NO. i;ho4. liEVISIO\^ OF AMERICAN GELECIIIID MOTHS— BUSCK. 903 



The genus i.s an interesting one, related to Strohisia Clemens, and 

 probably confined to America. 



The three species at present known have all the sanu^ venation and 

 are of great general resemblance, but easily separated by the diflerent 

 striking white markings. 



With white costal spot melaneUa, p. 903 



Witliout costal spot 1 



With apical cilia white qlbadliella, ]\ !)03 



Apical cilia not white - tnrtridfotTneUa, p. 903 



MENESTA TORTRICIFORMELLA Clemens. 



Menesta tortriciformella Clemens, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1860, p. 213; 



Stainton Ed. Tin. N. Am., 1872, p. 1,51.— Chambers, Bull. U. S. Geol. 



Surv., IV, 1878, p. 150.— Walsingham, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1881, p. 319; 



Insect Life, II, 1889, p. 154.— Riley, Smith's List Lep. Bor. Am., No. 5227, 



1891.— BuscK, Dyar's List. Am. Lep., No. 5650, 1902. 

 Gelechia litureUa Walker, Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus., XXIX, 1864, p. 591. 

 Htjale coryliella Chambers, Cinn. Quart. Journ. Sci., II, p. 242; Bull. U. S. 



Geol." Surv., IV, 1878, p. 157. 

 Gelechia coryliella Packard, Rep. U. S. Ent. Comm., V, 1890, p. 635. 



Chambers' interesting life history of this species on hazel is quite 

 similar to Miss Murtfeldt's excehent observations on the following 

 species, mehoiella Murtfeldt, on oak, and further confirms the identity 

 of llijdh' and Jlenesta. 



This species is probably local and is not common. 



The specimen in the U, S. National Museum is from Massachusetts. 

 Clemens' type presumably came from Pennsylvania, and Chambers 

 described the species from Kentuck3\ 



MENESTA MELANELLA Murtfeldt. 



Menesta viclanella Murtfeldt, Insect Life, II, 1890, p. 304.— Riley, Smith's I>ist 

 Lep. Bor. Am., No. 5228, 1891.— Busck, Dyar's List Amer. Lep., No. 5651, 

 1902. 



This easil}^ recognized species is well described by Miss Murtfeldt, 

 and the interesting life history is carefully recorded with figure. 



Food plan t. — Oak. 



ITahltnt. — Mi ssouri. 



A cotype and good bred series from Miss IVIurtfeldt are in the 

 U. S. National Museum. 



MENESTA ALBACILIiEELLA Chambers. 



Strobi.va albacili icella Chambers, Cau. Ent., X, 1878, p. 77; Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv., 



IV, 1878, p. 162.— Riley, Smith's List Lep. Bor. Am., No. 5580, 1S91. 

 Menesta albaciliivella Busck, Dyar's List Amer. Lep., No. 5652, 1902. 



This strikingly beautiful insect was described from a single speci- 

 men from Cincinnati. Tiiis unique t3'pe is found in easily recogniz- 

 sible condition in the Canibiidgc A'useum, where I had an opportunity 



