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angle. Hind wings dark gray with white fringes, and a large white spot on the 

 middle of the eosta extending down to the median vein. Under side lighter than 

 above, the white costal spot more diffuse, and not reaching the costa. Abdomen 

 above silky gray, beneath yellowish. Expanse 14 mm. 



Habitat. — Orono, Me. Described from three males and one female. 



Eccopsis olivaceana n. sp. — Head sordid yellow; palpi light yellow, last 

 joint fuscous. Thorax olivaceous witlf cross stripes of brown. Fore wings sordid 

 pale yellow overlaid more or less with silvery scales. Basal patch, anal patch, 

 central and subapieal bands brown, largely overlaid with olivaceous scales, The 

 central band has two teeth on its outer side, one on the upper side of the cell, the 

 other on the lower. The costa is marked by two geminate, sordid white streaks 

 between the basal patch and central band, and by four similar ones towards the 

 apex, which extend into oblique lines. Fringe white, with a fuscous basal line, 

 and marked with fuscous at the apex, and where the subapieal band joins the 

 outer margin. Hind wings and abdomen above, and all the wings beneath, 

 fuscous. Expanse 12 — 14 mm. 



Habitat. — Mass., Penn. Described from two males and four females. 



Eccopsis atrodeutana n. sp. — Head dull ochrey yellow, touched with 

 brownish on the vertex; palpi lighter, with the last joint, and two spots oh the 

 outside of the second', dark brown. Thorax greenish-brown, touched with dull 

 yellowish somewhat in cross bands. Fore wings whitish between the usual mark- 

 ings, overlaid with silvery scales which give pale bluish reflections. The usual 

 markings are olive-green, more or less broken or overlaid with dark brown or 

 black. The basal patch is outwardly angulated on the fold, and is more or less 

 broken by the ground color of the wing, especially towards the costa. The central 

 oblique band has two teeth on its outside, one on the upper side of the cell, the 

 other on the lower, which are dark brown or black, especially the lower one. 

 A triangular spot re^ts upon the hinder margin near the anal angle, and is some- 

 times connected with the lower portion of the oblique band which in some speci- 

 mens is divided across below the lower tooth. The usual subapieal band and 

 costal geminations are present. Fringe smoky, broken somewhat with pale, sordid 

 yellowish. Beneath light fuscous, showing the costal geminations in yellowish. 

 Hind wings and abdomen above pale fuscous; fringe lighter, beneath paler than 

 above. Under side of the body, and also the legs, pale ochreous ; tarsi annulated 

 with fuscous. Genicular brush smoky. Expanse 17 — ly mm. 



Habitat. — Ont, Ohio, Tex. Described from six males and one female. 



Eccopsis corylana n. sp. — Head, thorax and fore wings whitish, mixed 

 with dark brown, and pale, greenish white scales. Palpi whitish, with the last 

 joint, and the end of the second, dark fuscous. The usual markings of the fore 

 wings are nearly obliterated, but there is a darker, indistinct band extending from 

 the humeral angle obliquely up and out to the costa a little beyond the middle, 

 and bordered below by a lighter shade. The subapieal band only is clearly visible 

 as well as the costal geminations, and a small apical spot of dark brown. Fringe 

 purple, mixed to some extent with fuscous. Beneath pale fuscous reflecting the 

 costal geminations. Hind wings fuscous, paler beneath. Expanse 14 — 15 mm. 



Habitat. — White Mts., N. H. Described from two males and two 

 females. 



