264 GEOR(iE D. HULST. 



C. iiiconspiciia n. sp. — Expands 22 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen dull 

 dark fuscous, fifth segment of abdomen with black tuft. Wings somewhat ex- 

 tended, hind wings scalloped; fore wings with basal geminate line beginning at 

 costa one-quarter out, and ro".inding to inner margin at base; an outer heavier, 

 geminate, black wavy line beginning three-quarters out, running to inner margin 

 a little more inwardly than line of outer margin of wings, its largest bend being 

 just beyond discal spot, which is round, black, distinct : a marginal row of black 

 dots; hind wings with two faint outer lines; marginal line black, fine; discal 

 spot almost obsolete ; beneath fuscous overlaid with a powdering of darker fuscous 

 scales. 



California. I have tlie 9 only. 



14. OYMNOCEI.IS Mab. 



Ann. Soc. France, p. 77, 1869. 



Type pumilatn Hiib. 

 Pasiphila Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. London, pt. 3, 191, 1888, type lepta Meyr. 



Palpi moderate, porrect ; antennae of S filiform, ciliate ; tongue 

 developed ; front with cone of scales ; thorax smooth. Abdomen 

 with dorsal tufts on each segment ; hind tibite in both sexes with end 

 pair of spurs only; fore wings 12 veins, one accessory cell, 11 some- 

 times anastomosing with 12 ; hind wings 6 and 7 stemmed, 8 with 

 cell to beyond middle. 



Differs from Tephroclydl^ in that there is but one pair of spurs on 

 the hind tibite. 



Species. — G. mferior Hulst, n. sp. 

 G. gypsata Grt. 

 G. desperata Hulst, n. sp. 

 G. minuta Hulst, n. sp. 



C». inferior n. sp. — Expands 20 mm. Palpi rather short, stout, dark fus- 

 cous; thorax and abdomen dark fuscous, basal segment of abdomen blackish; 

 fore and hind wings even dark fuscous with a slight brownish tint ; fore wings 

 with a basal rounded black line, a geminate discal line bent sharply at and in- 

 cluding discal spot, with an inward angle at submedian vein, then with another 

 bend around to margin, an extra discal line beginning at costa Just beyond discal 

 spot, making an angle a little less than a right angle beyond discal sjiot, thence 

 in a straight line to inner margin ; an outer submarginal shade ; hind wings with 

 two faint extra discal, dark, rounded lines; discal spots dark, not distinct ; mar- 

 ginal lines broken, black; beneath even dark smoky fuscous, the hind wings 

 showing somewhat darker on basal half. 



California. From Hy. Edwards. 



G. desperata n. sp. — Exj)ands 17-19 mm. Palpi medium long, heavy, 

 blackish ; front dark gray, black below, conical tufted ; thorax black by collar, 

 otherwise light gray. Abdomen gray, second basal segment blackish ; fore wings 

 whitish, costal edge blackish, more pronounced at beginning of cross-lines ; two 



