26 WILLIAM G. DIETZ, M. D. 



of the wing almost entirely obscuring the yellow. Abdomen brownish above, 

 yellowish beneath. Anterior and middle legs yellowish, stained with fuscous, 

 with the tarsi fuscous, annulate with yellowish. Hind lejjs yellowish, with some 

 brownish markings ou the anterior surface, especially on the tarsi. Al. ex. 1£ 

 inch." 



A critical examination of the type in the Cambridge Museum 

 convinces me that this is a true Scardia. The presence of polyar- 

 ticulate maxillary palpi excludes the species from both Amydria and 

 Euplocamus. The brown color of the base is not so evident as 

 might be inferred from the description, neither could I see the sud- 

 den narrowing of the post median fascia on the fold. Chambers 

 does not mention the well-marked costal spots, of which the three 

 before the fascia are geminate. The hindwings are wide, ochreous 

 fuscous, with large, ill-defined quadrate spots in the costo-apical por- 

 tion of the wing; the costal portion is more ochreous. The trans- 

 verse vein of forewing is dark brown above ; the underside shows 

 the marginal markings of the upper. The type specimen has only 

 the wings of one side left, but is otherwise in very good condition, 

 excepting the cilia which are very defective. The wings are broad, 

 the forewing being 13.5 mm. long and 5.0 mm. wide. A specimen 

 in my collection determined by Lord Walsingham as E. fuscqfas- 

 ciella does in no wise agree with the type. 



S. lessulaiella Dyar's List, p. 568, No. 6473. — Head ochreous fuscous; 

 labial palpi pale ochreous, dark brown externally, except the apices of the second 

 and third joints ; maxillary palpi pale ochreous. Antennae brownish, finely 

 aunulate with pale ; cilia of male short (one-half). Thorax ochreous, dark fus- 

 cous anteriorly. Forewings elongate-oval, slightly widened externally and 

 broadly rounded at the apex; ground color ochreous, sprinkled with brownish 

 and in the apical portion with whitish scales; extreme costa dark brown ; inter- 

 rupted by pale spots; basal third of wing with large, irregular subcontinent spots, 

 one of which extends from the costa to the dorsal margin, and is more or less 

 interrupted. Immediately behind the middle is a large costal spot which extends 

 as a transverse fascia and attains the dorsal margin, this fascia is convex exter- 

 nally and overlies the transverse vein which is conspicuously darker than the 

 adjacent part of the fascia, the latter is a trifle nearer the base at its dorsal end 

 than ou the costa. Beyond the latter is another smaller costal spot and just before 

 the apex a larger one which, as an interrupted fascia nearly parallel to the ter- 

 men, extends to the dorsal margin ; cilia dark brown, interrupted by six or seven 

 pale bars. Underside pale fuscous, showing the markings of the upper side. 

 Hindwings grayish fuscous, with faint metallic lustre. Cilia concolorous, with 

 pale basal line. Abdomen ochreous, tinted with fuscous above. Legs grayish 

 ochreous; tarsal joints of anterior and middle pair blackish, pale at tip. 



Exp. 20.0-22.0 mm. ; 0.80-0.88 inch. 



