Nn m-. REVISION OF AMERICAN GELECHIID MOTHS— BUSCK. 907 



Striking instances of this are Trichotaphe setosella Clemens compared 

 I with Tpsoloj?hus eujxitorlella Chambers and Ti'icltotaplie serratkrittella 

 i Zeller compared with Ypsolop/ius Ugulellus Hiibner. 



On the other hand Trichotaphe comes very close to Anacampsis 

 Curtis, differing- onl}' in the somewhat shorter palpi and in having 

 I veins 2 and 3 in forewing stalked. 



The genus has the following characters: Antenna serrate, often 



more or less ciliated. La])ial palpi long, recurved, second joint thick- 



j ened with scales, appressed and smooth in front and lateral 1}% smooth 



I or more or less long-haired above (on the inside); terminid joint long, 



I but shorter than second joint, slender, smooth, pointed. Forewings 



i elongate, apex obtuse, 12* veins, 7 and 8 stalked, 2 and 3 stalked. 



1 Hindwings broader than forewings, slightly sinuate below apex, trape- 



• zoidal, and angle rounded; 8 veins, 3 and 4 connate with a tendency 



to become short-stalked, 5 approximate to -i, 6 and 7 connate wdth a 



tendency to become short-stalked. Discal vein in several species with 



a tendency to become obsolete. 



Depresmria georgiella Walker, which Lord Walsingham placed in 

 this genus, is unknown to me except from the description, but this, if 

 correct, clearly shows that the species can not be a Ti'icliotaphe. 



However, as 1 do iiot know the species, it must for the present remain 

 in Trichotaphe^ as Walsingham has placed it, but it is not included in 

 the synoptic table, bj^ which the species at present recognized may be 

 separated. 



Ground color of forewings dark, nearly black 1 



(Tround color lighter, fuscous brown or yellow 9 



1 . Forewings with light costal edge 2 



Costal edge not light 5 



2. Head and costa reddish brown coMarnfoclUi, p. 909 



Head and costa light ocherous ■ o 



3. Costal light area with curved pointed i)rocess into the dark dorsal area. 



ffdvocoxteUa, p. 908 

 ( Jostal light area without such process 4 



4. Dorsal dark area with single rounded proi-ess into the costal light area. 



iii.'ternda, ]). 908 



I )orsal dark area with two small sharp jjrocesses into the costal light area. 



serratirhfclht, ]). 909 

 ;"i. i^'orewings with strong metallic reflections 6 



Forewings without such reflections 8 



t). With light ocherous costal spot at apical third (ilacrlla, j). 909 



Without such ocherous sjiot 7 



7. With small whitish dot at end of cell jriirjitircojusra, p. 910 



Without such dot voristri^/t'f/a, p. 910 



■->. [.abial palpi light ocherous jmiridrlld. p. 910 



Labial palpi dark mdnnUurdln. p. 911 



9. ( iround color of forewings light oclireous with no transverse markings 10 



Ground color gray, brown or fuscous with transverse markings 14 



10. Forewings overlaid with dark scales chaiulierttel/'i, ]>. 91.3 



Forewings at most siirinklcd witli dark scales 11 



