NORTH AMERICAN ACROLOPHIDAE — HASBROUCK 593 



Several specimens in the collection of the American Entomological Society of 

 Philadelphia, from (Bosque County) Texas. I have long possessed and known 

 this species, but could not believe it to be still undescribed, as it seems to be common 

 in Texan collections; but I am unable to find any description agreeing with it. 

 In coloration this seems to be almost inseparable from the preceding species 

 {simulaius) , but its short palpi and the neuration of the fore wings amply dis- 

 tinguish it, and probably do not justify the juxtaposition of the two species in 

 systematic order. Eulepiste, indeed, exhibits some signs of affinity to the genus 

 Acrolepia. 



Walsingham (1887) later discussed this species in his revision and re- 

 ferred to his original description when he commented: 



To this I may add that the thorax is crested posteriorly, the uncus double with 

 the points abruptly bent over, very closely approximate, and laterally compressed 

 or flattened; the lateral claspers of approximately even width throughout, the 

 ends rather square, but shghtly oblique. 



Male genitalia. — Vinculum typical, as in other species. 



Tegumen similar to that of maculifer; lateral arm of medium width, 

 narrowing at point of articulation with vinculum, punctate except in 

 anterior and basal areas; dorsal area almost entirely divided along 

 meson by triangular emargination, heavily punctate except near 

 cephalic margin. 



Harpe simple, somewhat variable, similar to that of maculifer. 

 Lateral aspect: costa and sacculus fused, reduced, narrow, comprising 

 approximate basal third of harpe; glabrous except for heavily punc- 

 tate and setose, subdigitate, ventrocaudal margin of sacculus; basal 

 third strongly narrowing to acute basal extremity. Cucullus distinct 

 from costa and sacculus, large, elongate, rather broad, sublinear, not curv- 

 ing mesad; heavily punctate and setose, especially so on ental surface; 

 dorsal and ventral margins sublinear to moderately sinuate, sub- 

 parallel or gradually diverging distad to broadest area of harpe near 

 apex; apex slightly narrowed, broadly and evenly rounded. 



Transtilla with arm rather short, subparallel with to somewhat di- 

 vergent from dorsal margin of costa, terminating subacutely distad of 

 base of harpe. 



Uncus simple, same as that of maculifer. Dorsal aspect: base 

 glabrous, with cephalic margin emarginate mesad; lateral margins 

 heavily sclerotized, sublinear, gradually converging distad into uncal 

 process. Uncal process indistinctly fused with base, concave beneath, 

 gradually narrowing and curving ven trad toward apex; apex sparsely 

 setose and moderately expanded into pair of minute, acute, heavily 

 sclerotized, laterally flattened, slightly divergent processes. 



Gnathos fused, similar to that of maculifer although not identical; 

 considerably reduced, heavily sclerotized, thickened dorsoventrad 

 except in apical portion, curving ventrocaudad, glabrous, lateral 



