H WILLIAM G. DIETZ, M. D. 



rather clear, ochreous ground color; a large irregular spot on the disk at two- 

 fifths, another at end of cell, and a third in the apical part of the wing, these 

 three spots are in a line, and the first and second are more or less distinctly con- 

 nected with the supra-plical spots; besides these larger spots the wing is densely 

 speckled with brown scales and dots, especially in basal half of wing; a row of 

 more or less connected dots along base of dorsal cilia, latter speckled and irregu- 

 larly barred with dark fuscous. Hindwiugs dusted with fuscous, darker along 

 the margins. Cilia concolorous, with dark subbasal line. Abdomen grayish fus- 

 cous above. Underside of body and legs silvery gray to ochreous, slightly tinged 

 with fuscous, tarsal joints paler at apex. 

 Exp. 19.0-22.0 mm. ; 0.76-0.88 inch. 



Hab.— California (Mt. View). 



It gives me pleasure to dedicate this species to Mr. Edward 

 Elirhorn, from whom the specimens were received. 



P. crucil'erella n. sp. — Bony or sordid white. Labial palpi spotted above 

 with fuscous. Head ochreous white, somewhat shining. Antennae of moderate 

 thickness, annulate with brownish above. Patagia purplish brown in front. 

 thorax finely speckled with scales of same color. Forewings moderately wide, 

 irregularly narrowed from both margins to apex, the latter obtusely pointed ; 

 sordid white, thinly sprinkled with pale brown scales and conspicuously marked 

 with dark brown ; extreme costa and costal part of base, a row of partially con- 

 fluent dots on basal half of costa, beyond middle three larger spots, the middle 

 one being the smaller, three distinct, closely approximated spots on costa in its 

 apical part and extending into the cilia, a row of 7 or 8 rather large spots along 

 base of dorsal cilia and extreme apex ; several spots in basal part of wing, a heavy 

 dash towards end of fold somewhat connected with the first spot at beginning of 

 dorsal cilia; a conspicuous cruciform spot at end of cell, the two bars of which 

 are oblique to the longitudinal axis of the wing, a dash on the disk before the 

 middle; basal part of dorsal margin blackish ; two oblique dashes in apical part, 

 conjoined below. Cilia concolorous, with indistinct darker lines extending from 

 the dorso-marginal spots. Hindwings grayish, with ochreous tinge and dusted 

 with fuscous and darker around the margins. Cilia grayish. Underside of fore- 

 wings shows the markings of upper side more or less distinctly. Abdomen sor- 

 did ochreous, tinged with fuscous, segments with a scale tuft each side. Under- 

 side of body ochreous, with a silvery lustre. Anterior legs tinted with fuscous 

 brown, posterior less so. 



Exp. 20.0 mm. ; 0.8 inch. 



Hab.— California (Mt. View). 

 Two males in my collection. 



iETOVIUKPHA Zell. 



Type rute/la Zell., Dyar List, p. 575. 



"Head densely scaly, scales clearly appressed. Labial palpi mod- 

 erately well developed, ascending, flattened ; second joint thickened 

 with scales beneath and with some spreading setae externally ; ter- 



