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Miiseuiii; also with Chambers' labels. One of these bears Lord Wal- 

 singhain's })lue label No. 1004, corresponding to his identification in 

 his notebook/ trifasclclht- Chambers. 



These t3'pes agree exactly with Zeller's description and figure of 

 albil</reU(( , a specimen of which, identified hy Lord Walsingham, is in 

 U. S. National Museum. 



This striking species is common in collections from Arizona, Colo- 

 rado, and Texas. 



GELECHIA DENTELLA, new species. 

 aelerlnit ihiiUila Bcsck, Dyar'w List Anier. Lep., No. fiTL'ti, I'.K):;. 



Anteniue dai'k fuscous, with lighter faint annulations. Labial palpi 

 with well-developed ])rush; second joint yellowish white: terminal 

 joint white, with a fuscous amudation before the tip. 



Face, head, and thorax ^^ellowisli white; shoulders black. Forewings 

 black and yellowish white, as follows: Costal half from base to apical, 

 two-fifths black, and entire apical two-fifths black except two small 

 opposite costal and dorsal spots, which are yellowish white. Dorsal 

 half of wing from base to apical, two-fifths yellowish white. The 

 white part projects upward at apical two-fifths to the costal edge and 

 has another slight projection into the costal ])lack part at basal third 

 of the wing. Cilia l)lack. 



Hindwings ])roadei" than forewings, light yellowish gra}'; abdomen 

 light yellowish fuscous; legs 3'ellowish white, barred with ])lack. 



Alar expanse. — 9 to 10 mm. 



Hahitat. — Phoenix, Arizona. 



Type.—^o. 6376, U.S.N.M. 



Cot3'pes in collection of Mr. William D. Kearfott, to whom 1 am 

 indebted for this and the two following similar species. 



Close to the following two species, n!xfreJJ<t and ahdonihiella, but dis- 

 tinguished from them by the absence of any white on basal three-fifths 

 of costal half of fore wing. 



GELECHIA SISTRELLA, new species. 



Gelechia si strri la BvscK, Dyar's List Amer. Lep., Xo. 5727, 190:3. 



Antenuce black, with narrow, indistinct white annulations; labial 

 palpi with well-developed brush; second joint white; terminal joint 

 white, sprinkled with black, and with tip black; face, head, and tho- 

 rax white; shoulders black; forewing, deep black and pure silvery 

 white, as follow\s: A broad longitudinal Idack in the middle of the ' 

 wing, equidistant from the costal and dorsal edge, starting at base of j 

 costa and reaching one-half of the length of the wing, where it turn.si 



^ See preface, page 7t)6. 



