298 W. D. KEARFOTT. 



emergence. In Prof. C. V. Riley's unpublished notes at Dept. 

 Agriculture, Washington, No. 5492, is supposed to be the same 

 insect mentioned by Packard, p. 665, Fifth Report U. S. Ent. Com., 

 as a "Sumac Leaf Roller," this is an error, as the larvae mentioned 

 by Packard produces Episimus argidanus Clem. 



The following additional specimens have been bred, the records 

 will no doubt be of service to future workers. 



On Vernonia novehoracensis L. (iron weed.) In flower heads, 

 tunnelling and lining galleries with thin silk, larva July 27th, 

 issued August 9th, Caldwell, N. J. No. 3557, Nat. Mus., issued 

 May 22d. Another Nat. Mus. specimen bears a small label "From 

 Vernonia June 15, 80," and a large label "A small Gelichid. This 

 "is a 9 of a species of Gelichia allied to Evapora apicidripunctella 

 "Clem, (signed) Walsingham 1886" — of course, a wrong determi- 

 nation. One specimen, Murtfeldt coll. "No. 3557 Iss. May 12," 

 and another Murtfeldt specimen with this label "Larva i inch long, 

 " livid dark brown, head fuscous, piliferous spots glassy, hairs rather 

 " long. Very active, feeds in young shoots of V. nove. In chang- 

 " ing to pupa forms a small cylindrical case from a bit of leaf, iss. 

 " July 3, 79." 



I have taken larvae in flower heads and seeds of Vernonia be- 

 tweed middle and last of September, which I think are this species, 

 but failed to carry them through the winter. The moth is very 

 close to sling erlandana, but a series of perfect bred specimens are 

 necessary to define the difl^erences. 



On Ambrosia trifida L. (horse cane, great rag w'eed). One speci- 

 men, Murtfeldt collection, "From larva feeding in seeds of J., trifida, 

 Apl. 25, 1884." .This is allied to rhoifructana, but seems distinct. 



On Magnolia virginia.na L. (swamp or laurel magnolia). One 

 specimen, Dist. Col. Larva August 1st, pupa August 7th, issued 

 August 15th. Larva in mid-rib tent on underside of leaf, pupa 

 in flap cut out of edge or interior of leaf. August 1st, near Moores- 

 town, N. J., in a swampy piece of woods. Nearly every nuignolia 

 leaf showed the work of this larva, including the tent and cocoons, 

 each of latter with empty pupal shell projecting from it. Unfortu- 

 nately no live specimens were to be found. 



Also reported as bred from Sassafras, wild-raspberry and thistle. 

 I have not seen any of these specimens, and have no doubt that a 

 number of others will be found in other food plants, as soon as a 



