NO. 1375. TINEID MOTHS FROM niUTIHII COLUMBIA— BWCK. 753 



1)!isjil black lino. Hind wiiitrs lio-ht fuscous. Venation typical. Ahdo- 

 mcn li<4iit fuscous. Loos white s|)i'inkle(l with ruseous. Expanse, 

 ll» nun. 



Ifuhitat. — Mount Rainier, Washinjrton, 1(),0()U feet alt., August 

 (Pipor). 



T[ipe. — Cat. No. 7S12, V . S. National Museum. 



A veiy strikino- species, unlike iiny described American Phifdla. 



PLUTELLA POULELLA, new specks. 



Antennae light fuscous. Labial palpi dark biown exteriorly, 

 ochreous white on the inner side; tuft not large. Face whitish in the 

 middle, brown along the sides. Top of head with loose, erect scales, 

 whitish. Thorax and forowings light ochreous fuscous; costal edge 

 and apical part with strong, golden reflexions; below the fold the wing 

 is whitish fuscous, lighter than above. Along the fold from the l>ase 

 of the wing is a dark l)rown, irregular streak with two short, pointed 

 projections into the light colored field below. The entire wing is 

 sparseh' sprinkled with dark fuscous scales which form small and 

 ill-defined dark spots on the outer costal edge and at apex. Hindwings 

 whitish fuscous, nearly transparent and with a ])luish tinge. Abdomen 

 ochreous fuscous. Genital iii light ochreous. Legs ochreous, mottled 

 with brown on the outer surfaces. Venation tj^pical. Alar expanse, 

 24 mm. 



Habitat. — Kaslo, British Columbia (Cockle). 



Type.—Q'dX. No. 7883, U. S. National Museum. 



Ver}" similar in ornamentation to P. inaGulij)enmx Curtis, but nearly 

 twice as large. 



ZELLERIA Stainton. 



ZELLERIA GRACILARIELLA, new species. 



Both joints of labial palpi wdiitish, strongly mottled with ])lack on 

 the outer side. Antennm light gray wntli narrow black annulations. 

 Face reddish brown; tuft on head dirty yellow. Thorax and fore- 

 wings brown, with strong violet reflexions; the fold more ochreous. 

 Sparsely and irregularly scattered over the wing are dark mental lie 

 blue scales, which congregate to form a faint and nuich interrupteil 

 longitudinal streak under and parallel with the fold. Cilia bluish 

 einerous. Hind wings dark, shining l)luish fuscous. Cilia strongly 

 l)luish. Abdomen al)Ove and the inner side of the legs silvery fus- 

 cous; underside of abdomen and the exposed parts of the legs reddish. 

 Expanse, 18 mm. 



Habitat. — Kaslo, British Columbia. 



Foodplant: Rihes lacuxtre (Dyar). 



Type.—Qfii. No. 7813, U. S. National Museum. 



