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The larva of this species is a borer in the stems and thorns of 

 the above plant, and is "bright semitransparent greenish yellow, 

 with head and cervical shield pale brownish." They were re- 

 ceived in January, 1897, from Mr. Hubbard by the U. S Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, and bred by Mr. Pergande in May of the 

 same year. Mr. Hubbard stated in his letter of transmission that 

 the plant never has leaves and that the thorns are poisonous. 



The species is nearest Phalonia campicolana Walsingham in 

 coloration, but is much smaller and differs by its yellow color, 

 which suffuses the wing, as well as by the absence of the black base 

 and darker costal markings found on the fore wings of Lord Wal- 

 singham's species. 



Phalonia temerana, new species. 



Labial palpi whitish with exterior sides of second joint and the apical joint 

 clear brown. Face, head and thorax whitish, sprinkled with brown. Fore 

 wings white evenly suffused with brown scales; just before the middle of the 

 dorsal edge is an outwardly oblique brown streak edged with black and ter- 

 minating on the fold, though faintly continued beyond it as a slight dark 

 shade. Apical third of the wing brown sprinkled with sparse black scales. 

 Cilia sprinkled with black. Hind wings dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous 

 fuscous. Anterior legs blackish; posterior legs whitish ochreous. 



Alar expanse: 12-13 mm. 



Habitat: Oak Station, Pennsylvania (F. Marloflf). 

 Type: U. S. N. M., No. 10236. 



An obscurely marked species recognizable by the clear brown 

 labial palpi and the brownish apical part of the fore wings. 



Phalonia leguminana, new species. 



Labial palpi dark reddish brown exteriorly, sprinkled with white on the 

 inner side. Face and head dark fuscous, sprinkled with white. Anterior 

 part of thorax dark fuscous; posterior part whitish sprinkled with fuscous; 

 posterior tuft dark reddish brown. The lustrous white ground-color of the 

 fore wings is for the greater part heavily overlaid with shining dark fuscous, 

 light slate-colored, black and brown scales; a basal patch of mixed dark 

 fuscous, black and brown scales, wider on costal side than on the dorsal, is 

 limited exteriorly by a nearly unmottled oblique white fascia; this spreads 

 out on the costal edge over the central part of the wing, and downwards in a 

 narrow spur to the dorsal edge at apical third, enclosing a large round blotch 

 of dark scales on the middle of the dorsal edge. On the costal edge are several 

 small dark spots in the white part. Apical third of the wing is entirely over- 

 laid with dark mixed fuscous brown and black scales except for a thin white 



