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Prothorax about half as long as head and (inclusive of coxae) slightly 

 more than twice as wide as long ; all usual bristles present, the anterior 

 angulars minute and pointed, other bristles long, capitate, the two pairs 

 at the posterior angles slightly the longest ; coxal bristle minute. Ptero- 

 thorax distinctly wider than prothorax. Wings very lightly suffused with 

 brown, and with a brown blotch at base ; fore wings usually with from 

 1 to 12 interlocated hairs on posterior margin. Legs slender, nearly 

 concolorous with body, tarsi slightly paler ; fore tarsi unarmed. 



Abdomen slender, only slightly wider than pterothorax. Tube about 

 0.7 as long as head and slightly less than twice as wide at baise as at 

 apex. Abdominal bristles yellow or brown in color, terminal bristles 

 darkest, nearly as long as tube. 



Measurements of holotype : Length 2.17 mm.; head, length 0,348 

 mm., width 0.2 1 6 mm. ; prothorax, length 0. 1 68 mm., width, inclusive 

 of coxae, 0.365 mm. ; pterothorax, width 0.444 mm. ; abdomen, width 

 0.468 mm. ; tube, length 0.240 mm., width at base 0.090 mm., at apex 

 0.048 mm. Antennal segments: 1, 42/t; 2, length 63;<, width 33j«; 

 3, length 1 I 3/<, width 33/< ; 4, length 90/i, width 33/f ; 5, length 93//, 

 width 3]fi; 6, 7 5 /J.; 7, 7 3 pi; 8, 42//; total length of antenna 0.59 mm. 



Male : Length about 1 .6 mm. More slender than female ; fore tarsi 

 absolutely unarmed. 



Described from 26 females and 1 males, taken with the preceding 

 species from the under surface of leaves of a plant of Hura crepitans L., 

 on Taboga Island, Panama, October 18, 1 9 ! 3, by Mr. James Zelek. 

 The species is thought by its collector to be partly responsible for the 

 galls which were common on the leaves of its food pleuit. 



SEVEN NEW SPECIES OF ETHMIA FROM TROPI- 

 CAL AMERICA 



{Lepidoplera, Ethmiide) 

 By AUGUST BUSCK 



Ethmia transversella, new species. 



Labial palpi white ; second joint with three black annulations, the two 

 lower of which are connected exteriorly ; terminal joint with two black 

 annulations. Face dirty white. Head dirty white with a large, dark 

 brown central blotch. Thorax dirty white with two central, two latered. 



