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and with most uncertain types mostly in miserable condition, repre- 

 senting two genera, the present worker can readily join in Chambers' 

 own admission that there may indeed be doubt about the species. 



The only way out of the difficulty is to select arl)itrarily one species 

 as Chambers' intended species, taking- care that it does not disag'ree 

 with his remarks, and that it is at least reasona))le that it may repre- 

 sent his species. 



PalpUhieelJa is very commonly taken at light and is easily con- 

 founded with the equally common and similar Arldotelia mhumella or 

 with the following species. In U. S. National Museum are specimens 

 from District of Colum))ia (Busck) and from New flersey (Beutemniil- 

 ler and Kearfott). 



APROiEREMA NIGRELLA Chambers. 



Gelechia nigrella Chambers, Cinii. Quart. Journ. Sci., II, pp. 250, 252; Bull. U. S. 



Geol. Surv., IV, 1878, p. U5.— Riley, Smith's List Lep. Bor. Am., No. 5417, 



1891. 

 Aproarcina nigrella Busck, Dyar's List Amer. Lep., No. 5697, 1903. 



Of this species there is one "type'' received from Chambers in the 

 Museum of Comparative Zoology, but it is in miserable condition 

 (only one pair of wings) and does not agree with Chambers's descrip- 

 tion, having a narrow but very distinct white fascia at apical third. 

 However, there is undoubtedly some variation in this point in these 

 species, and I see no good reason not to regard it as truly representing 

 the species, which is a somewhat larger form than the foregoing and 

 without the palpal ornamentation common to the two preceding 

 species. 



APROiEREMA KEARFOTTELLA, new species. 

 Aprowrnim IrarfotU-lla lirscK, Dyar's List Amer. Lep., No. 5698, 1908. 



Antennte ])lack with narrow silvery white annulations. Labial' 

 palpi silvery white, terminal joint darker toward the tip, sprinkled } 

 with fuscous. Eyes red as in the agrhnoideUa group of the gei 

 Auacampsls. Face silv^erv white, head and thorax iridescent dark I 

 bluish slate colored. Forewings purplish black, a conspicuous narrow 

 curved white fascia on the middle of the wing, with the centrum for 

 the curve at the base of the wing; no other markings on the wing 

 proper. Cilia purplish black, with the tips of the middle part on the^j 

 dorsal edge silvery white. LTnderside dark fuscous, with the white -^ 

 fascia plainly seen. Hindwings dark purplish fuscous, nearly black, ,| 

 especially toward thp tip. Al)domen a))ove deep bluish ]>lack, ])elow 

 silvery fuscous. All legs silvery white except the femora, which are 

 purplish black; tarsi dusky. 



A/(/r r,f'j)(//is<\ —12J} mm. 



