June, I902.] KeARFOTT : On NoRTH AMERICAN ChOREUTES. 110 



Synopsis of Species. 



Fore wings pointed at apex. 



With metallic scales on hind wings. 



A few green metallic scales on fore wings inflatella. 



Metallic scales lilaceous only var. virginiella. 



Without metallic scales on hind wings dyarella. 



Fore wings rounded at apex. 



Fore wings ochreous at base. 



Hind wings heavily white-banded silphiella. 



Hind wings with short white dash gnaphaliella. 



Hind wings with no white dash carduiella. 



Fore wings brown at base, or slightly ochreous. 



Fore wings with two prominent white bands onustana. 



Fore wings with the bands not white. 



Basal brown space without or with but a faint lilaceous band. 



Outer edge of cloud defined by a curved line SOrorculella. 



Outer edge of cloud indefinite; wings elongate coloradella. 



Basal space crossed by a whitish band. 

 This band curved. 



Outer half of brown basal area not clouded with whitish 



scales occidentella. 



Outer half of brown basal area clouded with whitish 



scales busckiella. 



This band straight extrincicella. 



Fore wings white at base leucobasis . 



Choreutis inflatella Clem. 



1863. By-enthia inflatella Clemens, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. II, p. 5. 

 1872. Brenthia inflatella Stainton, Tineina No. Am., p. 209. 

 1900. Choreutis inflatella Dyar, Can. Ent., Vol. XXXII, p. 85. 

 1900. Choreutis inflatella Fernald, Can. Ent., XXXII, p. 242. 



Original description : 



" Fore wings dull orange ; in the middle of the wing dark fuscous, dusted with 

 white. At the base of the wings are three or four small spots of a beautiful metallic 

 green, and two others of the same hue, on the disk, between which, on the costa, is a 

 small white spot. At the apical third of the wing is a curved metallic green band, 

 extending from the costa to the inner angle, beginning on the costa in a small white 

 spot. A little beyond the metallic line, towards the base of the wing, on the inner 

 margin, is a small spot of the same metallic hue. Near the hinder margin is a sub- 

 terminal dark fuscous line, which from the costa to the middle of the wing is overlaid 

 with metallic green scales, and on the costa between the two transverse lines, is a 

 white spot. Cilia fuscous, white in the middle of the wing. Hind wings dull fus- 

 cous, with two iridescent spots near the inner angle. Abdomen with two iridescent 

 spots near the tip. 



" AntennEe fuscous, annulated with white. Head and labial palpi gray varied 

 with fuscous. Feet dark fuscous annulated with white. I have before me a single 

 specimen taken on the wing in July." 



