500 DYAR 



gin. Underside of fore wings washed with golden yellow, basally. 

 Hind wings same as above. Expanse 20 mm. 



Habitat. — Kadiak, Alaska, July 20, 1899. 



Type (one male). — Cat. no. 5175, U. S. National Museum. 



Somewhat allied to Sesia rutila7is but has white bands on the abdo- 

 men instead of yellow ones as in that species. The palpi are wholly 

 black, while in rutilans they are golden yellow and black. 



A description of this species, without name, has been published by 

 Mr. Beutenmiiller.^ 



Family TORTRICID^. 

 Sciaphila argentana Clck. 



Sciaphila argenfajia Clck., Icones, 2, 14, 1759-64. 

 Four examples : Kukak Bay, July 4. 



Sciaphila osseana Scop. 



Sciaphila osseana ScOP., Ent. Carn., 238, 1763. 



Eight examples : Kukak Bay, July 4 ; Kadiak, July 20. 

 Determined by Professor Fernald. 



Sciaphila moeschleriana Wocke. 



Sciaphila moeschleriana Wocke, Stett. Ent. Zeit., 45, 1862. 



Six examples: Popof Island, July 15. 



Determined by Professor Fernald. 



Sericoris bipartitana Clem. 



Sericoris bipartitana Clem., Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil., 346, i860. 



Five examples : Kukak Bay, July 4; Popof Island, July 10 to 12. 



Phoxopteris kincaidiana Fern. 



Ten examples: Metlakahtla, June 4; Sitka, June 16; Berg Bay, 

 June 10; Muir Inlet, June 12. 



Professor Fernald has kindly prepared the following description of 

 this new form : 



Phoxopteris kuicaidiana sp. nov. 



Expanse of wings 15 mm. Fore wings brownish white with a 

 nearly triangular dark cinnamon bro\vn dorsal spot extending from the 

 base to the middle of the hind margin with the outer part oblique and 

 ending in a rounded angle near the costal side of the cell. The outer 

 and costal sides of the triangle are somewhat incurved. The oblique 

 stripe from the middle of the costa extends about two thirds of the 

 distance to the anal angle, then forms a right angle and extends to the 

 apex, but is cut on its outer side beyond the end of the cell by two 



'Can. Ent., 32, 20S, 1900. 



