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Article VIII.— MICROLEPIDOPTERA FROM THE BLACK 



MOUNTAIN REGION OF NORTH CAROLINA, WITH 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. 



By W. D. KE.\RForT. 

 Plate VIII. 



The material forming the subject of this paper was collected in the 

 Black JNlountain region, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, by Mr. W^m. 

 Beutenmiiller, during the several expeditions he has made to this interest- 

 ing region under the auspices of the late Dean Hoffman, afterwards con- 

 tinued by his son INIr. Samuel V. Hoffman. 



Altogether more than 140 species of microlepedoptera have already 

 been determined, which number will be increased when all of the material 

 is worked up. A complete list will appear in Mr. Beutenniiiller's report; 

 in the following pages reference is only made to the species supposedly 

 new to science and to such others as have been bred or on which compara- 

 tive notes are thought necessary. 



The opportunity has been taken to figure five species, nos. 6, 7, 14, 16, 

 and 18, not very well known, and which have not been figured before in 

 this country. 



I am indebted to Mrs. Beutenmiiller for the easily recognized drawings, 

 reproduced on the plate, and also for many of the larvae which she took 

 much interest in collecting. I have also to acknowledge the help of Dr. 

 Dyar in identifying several Phycits and the assistance of Mr. Busck with 

 several of the Gelechids. 



Cotypes of all of the new species are deposited in the Collections of the 

 American Museum of Natural History, and in my collection. 



Pyrausta fissalis Grofe. 



Two specimens, one bred from larva on leaves of sassafras and one on 

 goldenrod; received May 28 and June 1; in pupa June 8; issued June 21, 

 Larva 28 to 30 mm. long, cylindrical, tapering very much to each end; 

 grayish yellow, shining, tubercular plates large, shining, stained with brown 

 around the edges, ia and ib joined in shape of figure 8. Head and P. T. 

 shield pale brown. Pupated in slight web in crum])led leaves. Pupa 

 very dark brown. 



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