AMERICAN EEPIDOPTERA. !» 



tiuct costal spots from middle to apes, connected by indistinct transverse stria- 

 with less conspicuous spots along the base of dorsal cilia; a large spot at end of 

 cell, another spot immediately above the fold and opposite to the first costal spot, 

 a small spot on the fold near the base. Cilia pale ochreous, dividing line indis- 

 tinct, speckled with fuscous scales. Hind wings pale, cilia concolorous. Abdo- 

 men above slightly dusted with fuscous, underside of body and legs grayish 

 white. 



Exp. 13.0-17.0 mm.; 0.52-0.68 inch. 



Hub. — California (Pasadena). 



Eight specimens in my collection. The costal spots in sonic 

 specimens appear somewhat curved and might thus lead to confu- 

 sion with curvistrigiella, but the species under consideration is 

 smaller, much paler and the forewings relatively narrow. In two 

 specimens are two distinct longitudinal spots in the apical part of the 

 wing and parallel to the dorsal margin. 



A. onagella n. sp.— Ochreous-fuscous. Second joint of labial palpi ochre- 

 ous within, fuscous externally, brush not projecting beyond the joint, third joint 

 flattened, dusted with fuscous above. Head brownish ochreous, intermixed with 

 dark fuscous on the vertex. Antennae paler. Forewings moderately wide, costa 

 more distinctly arched from the base and again towards the apex, the latter 

 obtuse; general color a sordid -ochreous fuscous, the purplish-fuscous scales con- 

 densed on the basal part of the wing' excepting the fold; immediately following 

 this dark colored basal patch is a space rather free from the dark fuscous scales, 

 after which, however, they form irregular, transverse lines, less evident in the 

 subapical space, the first of these transverse lines is somewhat curved aud ends 

 in a large suhquadrate spot at one-third of the fold ; space along the costa 

 darker, numerous, ill-defined dots on the costa before the middle, and beyond 

 these are six or seven well-marked costal spots, the first one of which is before 

 the middle and five or six dorsal spots along base of dorsal cilia, the two first of 

 these are more conspicuous. A large spot at end of cell, another on the fold at 

 about two-thirds its length, between the spot at end of cell and the base of the 

 wing is a distinct, though smaller spot, placed midway between costa and fold. 

 Cilia grayish fuscous with broad dividing line, underside of wing fuscous. Hind- 

 wings grayish fuscous, cilia concolorous with dark subbasal line. Thorax and 

 abdomen above fuscous brown, anal brush paler. Underside of body and legs 

 grayish fuscous, spotted and tinged with dark fuscous. 



Exp. 13.0-0,13.5 mm. ; 0.52-0.54 inch. 



Hub. — Kansas (Onaga) 



Two male specimens in my collection. In its general dark colora- 

 tion this species approaches the next section of the genu.-. 



Var. occidentella. 



Specimens in my collection from Pasadena, California, agreeing 

 with the above in size and markings and yet present differences 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXXI. (2) JANUARY. 1905. 



