164 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. xi. 



Pimpinella integerrima Linn., a plant closely allied to Ciciita ; I have 

 con:ipared my species with specimens of Pimpinella Murtf. , in the 

 U. S. National Museum and there is no doubt they are distinct. 



The food-habits are also different. My species lives on the flower 

 heads of Ciciita maculata Linn., and when the seeds are formed it 

 excavates their contents (Plate IX, Fig. i6, enlarged). In fact the 

 majority of larvae found are more than half buried in a seed. Al- 

 though carefully examined a number of times before the seeds formed, 

 I was unable to find any indication on the leaves that the larvae had 

 at any time mined them. When ready to pupate the larva makes 

 brown silk open-mesh cocoon, invariably spun either on the upper or 

 under side of the seed heads, between the radiating stems on which 

 the seeds are borne. 



My species is very similar to but quite distinct from the European 

 E. chcerophyllella " G z . * 



Larvae mature and begin pupating first week of August. Moths 

 emerge August 1 8 to 27. 



The discovery of this species was rather an accident. An unusual 

 looking insect on the flower head of Ciciita caught my eye whilst 

 looking carelessly at the plant ; close examination showed it to be a 

 moth just out of the pupa, with wings as tiny pads ; it was bottled 

 and allowed to develop and dry and a careful search made for other 

 specimens, which were soon found in considerable numbers, but all 

 on that date, August 20, as pupee. The larvae were not turned up 

 until nearly a year later. 



One parasite was bred from this species, Ise?'opus inquistor Say. 



Epimenia ramapoella, sp. nov. Plate IX, Fig. 4. 



Head, palpi, thorax, patagia, abdomen and front wings pale creamy brown faintly 

 tinged with red, and irrorated with very minute dots of fuscous. Front wings : Three 

 small black dots along median line, one at inner third, one at half and one at outer 

 third ; two small dots of black on costa just before apex. Irregularly dentate along 

 middle third of inner inargin, defined by two clusters of longer scales, all tipped 

 with black. At base of wing and along inner margin before anal angle ground color 

 is less creamy brown and more whitish-gray, while on apical third the brown scales 

 are closer together, becoming intensely brown at apex. Cilia shining brown, shading 

 into dark fuscous at apex, length not quite width of wing. Hind wing gray, cilia 

 same as front wing and about twice width of wing. Underside both wings and 

 cilia shining brown. Underside abdomen dark brown, except outer edges each seg- 

 ment light brown. Legs same as general ground color, a shade paler at joints. 

 Alar expanse 14 to 16 mm. 



*Meyrich, Handbook Br. Lep., p. 691. 



