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Hosts. — Furs, skins, museum specimens, including moths; seeds of 

 many kinds, dried plants, live and dead lepidopterous pupae, figs, 

 dates, stored cereals, upholstering, carpets, book bindings, corks of 

 wine bottles, etc. 



Remarks. — The above list of hosts will give some idea of the wide 

 variety of substances attacked by this species. 



Distribution. — Universal. In North America it is found in the 

 Pacific Coast states, Nevada, southern British Columbia eastward to 

 Manitoba and Pennsylvania. 



United States records 



California: Alfuneda County, 2 S S, 2 9 2 (20-11-1908, 19-22-IX-1908, G. R. 

 Pilate) ; Berkeley, 2 $ $ (May, June) ; Cfirmel, $ (June, A. H. Vacliell) ; 

 Eureka, 5 5 .? , 3 2 9 (5-6-VI, H. S. Barber) ; Los Angeles, 2 2 2 (no date, 

 Coquillett) ; Mills College, S (7-VI-190S, G. R. Pilate) ; Mount Hermon, 

 Santa Cruz County, $ (5-IX-1931, H. H. Keifer) ; Plumas County, 9 

 ("July 24-31") ; Santa Clara, 2 (no date or collector). 



Nevada: Glenbrook, 2 9 9 (August 25, 1915, H. G. Dyar). 



Oregon: Albany, 9 (12-VII-1940, S. M. Dohanian [rf. filbert nut]) ; Portland 

 5, 2 99 (13-VII-1918, E. J. Neweomber [Quaintance No. 14101)]; $ 

 (4-VII-1931, J. F. G. Clarke); Shedd, S, 9 (June 1939, J. E. Davis); 

 Tualatin, 9 (15-Vir-1919, L. R. Rockwood). 



Pennsylvania: Norristown, 2 9 9 (17-V-1939, G. K. Schumaker [rf. TJmja 

 plicata seed] ) . 



Washington: Bellingham, 3 $ $, 2 9 9 (May to September dates, 1922-1931, 

 J. F. G. Clarke) ; Blaine, $ (12-VI-1934, no collector) ; Chehalis, 9 (no 

 date, T. Kincaid) ; Friday Harbor, S $ $ ( 12-14r-VII-1924, T. Kincaid) ; 

 Pullman, 9 (15-VI-1930, J. F. G. Clarke) ; Seattle (2 $ $ , 19-VIII-1930, 

 J. F. G. Clarke ; 9 , September, 1898, C. V. Piper) ; Seaview, 4 $$,299 

 (23-V-1918; 16-VII-1918, H. K. Plank [Quaintance Nos. 15541, 15582]); 

 Snoqualmie Pass, Kittitas County, 9 (12-VIII-1930, J. F. G. Clarke). 



Canadian records 



British Columbia: Duncan, 9 (June 1908, Hanham) ; Coldstream, 9 (6-IX- 

 1920, E. H. Blackmore) ; Kaslo, $ (8-VIir-1903, H. G. Dyar) ; Maillard- 

 viUe, $ (9-VI-1920, no collector) ; Malakatla (August 22, 1904, Rev. G. H. 

 Keene) ; Maple Bay (13-VII-1933, J. McDunnough) ; Sandon, 9 (13-VIII- 

 1903, Currie) ; Sooke, $ (10-III-1922, no collector) ; Vancouver (12-IV- 

 1903; 27-VII-1905, no collector) ; Victoria, S $ $ (30-V-1921, 5-VII-1921) ; 

 9 (l-IX-1921, W. R. Carter) ; $ (6-VII-1920) ; 2 9 9 (14-VIII-1920, E. H. 

 Blackmore) ; 2 2 2 (l-IX-1903, 5-IX-1903, H. G. Dyar) ; Wellington, (2 

 $ $, 9, 15-VII-1902, G. W. Taylor; 2 2 2, June 1900, no collector). 



Manitoba: Aweme, 3 2 2 (31-V-1904, 16-V-1905, N. Criddle). 



22. Genus ENDROSIS Hubner 



PiATE 1, FiGiTBE 5 ; Plate 7, Figuke 51 ; Plate 8, Figures 60, 60a ; Plate 19, 



FiGtTiE 116 



EncLrosis Hubner, Verzeichniss bekannter Scbmetterlinge, p. 401, 1825. — 

 Clemens, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1860 p. 165; in Stainton, 

 Tineina of North America, p. 119, 1872. — Chambers, Cincinnati Quart. 



