NORTH AMERICAN ACROLOPHIDAE — ^HASBROUCK 661 



tennae in which each segment is clothed only dorsad or dorsolaterad 

 with scales. Its antennae are of a reduced bipectinate type similar to, 

 but still distinct from, that exhibited by sinclairi nelsoni. In addition, 

 minor resembles that subspecies in regard to size, general habitus, 

 labial palpi, and eyes. However, the characteristic antennae, aedea- 

 gus, and juxta of minor can not be confused with those of the other 

 acrolophids treated in this work. 



Dr. Clarke and I have examined the type cf specimen at the U.S. 

 National Museum. It is labeled '' Pseudanaphora minor Dyar, type 

 no. 1843, Kerrville, Texas, April." No attempt was made to remove 

 the genitalia of the type since its abdomen had apparently been glued 

 on following extensive damage by dermestids. However, Dr. Clarke 

 removed the genitalia of a cf "cotype" for me. This preparation, 

 along with my examination of the type, definitely confirmed the iden- 

 tity of minor. 



Walsingham described Homonymus coloradellus as a new species in 

 1907. His description and comments have already been quoted in 

 full to augment Dj^ar's very brief "description" of minor treated above. 

 Since 1907, coloradellus, based on a unique cf without an abdomen, 

 has appeared in the literature as a distinct species. 



The type c^ is at the U.S. National Museum. It is labeled ^^Homon- 

 ymus coloradellus Wlsm., type no. 10360, West Cliff, Custer Co., 

 Colorado, Beutenmueller Collection." Other data with the type are 

 "4749 Wlsm. 1906" and "821 Wlsm. MS." Although the abdomen 

 of coloradellus was missing, the color pattern of its wings and its 

 distinctive antennal structiu-e clearly showed it to be equivalent to 

 minor, the type cf of which I was also able to study at the National 

 Museum. Thus, coloradellus (Walsingham) should be considered a new 

 synonym of Acrolophus minor (Dyar) . 



42. Acrolophus parvipalpus, new species 



Figures 196-198 



Male. — Head, labial palpi, and thorax ochreous tinged with white 

 and fuscous. Labial palpi short, heavily clothed with scales, porrect, 

 basal portions closely appressed to head and narrowly separated from 

 each other, apical portions strongly diverging from head and rather 

 broadly separated from each other, apical segments conical and be- 

 coming acute at apices. Eyes large, protruding, naked, without 

 lashes. Antennae simple, laminate, ochreous tinged with fuscous, 

 covered dorsolaterad by scales, segmental processes set closely to- 

 gether throughout antennae. Forewings with color pattern somewhat 

 variable, ground color brown, marked with dark brown; markings 

 consisting of small spots along costa, short bar at outer end of cell, 



