68 WILLIAM G. LIETZ, M. D. 



spot on fold before middle, and some small posterior costal and dorsal spots dark 

 fuscous; a small round whitish posterior spot in disc. Hindwings fuscous. 

 Exp. 10-17 mm. 



Mr. A. Busck very kindly sent me a European specimen of this 

 species for study and which corresponds in all particulars with the 

 description given by European authors of this species. I have not 

 seen any species from within our fauna] limits that could be recog- 

 nized as cloacella, nor do I know of the existence of a well authen- 

 icated specimen anywhere; a specimen of Tinea apicisignatella, 

 which I received as cloacella, is certainly not correct. I cannot 

 help, therefore, but to consider the occurrence of cloacella in our 

 fauna as very doubtful. 



T. iiiterstitiella n. sp. — Palpi ochreous white, labials rather long and 

 slender, the second joint scarcely thickened towards the apex, roughened beneath 

 with scales which, like the outer surface, are dark fuscous. Head and antenna; 

 ochreous white, former intermixed with pale brown hairs. Thorax whitish, 

 speckled, especially on the patagia, with pale brown. Forewings pure white, 

 speckled and spotted with pale golden brown, so as almost to conceal the ground 

 color of the outer three-fifths of the wing; markings, especially on the margins, 

 dark brown ; a large, somewhat oblique spot nearly at base of costa, beyond it, 

 before the middle, are two or three, less distinct oblique streaks, beyond the 

 middle is a broad, oblique spot which reaches the middle of the wing, beyond 

 this spot and nearer the apex are a few more costal spots, nearly confluent, a 

 small spot at beginning of dorsal cilia; a nearly uninterrupted line along base of 

 dorsal cilia; a rather large rhomboidal spot below the middle of the fold; the 

 pale golden brown scales, form irregular, undulating transverse lines in the basal 

 two-fifths of the wing ; in the outer half of the wing is a curved line about one- 

 third of the width of the wing, from and running parallel with the dorsal 

 margin, and which ends near the apex ; apical part of wing rather densely over- 

 laid with pale brown ; cilia ochreous white, with brown scales. Hindwings 

 under 1, grayish fuscous, cilia tinged with ochreous. Abdomen, underside of 

 body and legs ochreous, dusted with fuscous; anterior and middle legs fuscous 

 externally, tarsal joints paler at the apex. 



Exp. 12.5 mm.; 0.5 inch. 



Hah. — Georgia (Forsyth). 



A single male specimen in my collection. 



T. t ulvistiffusella n.sp. — Head and palpi sordid white, faintly yellowish; 

 labial palpi fuscous externally. Antenna' fuscous brown, about half the length 

 of forewings; latter elongate, pointed, white, densely overlaid, except in basal 

 third, with pale golden brown scales intermixed with dark brown, the latter 

 especially in apical part of wing. A dark brown costal spot at base, a small spot 

 at one-fourth ; an oblique, triangular spot on middle of costa, reaching to middle 

 of disc, about three costal spots before the apex ; a small oblique dash in middle 

 of fold. Costal cilia brown with two darker lines, dorsal cilia sordid white with 



