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GNORIMOSCHEMA RADIATELLA, new species. 



Antennae curiousl}" marked; uniformly dark shining fuscous above, 

 reddish white and black checkered below. Second joint of labial palpi 

 reddish white, strongly barred with black on the outside; terminal joint 

 with base and an annulus around the middle black. Face irridescent, 

 reddish white; top of head flecked with reddish fuscous. Thorax red- 

 dish fuscous. Fore wings with a nearly continuous, narrow black lon- 

 gitudinal central line from base to apex; costal part of the wing above 

 this line light whitish red, shaded with fuscous; dorsal part below the 

 central black line darker than costal half, reddish, more profusely over- 

 laid with dark fuscous and black scales. At base is an ill-defined, small, 

 unmottled brick-red patch. Cilia and hind- wings light fuscous; abdo- 

 men, dark fuscous above, under side ocherous. Legs blackish, mot- 

 tled with light red and white scales; tarsi black with tip of each joint 

 reddish white. Expanse, 16 mm. 



TIaMtat. — Pullman, Washington, August (Piper). 



Type.— Cvii. No. 7857, U. S. National Museum. 



Nearest in pattern and general appearance to Gnoriino8cliem,a 2)ed- 

 nwntiella Chambers, but not reall}^ like any described species of that 

 genus. It reminds in coloration of certain varieties of Cerostoma radia- 

 tella Donovan. 



GNORIMOSCHEMA SPLENDORIFERELLA, new species. 



Antenna? dark fuscous, faintly annulated with white. Labial palpi 

 light 3"ellow; second joint slightly mottled with red on the outside; 

 terminal joint with a blackish annulation at base and another liefore 

 the tip. Face light yellow; head darker reddish yellow. Thorax 

 deep bluish black. Forewings shining, intense purplish red; a narrow 

 costal margin and the apical part of the wing mottled with white and 

 bluish black scales; a basal subcostal longitudinal streak, and an ill- 

 defined dorsal and a costal spot at the beginning of the cilia yellow. 

 Cilia white, dotted with black. Abdomen dark fuscous with the ends 

 of the joints silvery white. Legs dark fuscous, barred with white. 

 Expanse, 16 mm. 



Habitat. — Pullman, Washington, July (Piper). 



Ty2}e.—C?it. No. 7858, U. S. National Museum. 



This beautiful species can only be compared with the quite closely 

 allied Gnorlmoschema saphirinella Chambers, which has the same 

 intense red color. The present species, however, is larger, and lacks 

 the l)lack longitudinal streaks found in sapliirinella ; the dark thorax 

 and the lack of l)rown spots on and near the fold also separate it from 

 this species. 



