54 Journal New York Enio.mological Society. [Voi.xi. 



edge of which is sharply defined as a straight central line, is a longitudinal pure 

 white streak. Above this the costal part of the wing is bright golden yellow. The 

 costal yellow part is produced somewhat farther out in the apical part of the wing 

 than is the darker dorsal color, which stops abruptly at tornus. The apical part of 

 the wing is white, delicately mottled with black, each scale having a thin curved 

 black edge. Cilia white, each scale with a straight black edge. Hindwings light 

 silvery ochreous, slightly darker, fuscous towards apex ; cilia whitish. Legs white, 

 the anterior two pairs mottled with black. Alar expanse, l6 mm. 



Habitat : Yuma County, Arizona. U. S. National Museum, type 

 No. 6759. 



I am indebted to my friend, Mr. Wi-n. D. Kearfott for the type 

 of this species. Cotype is in his collection. 



Abebaea cockerella, sp. nov. 



Antennae white, each joint with dark fuscous spot in front. Labial palpi white ; 

 tuft on second joint longer than the short terminal joint. F'ace, head and thorax 

 white with a slight yellowish tint ; shoulders very light golden brown. Forewings 

 shinincr silvery white ; from base to tornus along and crossing fold is a broad very 

 light golden brown streak and just below the costal edge is another similar nar- 

 rower golden streak. Apical edge touched with brown ; cilia white. Hindwing 

 light silvery fuscous ; cilia white. Legs and underside of body white. Alar ex- 

 panse, 21 mm. 



Habitat: Mesilla Park, New Mexico, at light, April (T. D. A. 

 Cockerell). U. S. National Museum, type No. 6760. 

 Abebsea nella, sp. nov. 



Antennie white with narrow sharp black annulations. Lahiial palpi dark canary 

 yellow with the short terminal joint light yellow. Face and head whitish-yellow. 

 Thorax fawn brown. Forewings fawn brown with a faint central streak from base 

 to middle of cell, canary yellow and with apical part of costal edge touched with 

 yellow. At the base just above the yellow streak start three narrow longitudinal 

 lines of bluish-white scales, each of which has the central part black ; at the end ©f 

 the cell the lower of these lines divides into several, following the apical veins; on 

 the fold is a similar but not so well defined line of white black-spotted scales. The 

 entire wing has strong violet reflections. Cilia light fawn-colored. Hindwings 

 rather dark purplish fuscous ; cilia yellowish. Legs and underside of body golden 

 white, sprinkled with black ; anterior tarsi blackish. Alar expanse, 21 mm. 



Habitat: Williams, Arizona, July (Schwarz and Barber). U.S. 

 National Museum, type No. 6761. 

 Abebcea sublucella Walsingham. 



Cerostoiiia subhiLclla Walsingham, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., p. 308, pi. XXXV, 

 fig. 9, 1881. 



Cerostoma sublucella RiLEY, Smith's List Lep. Bor. Am., No. 519, 1S91. 



Cerostoma sublucella Dyak, Can. Ent., XXXII, p. 4I, I900. 



Cerostoma sublucella Dyar, Bull. U. S. Nat. Museum, 52, No. 5495, 1903. 



