi small; 

 tono-ue small; antennse crenulate pubescent, bent above base, clothed 

 with appressed scales in the bend, basal member long and thick; 

 ocelli present. Fore wings 10 veins, 8 and 4 long stemmed, 5 want- 

 ing, 10 stemmed with 8 and 9 ; hind wings 6 veins, 2 at angle, 4 and 

 5 wanting, 8 present, stemmed. 



A peculiar genus in lacking two veins of the submedian series in 

 hind wings. 



1. S. roseotinctella Eag., Diag. N. A. Phyc. p. 19, 1887.— Expands 17 mm. 

 Fore wings red, with a rosy hue, costa slightly pale, distinctly streaked with red, 

 and bordered below with blackish to the median vein ; second line indicated by 

 some short black streaks on the median nervures and dorsal vein. Hind wings 

 pale yellowish fuscous. 



Florida. 



2. S. gaildiella n. sp.— Expands 13 mm. Palpi and autennie ochreous fus- 

 cous; abdomen ochreous. Fore wiugs squamose ; ground color ochreous, with a 

 faint violet fuscous tinge, this sprinkled with lengthened black scales, much 



