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widening track, similar to that of X. quercicastanella Chaml)ers in 
leaves of Querais alba.” Chambers asserts that the larva from 
which he bred the type specimen formed a new mine when nearly 
grown, a fact if true at variance with all observations on this 
group. 
Except for the absence of silvery scales along the termen, the 
moth is very close to Ah terminella. The green color of the larva, 
however, precludes the possibility of their identity. 
26. Nepticula condaliafoliella Bu.sck 
Nepticula condaliafoliella Busck, Proc. U. S. Xat. Mus., xxiii, 238, 1900; 
Dyar’s No. 6192. 
“Face and head tufted, reddfsh yellow, ej'e-caps .shining white. Antennae 
dark fuscous. Thorax and fore wing deep black with purplish metallic re- 
flections; just beyond the middle of wing is a transverse silvery white fa.scia, 
a little broader on the dorsal margin than on the costal. Cilia at apex white; 
dorsal cilia light purplish-gra}", concoloroiis with hind wing. Abdomen black 
above, silver}^ below; anal tuft silver}' white. Legs reddish 3 'ellow. 
“Alar expanse, 3.1 mm.” 
Locality. — Palm Beach, Florida (Dyar). 
The moths were bred in February from upper side mines on 
leaves of Condalia ferrea. “Egg is deposited on underside of leaf 
near edge, and the mine is a contorted serpentine with l)lack frass 
in a continuous central line. Cocoon is chestnut brown, 1.6 by 
1 mm. ” 
27. Nepticula juglandifoliella Clemens 
Nepticula jiiglandifoliella Clemens, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., i, 84, 1861; Tin. 
No. Am., 173, 1872; Chambers, Bull. Geol. Surv. Terr., iv, 105, 1878; 
Braun, Journ. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., xxi, 91, 1912; Dj-ar’s No. 6199. 
Syn. caryaefoliella Clemens, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., i, 84, 1861; Tin. No. Am., 
174, 1872; Dj'ar’s No. 6190. 
Tuft ochraceous, eye-caps and collar shining creamy white. Thorax and fore 
wings deep purplish black, uniformly purple beyond the fascia which is sit- 
uated just beyond the middle, silvery white and broadest on the dorsum. Cilia 
silvery around the apex, elsewhere concolorous with the wings. Hind wings 
and cilia gray. Legs silvery white, except the upjjer surface of the posterior 
femora and tibiae, which are purplish black. Abdomen purplish above, 
silver}' beneath. 
Expanse. — 3.5 to 3.8 mm. 
Localities. — Pennsylvania (Clemens); Kentucky (Chambers); 
Ohio. 
The mine (Fig. 39) is a serpentine track usually whitish, with 
black line of frass through the center, found on various species 
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