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at the end of vein 2ind A. Praescvital stripes relatively ill-delimited. 

 strai<2:ht, the laterals not confluent in front with the median vitta. Male 

 hypopvginm with outer dististyle (Fio;. 45, E) : inner dististyle (Fif>-. 

 45. K). $. L. about 5.5 mm.: w. 6-fi.'2 mm. 9. L. 5.5-6.5 mm.: w. 



7.5-8.5 mm. 



(June, July) Out., westw. to Mich., southw. to S. C. 



L. (7^?6'€(9/>A?7c/) johnsoni Alex. (Fiof. 45, F). 



1!>14. LimnophU'a {Ephrlm) johnftoni Alexander: Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Philadelphia. 1014:591. 



Fi£,rs.— Alexander, Ibid., pi. 25, fis. 2 (ven.) ; 1914. Alexander, Cfls. N. Y., 1, 

 pi. 39, fig. 138 (ven.); 1919. Ale.xander, Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, 22:64, fig. 1 

 (hyp.): 1927. 



General coloration pale yellow, the four ])raescutal stripes slightly 

 darker. Male hypopygium (Fig. 45. F). S. L. 4-5 mm.: w. 6-7.2 

 mm. 9 . L. 6.5-7.5 mm. : w. 7-8.5 mm. 



(Late May, June) Que., N. B., Me., N. H., Vt., Mass., N. Y., N. J., southw. to Va., 

 Tenn., N. C. and S. C. (Canadian). 



This species is strikingly distinct from all other members of the 

 subgenus in the yellow body coloration and the immaculate wings. 



L. { ElaeophJI a) sahrina Alex. (Fig. 45. G). 



1929. Limnophila {Ephelia) sahmia Alexander: Bull. Brooklvn Ent. 



Soc, 24:189-190. 



Antennae ( $ ) with basal flagellar segments enlarged. Wings 

 with pattern restricted to the vicinity of veins, the last dark area at 

 end of vein Sud A. Male hypopygium (Fig. 45, G). $. L. about 

 5.5 mm. : w. 5.6-6.8 mm. 9 . L. about 6.5 mm. : w. 7.5 mm. 



(June) QxK., N. B., N. H., Vt.. Mass., Ct., N. Y. 



Connecticut.— Winsted, June 9, 1929 (C. P. A.). 



L. {El-GPopMla) SQYoimeWa Xlex. (Fig. 45. H). 

 19"2<'). Limnophila {Ephelia) serotinella. Alexander: Bull. Brooklvn 

 Ent. Soc. 21: 110-111. 



Fig.— Alexander, Ibid., 22:64, fig. 6 (hyp.) : 1927. 



Size small, the wings with a heavy brown })attern that is more 

 abimdant than in aprilina. Winss narrow in both sexes. Male hy- 

 popygium with outer dististyle (Fig. 45, H) small, dilated on basal 

 half, thence suddenly narrowed to the simple acute apex : outer flange 

 spinous, blunt at tip, placed far out near apex of style. $ . L. about 

 4.3 mm. ; w. 5-5.3 mm. 9 . L. about 4.3 mm. ; w. 4.8 mm. 



(Sept.) S. C. Tenn., Fla. 



L. {EJ^eophila) so\stitia\is Alex. (Fig. 45, 1). 



1926. Limnophila (Ephelia) solstitialh Alexander: Bull. Brooklvn 

 Ent. Soc, 21 : 109-110. 



Fig.— Alexander. Ibid., 22:64. fig. 4 (hyp.) ; 1927. 



