NO. 1304. REVISION OF AMERICAN GELECHIID MOTHS— BUSCK. 915 



Chaniber.s described his Geleclua hidificomacuh'lla from a single 

 specimen, with palpi missing, collected in Texas. This type specimen 

 is no longer in existence, and absolute certainty concerning the species 

 is therefore not obtainable. 



Chambers says that it is "perhaps a variety of suhruherella Cham- 

 bers," described on the same page, which species, he again writes, is 

 "perhaps a variety of rufusella Chambers," and which I, after care- 

 ful consideration of all the material of rafiisella [=■ Anacampsis ful- 

 lonella Zeller, p. 849], had placed as synonj'-m of that species. 



It is evident that hldiscomaoulella must be very similar to this 

 species. 



In Professor Fernald's collection is what was supposed to be a type 

 of Geleclua rufusella., with label to that effect in Chambers"' hand- 

 writing. This specimen is from Texas, wherefrom both the above 

 species were described, and it is very similar specifically to rufusella 

 {Anacampsis fullonella)., but belongs to the genus Tricotaphe^ and 

 could not be rufusella., because Chambers expressly emphasizes that 

 this species has the terminal joint of labial palpi longer than second joint, 

 as have also the other types of 7'ufuseJl((, while the specimen in Pro- 

 j; fessor Fernald's collection has the terminal joint decidedl}' shorter than 

 I second. 



It agrees with Chambers' short description of Gelechia hidiscomac- 



idella, and, aside from the difference in the length of labial palpi, 



1 di\Qe,VB from, rufusella m having underside of thorax and legs black, 



f with narrow white annulations on the tarsi. Second joint of palpi is 



I also deep black on the underside except at apex. 



' I believe this specimen represents Gelechia hidtscoinaculella., and 

 have consequently referred that species to the present genus. 

 I know of no other specimens of this species. 



TRICHOTAPHE FERNALDELLA, new species. 



Trichotnpliejh-mil.dclla BrscK, Dyar's List Anier. Lep., No. 5671, 1902. 



Antennje dark fuscous with narrow yellow annulations; (dlia less 



than I. I^abial palpi long, perfectly smooth, light straw A'ellow; 



second joint thickened with appressed scales, terminal joint nearly as 



long as second. Face, head, and thorax light straw yellow. Fore- 



( wings more pointed than usual in the genus, light straw 3'ellow with 



i the intervals between the veins slightly deeper colored. 



! One dark fuscous round dot is on the middle of the cell, another 



I similar one at the end of the cell. Around the apical edge is a thin 



I dark line, and just inside this along the edge of the wing is a row of 

 small dark fuscous dots. Cilia whitish yellow with two indistinct yel- 

 lowish fuscous lines parallel with the edge of the wing. Hindwings 

 very light whitish straw colored, the edge darker; cilia white. 



Abdomen yellowish white. Legs light straw colored without any 

 markings. 



