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Plodia dolorosa, new species. 



Fore wing uniform dark purple brown, the veins black-lined. 

 l)Ut not contrasted ; terminal line blackish. Hind wing dark 

 gray, translucent between the veins. Expanse, 17 mm. 



Type, female. No. 21988. U. S. Nat. Mus. ; Cayuga, Guate- 

 mala, September (Schaus & Barnes). 



Also six males and four females from the same place. 



In abraded specimens, the veins become contrasted and the 

 interspaces translucent. Costal fold and tuft on under side of 

 fore wing of male reaching less than one-third the length of 

 cell. 



Poujadia chejelis, new species. 



Costa whitish to middle of cell, irrorate with rosy scales; 

 rest of wing rosy purple ; a diffuse black shading along and 

 beneath median vein, dividing on veins 2 and 5 ; an indistinct 

 discal dot; fringe brownish. Hind wing pale yellowish gray, 

 the costa and upper veins shaded with gray, a faint discal 

 mark on the cross-vein. Expanse, 20 mm. 



Type, male. No. 21989. U. S. Nat. Mus.; Chejel. Guatemala^ 

 August (Schaus & Barnes). 



OBSERVATION ON THE LIFE HISTORY OF AEDES 

 BIMACULATUS COQ. 



{Diptcra, Culicidce) 

 By HARVEY P. BARRET 



As little is known and almost nothing has been written on 

 the life history of Acdcs bimaciilatus the following observa- 

 tions may be of interest. The writer has had under observa- 

 tion for the past several years a "sink hole" in a' thicket at the 

 edge of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. This hole is 

 about 200 yards from the nearest dwelling and except for a 

 few scattered houses is really in the country. During a rainy 

 season and nearly always after a heavy rain there is a foot or 

 more of water there. In fact there is usually some water there 



