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Because neither of these two factors actually refute the acceptance 

 of the specimen in question as the holotype of Cryptothelea macleayi 

 and because considerable more evidence exists to support the validity 

 of such an acceptance, I have followed the decisions of Tams (unpub- 

 lished) and, more recently, of Betrem (1952) in approving the identity 

 of this specimen as C. macleayi. 



Material examined. — 1 cf . 



This specimen bears no other labels except a type determination 

 label written by Mr. Tams and a circular label which indicates that 

 this specunen was deposited in the collections of the British Museum 

 on July 17, 1837, and was accessioned under the number 113. 

 Beneath this number in the Museum's register is the statement: 

 "purchased with the Lansdown GuUding Collection." 



11. Cryptothelea nigrita (Barnes and McDunnough), new combination 



Figures 10, 73, 201, 254, 300, 326, 368; Map 2 



Manatha nigrita Barnes and McDunnough, Contr. Nat. Hist. Lep. N. Amer., 

 vol. 2, no. 4, p. 170, pi. 4, fig. 3, 1913.— Grossbeck, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. 

 Hist., vol. 37, p. 105, 1917. — Barnes and Benjamin, Contr. Nat. Hist. Lep. 

 N. Amer., vol. 5, no. 1, p. 46, 1922. 



Psyche nigrita (Barnes and McDunnough) Dyar, Insec. Inscit. Menst., vol. 11, 

 p. 4, 1923. 



Platoeceticus nigrita (Barnes and McDunnough) Gaede in Seitz, Macrolep. World, 

 vol. 6, p. 1183, pi. 169d, 1936. — McDunnough, Check List Lep. Canada and 

 USA, pt. 2, no. 9524, 1939.— Jones, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 71, p. Ill, 

 pi. 3, fig. 2; pi. 4, fig. 6; pi. 5, fig. 10; pi. 6, figs. 19-24; text fig. 3, 1945. 



Male. — (Fig. 10.) Antennae 24-25 segmented; pectinations (fig. 

 368) about 1.5x length of those in C. gloverii; hairs erect, ranging in 

 length 1.5-2x diameter of pectinations on which borne. 



Wings brownish fuscous, more thinly scaled usually than C. gloverii, 

 thus appearing lighter in color. Wing venation similar to that of 

 C. gloverii; scales (fig. 326) of discal cell similar, slightly more slender. 

 Wing expanse 14-17 mm. 



Male genitalia. — (Fig. 254.) Aedeagus usually shorter than in 

 C. gloverii. Arms of eighth sternite (fig. 201) markedly more elongate 

 than in that species. 



Female. — As described for genus. Length approximately 10 mm. 



Female genitalia. — (Fig. 300.) 



Case. — (Fig. 73.) Length 18-20 mm.; diameter 5-6 mm. General 

 structure frequently somewhat shaggy in appearance because of diver- 

 gent, posterior projecting fragments of grass leaves; occasionally sacks 

 may be almost bare. 



Type. — In the United States National Museum. 



Type locality. — Everglades, Florida. 



