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On North American Tineidae. 



Bv \Vm. Beutenjiuller. 



Acrolophus mexicanellus, ii. sp. 



Head and thorax covered with ratlicr loiii^ sfoiie drab and fuscous scales ; labial 

 palpi slid t, porrect, densely covered wiih stone drab and fuscous scales. Antennae 

 fuscous. Primaries, stone drab, with a number of very fine wavy tiansverse fuscous 

 lines, which are almost absent on the middle third of the inner margin to neaily the 

 median vein ; at the end of the discal cell is an oblique fuscous dash running to the 

 inner angle, which is somewhat suffused outwardly. On the fold at about the middle 

 of the wing is a small fuscous patch. Cilia stone drab mi.ved with fuscous. Second- 

 aries and cilia fuscous. Underside of primaries and secondaries wholly fuscous, the 

 latter slightly paler. 



This species has a superficial resembhince to Acrolophus huhtcUus, 

 Beut. , but may be readily distinguished from it by being a much larger 

 heavier insect, and also by the rounded apices of the wings. 

 Expanse of wings 30 mm. i 9- 

 Taken by Mr. Julius INIohn in the City of Mexico. 

 Pseudanaphora arcanella, Clem. 



The 9 of this species, which has hitherto remained undescribed, 

 diflers from the male only in size, and short porrected labial palpi. 

 Expanse of wings 32 mm. Length of palpi 1.50 mm. 

 Ortholophus variabilis, WImu. 



Three examples taken by Hy. Edwards at Havilah, Calif.; heretofoie 

 only recorded from Arizona. 

 Psecadia monticola, WIsm. 



A single specimen I received from Colorado, and one from N. W. 

 British Columbia. Formerly known from California and Oregon only. 

 Psecadia subcaerulea, WIsm. 



A number of specirnens of this species from Arizona are in the col- 

 lection of Hy. Edwards. Originally described from California. 

 Psecadia obscurella, n. sp. 



fj'. Head sooty brown with grayish white scales, and a black spot on the vertex; 

 palpi sooty brown with grayish white scales. Thorax grayish white with three black 

 spots on each side ; antennse black. Primaries wholly sooty brown, sparsely covered 

 with grayish white scales along the costal and apical regions, while the dorsal half to 

 the inner angle. is very densely covered with scales, limited above by a narrow broken 

 black basal streak, running to a little beyond the middle of the wing. On the basal 

 third below the fold is a small black spot and another scaly grayish white one on the 

 disc. The series of black terminal spots almost obsolete. The extreme edge of the 

 costa, from before the basal third to a little beyond the apical third, pale ochreous. 

 Secondaries and cilia fuscous, glossy, becoming ochreous toward the inner angle and 

 base. The extreme edge of the costa is also ochreous. Underside of primaries fus- 

 cous. S."condaries same as abov^. Body ab )vj and b^low pale yellowish ochreous, 



