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NORTH AMERICAN NEPTICULIDAE 
54. Nepticula pallida Braun 
Nepticula pallida Braun, Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., xxi, 85, 1912. 
Palpi pale ocherous. Tuft ocherous, the scales on the vertex tij)i)ecl with 
orange; antennae pale ocherous, eye-caps whitish. Thorax very pale buff. 
Fore wings very i)ale buff, evenly dusted with i)urplish gray, a little more 
densely toward the ai)ex of the wing. Cilia very i)ale buff. Hind wings pale 
gray, tinged with ocherous. Legs and al)domen very pale buff. 
Expanse . — 4 mm. 
Locality . — Cedar Point, Ohio. 
The t3i3e specimen was l^red from a mine on a narrow-lea’t^ed 
willow, Salix sp. The mine (Fig. 50) occurs on the lower side of 
of the leaf and is extremel}^ narrow at first, extending along the 
midrib, later doubling on itself once or twice, and gradually and 
eventy increasing in breadth to its end, where it measures a 
scant 1.5 mm. across. The entire length of the mine is approxi- 
mateh" 4.5 cm. The color is brownish throughout, and the 
mine is not at all transparent. The frass is distributed in a 
broad tract throughout the entire length of the mine. Cocoon 
reddish brown. 
The pale head distinguishes this species from K . saginella. 
Species I'lioivn only in the Larval State 
Several species named b}" Clemens from mine and larva still 
remain unbred and their identity cannot be determined. These 
are Nepticula amelanchierella, N. anguinella, and Ah platea. These 
are later referred to under ‘‘Food Plants, Alines and Larvae.” 
The empty mines to which Clemens applied the name A'.f 
primifoliella are doubtless the work of the species later described 
b}^ Chambers as N. serotmaeella , which is regarded as a s^mon^un 
of Ah bifasciella Clemens. 
In addition to these, man^^ other species have been observed in 
the larval state, but not reared. 
2. ECTOEDEMIA Busck 
Ecloedemia Basek, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., viii, 97, 1907. Tyi)e: E. poputeUa 
Busck. 
Generic characters . — Basal segment of antennae enlarged and 
concave beneath to form an e^m-cap. Labial palpi somewhat 
longer than in Nepticula. Aliddle spurs of posterior tiliiae below 
the middle. Fore Avings elongate ovate, pointed, jugum present 
in the female; hind wings | to f, nearh' as long as the fore wings. 
