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apex in 9 , pectinations long, bipectinated in 9 , apex simple, pectina- 

 tions rather short ; thorax and abdomen smooth ; hind tibise not 

 swollen, without hair pencil, with two pairs of spurs in both sexes ; 

 fore wings even, without fovea at base in S , 6 separate, 10 and 1 1 

 from cell anastomosing with each other, with 9 and with 12; hind 

 wings rounded, even, 6 and 7 stemmed, 5 undeveloped, 8 separate 

 from cell. 



Species. — P. elegantaria H. Edw. 



70. ACANTHOPHORAn. gen. 



Type graefii Hulst. 



Palpi rather short, slender, lightly scaled; tongue developed; 

 front broad, scaled ; antennae of 9 bipectinate, apex simple ; thorax 

 and abdomen scaled, untufted ; fore tibia? short, broad and flat at 

 end, with a claw on each side, the one on the inner side being the 

 stronger ; hind tibiae of l not swollen, without hair pencil, with all 

 spurs; fore wings without fovea below in % , II veins, 10 absent, 

 11 from cell ; hind wings 5 undeveloped, 6 and 7 separate, 8 separate 

 from cell. 



Species. — A. graefii Hulst, n. sp. 



A. graefii n. sp.— Expands 32 mm. Palpi white, scales black at end ; front 

 white, with a black outward ring ; antennae fuscous : thorax white. Abdomen 

 with some scattered black scales ; fore wings white, some blackish along costa and 

 a few small scattered black strise.. a little more close beyond disc, about 35 to 40 

 altogether; a marginal line of intervenular black points; hind wings white, with 

 scarcely any black scales; marginal line of black points; beneath much as above, 

 hut with hind wings considerably black spotted. 



Texas, from Mr. Graef. 



71. TRACHEOPS n. gen. 

 Type bolteri Hulst. 



Palpi very short, drooping ; tongue developed ; clypeus subquad- 

 rate, rather broader than long, swollen, the whole surface pitted and 

 roughened ; antennae of I bipectinate, segments short, pectinations 

 short and thick, half as broad as length of segments, apex and base 

 simple ; thorax rough scaled, hairy below ; abdomen smooth ; hind 

 tibi» with all spurs ; fore wings with fovea below, close to base and 

 small, 12 veins, 6 widely separate from 7, 10 and 11 short stemmed 

 with each other, 10 anastomosing with 9 and 11 with 12 ; hind wings 

 3 and 4 separate, 5 undeveloped, 6 and 7 separate, 8 separate from 

 cell. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXIII. SEPTEMBER, 1896. 



