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AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 



iy. horeasella Clem. — "Forewings dark fuscous, with two white costal 

 spots, one exterior to the middle of the costa, and tlie other midway hetween the 

 first and the apex of the wing; and with two white dorsal spots, one a little 

 interior to the first costal spot, and the other with some scattered white scales 

 opposite the second costal spot. Cilia dark fuscous, with a white patch behind 

 the second dorsal spot, and apparently a few white scales on the costa behind the 

 tip. The apical spot is not distinct if present, the apex being nearly denuded of 

 cilia and scales.'' 



Tlie above is Dr. Clemens' description of this species. Type in 

 the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. In poor condition 

 when described. Head, abdomen and wings of one side wanting. 

 Although the head is wanting and the ueuration of the wing differs 

 somewhat from the normal form, according to Clemens, I neverthe- 

 less believe it to be a true Ornix. There should be no difficulty to 

 identify the species if found. 



O. gutt.ea Hw. — Palpi whitish. Head ochreous, face paler. Antennae 

 brown, faintly annulate with and paler beneath. Forewings fuscous brown, with 

 a purplish lustre; four or five costal and two dorsal spots, first costal spot at one- 

 fourth, second spot just before the middle, third nearly at three-fourths, the 

 fourth spot just before the apex is sometimes duplicated ; dorsal s])ots triangular, 

 somewhat oblique at two-fifths and three-fifths respectively. Cilia fuscous, with 

 three darker lines, traversed by an indistinct pale line below the apex and 

 another corresponding to the second dorsal spot. Hindwings fuscous, cilia con- 

 colorous. Legs fuscous, femora and tibise spotted with white; tarsi whitish, 

 joints brown at the apex. Thorax and abdomen fuscous brown. Expanse 10- 

 12.5 mm. ; .4-. 5 inch. 



This rather common European species occurs in our fauna. Two 

 specimens in my collection, collected by and received from Mr. 

 Albert Shaw, Hampton, N. H., entirely correspond with an authen- 

 tic specimen of this species in the National Museum collection. 

 In the specimens before me the last costal spot is very small, con- 

 fined to the cilia and might readily be overlooked. The larva, 

 according to Meyrick, is yellowish, dorsal line dark green or reddish. 

 Head dark brown. It lives in folded leaves of apple. 



Var. solitariella PI. IV, fig. 1. 



A specimen in the National Museum collection presents the fol- 

 lowing differences from the typical form : 



Head grayish-yellow, intermixed with dark fuscous. Forewings with two 

 very conspicuous costal spots before the apex, peipendicular to the margin and 

 which nearly reach the dorsal margin. Three distinct dorsal spots, the first at 

 less than one-fifth, nearly perpendicular to the margin and reaches to the middle 

 of the wing. All other marginal spots correspond to guttea. Cilia more whitish 



