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the white scales form five double lines, more or less irregular or interrupted — 

 Congeminatella Zell. ; again, these lines are almost obsolete, with the dark brown 

 scales condensed across the middle of the wing and in its costal portion— clemen- 

 sella Cham. A dark spot, with white edging before, at the apex. In some speci- 

 mens the dark scales in the apical part of the wing have a violet or purple reflec- 

 tion ; there are four scale tufts in the subplical part of the wing; a small one at 

 end and another about .middle of disk ; these tufts are generally effaced, except 

 in fresh specimens. Cilia fuscous, with two or three darker dividing lines. Legs 

 yellowish white, dusted with fuscous; tarsal joints pale at apex. Underside of 

 abdomen pale fuscous. 



Exp. 12.0-18.0 mm.; 0.48-0.72 inch. 



Sab. — Atlantic States, Kansas, Arizona. 



X. Kearfbttella n. sp. — PI. I, fig. 7. — Head white, some ochreous hairs 

 before the insertion and on the basal joint of the antenna?. Labial palpi white, 

 outer side sprinkled with fuscous scales. Antennae yellowish white, biciliate in 

 male, cilia under one. Thorax white, intermixed with ochreous, a dark fuscous 

 spot each side immediately behind the eye and before the insertion of the fore- 

 wing. Abdomen above fuscous, segments edged with whitish, underside grayish 

 fuscous. Forewings white, with tawny and fuscous, the white predominating in 

 the costal and the tawuy color in the dorsal half of the wing; the fuscous scales 

 are arranged in transverse lines and bands, edged with whitish ; a rather wide 

 band at three-fifths, rectangular to the costa and extending one-half across the 

 wing, between this band and the base are five or six narrower, transverse lines; 

 apical part of wing fuscous in the middle, from which extend three bars into the 

 dorsal and two into the costal cilia. Hindwings pale grayish fuscous; cilia pale 

 yellowish, with darker dividing line about one-half their length. Legs grayish 

 white, anterior and middle thickly, posterior more sparsely dusted with fuscous; 

 tarsi fuscous, joints anuulate with white at the apex. 



Exp. 10.0 mm.; 0.4 inch. 



Hub. — New Jersey (Montclair, Kearfott) ; Pennsylvania (Wash- 

 ishton County). 



It gives me pleasure to dedicate this species to Mr. W. D. Kear- 

 fott, from whom the type specimen — a male — was received. The 

 other specimen— a female — was received from Mr. Henry Klages 

 some years ago: it is rather mutilated. 



AB4COBIA gen. nov. 



Type carbonella. 



Maxillary palpi short and rather thick, porrect, apparently •'>- 

 jointed, not plicate. Labial palpi slender and moderately long, rather 

 widely separated, second joint slightly curved, clavate, with long, stiff, 

 spreading bristly hairs beneath and on the side, third joint long and 

 slender, scaly, with a few, scattered bristly hairs. Tongue obsolete. 



TEANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXXI. JANUARY. 190o. 



