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Olethreutes andromedana. (p. 137). 



This species, misspelt andromediana by Grossbeck, has never 

 been published ; it was bred by ourselves from larvae on an Andromeda 

 species, specimens being given at the time to Mr. Grossbeck and others 

 sent later to Mr. Kearfott (together with specimens of all species of 

 Tortricidae captured on the trip) for identification; we never succeeded 

 in securing the return of these specimens and they doubtless passed 

 later along with the whole Kearfott collection into the hands of the 

 American Museum. As it is practically certain that no description of 

 the species will ever be published by Mr. Kearfott we believe we are 

 justified, in order to validate the name, in appending the distinguishing 

 characteristics of the species. It is very closely related to rosaochreana 

 Kft. being of the same general rosy color and type of maculation ; the 

 yellow basal area along inner margin is not so extended, being defined 

 outwardly by a distinctly broader pale rosy band bordered on each side 

 by a white line ; the dark ruddy area beyond the outer white line which 

 in rosaochreana forms a single large irregularly quadrate patch with 

 outer edge very strongly excavated, is in andromedana broken into two 

 patches, the upper one being narrowly oblong and decumbent, the lower 

 irregularly triangular and resting with its blunt apex on outer third of 

 inner margin, both patches outlined in white. The remainder of the 

 maculation is as in rosaochreana of which we have three Co-types 

 before us. The specimens of andromedana before us consist of 2 $ , 

 4 9 all bred from Andromeda at Ft. Myers, Fla. in April. 



