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and at the side orange ochreous. Fore pairs of legs sooty brown, with grayish 

 white scales. Hind legs ochreous, tarsi annulated with l)rovvn. 



O. Diftcrs Ironi the ^' in having the markings a little more produced, especially 

 the terminal series of black spots, and the secondaries much paler. 

 Expanse of wings 22 mm. i ^, antl i 9- 

 Havilah. California, (Hy. Edwards), June, 1869. 

 Cryptolechia concolorella, n. sp. 



Head, palpi, thorax and abdomen, wholly grayish fuscous. Primaries dirty 

 cinereous, densly covered with fuscous, scales so as to nearly obscure the ground 

 color ; at the apical third the scales form a much rounded indistinct transverse band. 

 Secondaries same color as the primaries. All the wings beneath are grayish fuscous, 

 as are also the legs. 



Expanse of wings 21 mm. i ^. 

 Hab. — Nevada. 

 Gracilaria sanguinella, n. sp. 



Head bright red with the face canary yellow. Palpi orange red, as is also the 

 thorax above and below. Antennae fuscous, and at the juncture whitish. Primaries 

 bright orange red, with the costa narrowly margined with canary yellow, from 

 nearly the base to the apex. Cilia fuscous, except at the apex orange red. Second- 

 aries grayish fuscous, as are also thj cdia. Underside of primaries fuscous, except 

 the apex orange red. Secondaries same as al)ove. 

 Expanse of wings 14 mm. 



I ^, and I 9, taken by Mr. Hy. Edwards in Santa Clara Co., 

 California, June, 1869. 



Gracilaria nigristrigella, n. sp. 



Head and palpi pale straw yellow. Thorax dirty yellowish. Primaries purpli-h 

 brown, m )ttled n-regularly with straw yellow patches, and along the inner margin 

 from the base to a lilt'e beyond the middle of the wing a rather broad black streak. 

 Cilia, fuscous, except at apex straw yellow. S-condaries and their cilia, grayish 

 fuscous. Underside of primaries fuscous except the cilia at the apex straw yellow. 

 Secondaries same as above. 

 Length 14 mm. 



One specimen, taken by Mr. Hv. Edwards in Alameda Co., Calif, 

 on the trunk of an Oak tree, June, 1869. 

 Gracilaria ruptistrigella, n. var. 



Differs from the preceding form in having the black streak on the primaries 

 broken, and forming three spots instead, one at the base, one on the basal third, and 

 one a little beyond the middle of the wing. The markings otherwise are the same. 



1 example. California, (H_v. Edwards). 

 Gracilaria shastella, n. sp. 



Head, palpi and thorax, paie yellow ; antenna; fuscous, annulated with white. 

 Primaries pale sordid yellow with numerous black patches scattered over the wings, 

 some being more conspicuous than others. Cilia fuscous, except the apex yello^\^ 

 Secondaries, tuscous. Underside of wings, fuscous. 

 Expanse of wings 11 mm. 



2 ^(^. Hab.— California, (Hy. Edwards). 



