NO. 1304. REVISION OF AMERICAN GELECmiD MOTHS— BUSCK. 889 



One of these, through the kindness of Professor Fernald, is now the 

 property of U. S. National Museum. It agrees with Pfaffenzeller's 

 description. 



The European food plant is Petasitis niveiis, on ^vhich the larva 

 mines the leaves. Other species of Petasitis^ on which the species may 

 live, occur in this country. 



GELECHIA PANELLA, new species. 



GeJrrhui pnneUa Busck, Dyar'sList Amer. Lep., No. 5774, 1903. 



Antenni\? dark reddish fuscous, annulated with white. Labial palpi 

 with well developed furrowed brush; second joint on the upper and 

 inner side w^hitish, the outside and the brush deep purplish red. Face 

 white with a reddish tint. Head, thorax, and forewings uniformly 

 bright ])rick red; at the end of the cell is a very indistinct blackish 

 dot and at apical third is a still more indistinct very narrow oblique 

 yellowish w^hite fascia across the wing. No other markings are found, 

 and those mentioned are easil}' overlooked. Cilia reddish, .sprinkled 

 with white. Under side of forewings shining dark fuscous. Hind- 

 wings l)roader than forewings, light silvery fuscous, darker and yel- 

 lowish toward apex. Cilia j^ellowish fuscous. Abdomen dark fus- 

 cous, underside ochreous. Forelegs reddish, posterior legs yellow 

 sprinkled with black; tarsal joints l)lackish, slightly tipped with yellow. 



A/ar expafise. — 20 mm. 



/fa7)itat. — Arizona, California. 



Tijpe.—^o. 6391, U.S.N.M. 



This striking species, which can not be confused with any other 

 described American Gdeehln, is described from two perfect specimens, 

 one collected in Arizona by Mr. E. A. Schwarz and the other probably 

 bred by Mr. Koebele at Los Angeles, California. 



GELECHIA ABELLA, new species. 

 Gelechia ahella Busck, Dyar's List Airier. Lep., No. -5775, 1908. 



Antennae silveiy white sharply annulated with dark fuscous. Labial 

 palpi with rather small brush pure silvery white. Face and head pure 

 white. Thorax suffused with fuscous; forewings white but so thickly 

 suffused with fuscous as to o))literate the white ground-color except 

 ; on apical third of the wing, which is pure white. Near base is an ill- 

 • Itliiied o})lique costal streak with only a few dark scales therefore 

 , appearing whitish against the darker surrounding parts. Cilia w^hite. 

 I Hindwings as broad as forewings, light fuscous. Abdomen yellowish 

 fuscous. Legs gray with white bars on the outside. 

 Ala?' expanse. — 15 mm. 

 IlaVitat. — Colorado. 

 -%>t^— No. 0392, U.S.N.M. 



