LEPIDOPTERA OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE— DY AH. 345 



EPHESTIODES NONIELLA, new species. 



Fore wing gray, dark, the long basal space tinged with olive yellow, 

 bounded by an erect lino that curves basally at costa, blackish, 

 shading mto the dark mesial color; discal dots dissolved; outer Ime 

 barely mdicatcd, whitish, oblique, near the margin. Hmd wing pale 

 fuscous with darker veins and terminal line. Expanse, 10 mm. 



Coty'pes.—l^w^o females. No. 16412, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, May, 

 1912 (Busck). Also one male, Trinidad River, September, 1912 

 (Busck). 



EPHESTIA CAUTELLA Walker. 



1. Porto Bello, May, 1911 (Busck). 



EPHESTIA ELUTELLA Hubner. 



1. Cabima, May, 1911. 



EPHESTIA DIVERGENS, new species. 



Dark gray, a little purplish; inner line at middle of wmg, erect, 

 black, widening on the costa; discal dots joined; outer line oblique, 

 parallel to the margin incurved on submedian fold, black, followed 

 by a pale border. Hmd wing dark fuscous. Expanse, 16 mm. 



Type.—Femiile, No. 16423, U.S.N.M.; Taboga Island, June, 1911 

 (Busck). 



Resembles E. nonparilella Dyar, but broader winged, darker 

 colored, the inner line erect and not parallel to the outer. 



EPHESTIA COLORELLA, new species. 



Fore wing with the basal space dull red; mner line white, oblique, 

 straight, broad and distinct; median space blackish, with more or 

 less distinct white area around the double, separated, discal dots; 

 outer line straight, white, narrow; termmal space dull red, black at 

 apex. Hind wing pale translucent fuscous, dark on veins and 

 termen. Expanse, 12 mm. 



Type.— Female, No. 16421, U.S.N.M.; Taboga Island, February, 

 1912 (Busck). Also one male and nme females with additional 

 localities, Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck); Corozal, Canal Zone, March, 

 1911 (Busck); Tabogilla Island, February, 1912 (Busck); Porto 

 Bello, May, 1912 (Busck). 



EPHESTIA ANIMOSELLA, new species. 



Similar to the preceding, narrower winged, veins 3 and 5 separate, 

 whereas they are generally shortly stalked in colorella; inner line 

 more oblique, narrow and contmued along costa to base; outer line 

 narrow. Expanse, 11 mm. 



Type.— Female, No. 16422, U.S.N.M.; Porto Bello, May, 1912 

 (Busck). Also 1 male, 12 females, with additional localities, Trini- 

 dad River, May, 1911, March and June, 1912 (Busck); La Chorrera, 

 April, 1912 (Busck). 



PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA Hubner. 



1. Porto BeUo, May, 1912 (Busck). 



