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291-303. Oele<«hia (Poecilia) inscripta. sp. nov.— Palpi white., the 

 lower half of the second joint blackened externally, and with a small fuscous 

 spot near its apex, very slightly brush-like beneath; apical joint smooth, acu- 

 minate, with two black annulations, one above the base, the other before the tip. 

 Head and thorax white, some black scales on the middle of the thorax above; 

 antennae white, annulated and spotted above on each joint with fuscous, the white 

 basal joint excepted. Fore wings elongate acuminate, slightly enlarged towards 

 the base, and tapering outwards, white, with a reduplicated black spot at the ex- 

 treme base of the costa; a black fascia pointed obliquely inwards from the costa 

 before the middle to the middle of the fold, below which it dies out in a patch of 

 scattered scales; a black costal spot at the commencement of the costal cilia, 

 another opposite to it on the dorsal margin, between them are some scattered 

 fuscous scales and dots, sometimes obsolete; around the apex and apical margin 

 are some fuscous dots before the white cilia, which become greyish about the anal 

 angle. Hind wings and cilia pale greyish. Abdomen white, with a faint oehre- 

 ous tinge. Legs white, the tarsal joints spotted with fuscous. Expanse 13 millim. 



I have long known this species, having received it from Texas and 

 from St. Louis. It is possibly the species referred to by Prof. Riley 

 i Can. Eut. iii. pp. 195, 196) as "Gelerhia geminella, Lin.," being very 

 similar in appearance to Gelerhia. gemmeUa, Lin., but differing in the 

 position of the dark fascia, which in gemmeUa commences beyond the 

 the middle of the costa. 



Prof. Riley states that his species feeds upon oak-galls. Several speci- 

 mens are contained in the collection of the Am. Ent. Soc. Philadelphia, 

 which is now before me. I believe them to be from Texas. 



A specimen from Miss Murtfeldt's collection is stated in her list to be 

 Gelerhia palliderosacella, Cham. ; but it is impossible to reconcile any 

 variety of this species with Chambers's description under that name. 



310-318. {Jelechaa i Erj;atis) roseosuflusolla. 



GelecMa [Ergatia) roeseosuJpuxeHa, Clem. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. I860, p. 162, 

 see " Index." 



Subsequently tl scribed by Walker (Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. 

 595) as Gelerhia bellela, Walk., a very common species in all N. Amer- 

 ican collections. I have it also from California. 



'■79, 868, Ac. €telechia (Krgatis) rubidella. 



Gelechia rubidella, Clem. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1860, p. 163 : Tin. Nor. Am. p. 

 115, Ac. 



Gelechia rubensclla. Chain. Can. Eut.. iv. p. 193, &c, and Index. 



I am unable to separate this species from G. rubidella, Clem., which 

 has also the dark tip to the palpi. Like roxeosvffu sella it seems to be 

 a somewhat variable species, but distinguished usually by its smaller size 

 as well as by the habits of its larva. I am not acquainted with G. iriter- 

 mediella, Cham. ; but probably a good series received from Belfrage, from 

 Texas, exhibiting a wide range of variation from dark grey to pale rosy. 



