BAGWORM MOTHS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 147 



literature subsequent to the original descriptions has been so meager, 

 to redescribe the species included in this section has seemed unneces- 

 sary. Consequently, the original descriptions of 14 species in which 

 the adult has never been described are presented in alphabetical order. 

 All except one (Psyche hurmeisteri) have been examined and illustrated 

 by the writer. Ten names appear to represent distinct and valid 

 species, but the status of the remaining four is questionable. 



Six more or less distinct types of cases, which are unnamed, are 

 also included, largely to attract the attention of future students and 

 collectors to these unique structures. The writer hopes that these 

 unknown larval bags eventually will be named ajter the adult males 

 have been reared and properly described. 



1. ^'Psyche" burnteisteri Weyenbergh 



Psyche hurmeisteri Weyenbergh, Tijdschr. Ent., vol. 27, p. 17, pi. 2, figs. 7, 8, 

 1884. — Heylaerts, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., Compt.-llencL, vol. 28, p. c, 

 1884.— Kirby, Cat. Lep. Heter., vol. 1, p. 516, 1892.— Dalla Torre and 

 Strand, Lep. Cat., pars 34, p. 114, 1929. — Koehler, Rev. Soc. Ent. Argent., 

 vol. 17, p. 350, 1931.— Gaede in Seitz, Macrolep. World, vol. 6, p. 1179, 

 1936. 



Female. — Length 9-9.5 nun. Vemiiform ; head shield dark brown ; 

 thoracic shield barely visible. 



Pupa. — Male very dark brown, nearly black, not more than 6-7 mm. 

 long. Female rather slender, 8-11 mm. long, 2.5-3 mm. greatest 

 diameter; color hght to dark brown. 



Larva. — Much lighter in color than previous species (Psyche 

 cassiae); eyespots light brown or sepia colored; first three segments 

 greyish with a few comparatively small black spots. Thoracic legs 

 lighter than P. cassiae because of smaller diameter of spots. Other 

 body segments much darker, spots of 4th, 5tli segments hardly visible. 

 Size of larva about same as previous one (15-16 mm. length, 2.5 mm. 

 diameter), somewhat more slender and longer. Uncommon in 

 vicinity of Cordova (less common than P. cassiae), feeds on Cassia 

 aphylla, and several other plant species. 



Case. — Length 20 mm.; diameter 6-7 mm. Exterior of bag- 

 largely bare, grey, few long, slender twigs longitudinally arranged, 

 loosely attached to anterior portion of case. Form of bag resembling a 

 somewhat rigid cone, anterior necklike portion (beyond edge on cone) 

 considerably softer, more flexible. 



Discussion. — The original Dutch description of this species was 

 too lengthy and verbose to be included here in its entirety, and so an 

 English summarization has been presented. Very few diagnostic 

 characters are to be noted in Weyenbergh's discussion of P. hur- 

 meisteri; the original drawing of the larval case appears unlike any 



