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Epiblema perplexana, sp. nov. 



Head and palpi clay yellow ; thorax a little darker. Fore wings dark fuscous 

 in males, much lighter in females, with a series of about five geminate, sordid white, 

 oblique costal streaks beyond the end of the costal fold ; a small dark brown spot 

 rests on the apex ; a dark brown irregularly curved streak beyond the end of the cell 

 curves down around the outer part of the ocelloid patch which contains a few hori- 

 zontal dark streaks ; a median dorsal sordid yellowish white spot rests on the hind 

 border, extends up and out terminating a little above the fold ; several irregular dark 

 streaks rest upon this spot. The remaining part of the wing is crossed by very fine 

 streaklets. Hind wings fuscous. Expanse of wings, 13-15 mm. 



Described from seven examples taken at Palm Beach, Florida, by 

 Dr. H. G. Dyar. Type no. 5432 U. S. National Museum. 



Epiblema ochraceana, sp. nov. 



Head, thorax and fore wings pale ochreous with darker oblique streaks along the 

 costa and darker dots scattered over the surface of the wing except in the large anal 

 patch in which there are only two such dots. Fringes concolorous with grayish scales 

 along the base. Hind wings yellowish fuscous. Expanse of wings, 12 mm. 



Described from one male specimen in rather poor condition in the 

 National Museum collection from Palm Beach, Florida. Type no. 

 5415 U. S. National Museum. 



Lipoptycha maculana, sp. nov. 



Head, thorax and fore wings dark fuscous, the latter with a large while spot a 

 little beyond the middle of the hind margin and extending a little above the fold_ 

 This spot has numerous fine irregular dark streaks in it. The costa is cut by oblique 

 black streaks followed beyond the middle by white and there are numerous oblique 

 and horizontal yellowish streaks over the surface of the wing except at the base ; ter- 

 minal line around the apex black, which is represented by two or three black dots be- 

 low the middle, when viewed in certain lights there are oblique bluish streaks visible, 

 two arising near the middle of the wing and extending down to the end of the cell 

 and one or two beyond. Hind wings fuscous, not so dark as the fore wings. Ex- 

 panse of wings, 71^ mm. 



Described from one male specimen from Florida in the National 

 Museum and one in my collection bred from Schoepfia arhorescens col- 

 lected by Dr. H. G. Dyar. Type no. 5413 U. S. National Museum. 



Tortrix ivana, sp. nov. 



ffead and thorax dull ochre yellow, the latter with a dark line across the middle 

 terminating at the tegulffi. Fore wings pale ochre yellow with a shining luster ; a 

 dark brown spot on the extreme base of the costa a little beyond which an oblique 

 dark band extends about half way across the wing where it ends in several scattered 

 black dots ; an oblique dark band arising near the middle of the costa extends nearly 

 to the fold beyond which it is faintly indicated by yellowish streaks, the middle of 



