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plant, where the larvae had spun their cocoons in the rolled-up 

 leaflets. A very distinct large species not easily confounded with 

 any described species of this genus. 



Phalonia louisiana, new species. 



Labial palpi light yellow. Face, head and thorax dark golden yellow. 

 Fore wings light shining .straw-colored overlaid with golden yellow, and with 

 the base and two oblique fasciae dark golden brown. The first of these fasciae 

 runs from before the middle of the dorsal edge to beyond the middle of costal 

 edge and is the broadest of the two; the second fascia runs between and paral- 

 lel with the first and the terminal edge. Both are darkest on the dorsal edge, 

 and gradually become lighter and more yellow towards costa. The inter- 

 vening space is strongly suffused with golden yellow. Apical edge silvery 

 overlaid with golden yellow. Cilia white. Hind wings dark fuscous. Ab- 

 domen blackish fuscous. Legs ochreous shaded with black. 



Alar expanse: i6 mm. 



Habitat: St. Louis, Missouri (Busck). 



Type: U. S. N. M., No. 10227. 



This species has the same general pattern as Phalonia parallel- 

 ana, Walsingham, but is a larger, more brilliant insect with darker 

 hind wings. 



Phalonia pimana, new species. 



Labial palpi, head and thorax light ochreous. Fore wings whitish ochreous, 

 suffused with deeper ochreous scales and with reddish brown markings. A 

 complete narrow reddish brown central fascia, parallel with the oblique ter- 

 minal edge has both edges straight and sharp and is the dominating orna- 

 mentation. The base of costal edge is reddish brown, and there is a nearly 

 obsolete small fascia across the extreme apex of the wing, indicated mainly 

 by reddish brown scales at both ends, while the middle part is suffused and 

 obscured by the ochreous scaling. At apical third is a small reddish brown 

 dorsal spot. Hind wings whitish ochreous. Abdomen and legs ochreous. 



Alar expanse: 16 mm. 



Habitat: Baboquiveria Mts., Pima Co., Arizona. 



Type: U. S. N. M., No. 10228. 



This species belong near transversana, Walsingham. 



Phalonia plummeriana, new species. 



Labial palpi, face, head and thorax light ochreous. Fore wings light 

 ochreous suffused with reddish brown scales, especially on the apical half, 

 and with an oblique reddish brown fascia from before the middle of the dorsal 

 edge to beyond the middle of the costal edge. This fascia has straight and 

 parallel edges, and is more intensely reddish brown on the dorsal side, gradu- 



