1897.] WEST-INDIAN MICRO-LEPILOPTERA. 145 



88. TlSCHERIA, Z. 



220. Tischeria heliopsiella, Chamb. 



^HELIOPSISELLA, Chamb. (X HELIOPSIELLA, Wlsm.'' ( ) = JVOXCJTEJV/T, 



F. & B. 8 



Tischeria heliopsisella, Chamb. Cin. Qr. Jr. 8c. II. 113-4 

 (1875) '. Tischeria nolchenii, F. & B. Stett. Ent. Ztg. XXXVII. 

 220 (1876) 2 . Tischeria heliopsisella, Chamb. Bull. U.S. G.G. 

 Surv. IV. 115 3 , 116 \ 165 6 (1878). Tischeria nolckenii, F. & B. 

 Stett. Ent. Ztg. XXXIX. 257 (1878) 6 . Tischeria heliopsisella, 

 Hgn. (& Frey) Pap. IV. 153 (1884) ". Tischeria heliopsiella, 

 "Wlsm. Ins. Lite, II. 325 (1890) 8 : III. 389 (1891) 9 ; Riley, Smith's 

 List Lep. Bor. Am. 110. No. 5917. (1891) 10 . 



Uah. United States 1 ' 10 — Kentucky »■ 7 H : Texas 2 ' 6S ; Cali- 

 fornia 8 . Larva, Ambrosia trifida and spp. 1-3 ' 6,8 ; Heliopsis hwis 

 and spp. 148 , VII. 6 , VIII. 6 ' 8 , IX. 6 ; imago, VIII. 8 .. summer and 

 fall '. West Indies — St. Thomas, 2 IV. (Gudmann). 



Bred by Mr. Gudmann, but the plant not identified. 



221. Tischeria unicolor, sp. n. 



Antenna; greyish fuscous. Palpi ochreous. Head pale ochreous. 

 Thorax brownish ochreous. Fore wings ochreous, with a very 

 slight darkened shade at the extreme base of the costa and a faint 

 reddish gloss (in some lights) towards the apex ; cilia concolorous 

 with the wings. Exp. al. 6 mm. Hind icings pale grev ; cilia 

 reddish grey. Abdomen whitish ochreous. Legs whitish ochreous. 



Type, o" Mus. Gudmann. 



Hab. West Indies — St. Croix, 5 V. (Gudmann). Unique. 



Bred by Mr. Gudmann from larvae mining leaves of a tree 

 which was not identified. 



222. Tischeria pulverea, sp. n. 



Antennas, <$ with very long biciliations ; pale fuscous. Palpi 

 short, straight, drooping : whitish. Head and thorax faw n- 

 yellowish. Fore wings pale fawn-yellowish, profusely sprinkled 

 around all the margins (but especially along the costa) with smoky- 

 fuscous scales ; a slightindication of a dark dorsal mark before the 

 tornus ; cilia greyish. Exp, al. 5 mm. Hind wings pale grey ; cilia 

 yellowish grey. Abdomen greyish. Legs unspotted, yellowish white. 



Type, S Mus. Wlsm. 



Hab. West Indies — St. Thomas, 15-30111. (Gudmann, Hede- 

 mann). Two specimens. 



Bred by Mr. Gudmann, but the plant not identified. 



V. GBACILAEIANM. 



89. Lithocolletis, Hb. 



223. LrrnocoLLETis ? albimacula, sp. n. 



Antenna; cinereous, with a broad white band before the apex. 



(Palpi apparently broken in setting.) Head orange-ochreous, the 



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