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II. ornate] !:» n. sp. — PI. IV, fig. 3. — Labial and maxillary palpi and face, 

 pale yellowish white ; third joint of labial palpi almost as long as the second. Ver- 

 tex and thorax a deep rich brown. Antennae grayish fuscous, shining. Fore- 

 wings a rich, dark brown, overlaid in irregular patches of golden and silvery 

 scales; margins darker; on the costa are seven short, silvery white. lines, the 

 first three of these are directed obliquely backward, the third is about the middle 

 and the least distinct, the four remaining are nearly perpendicular to the margin, 

 slightly directed forward ; just before the middle is a pair of dark seal brown 

 scale tufts, the upper one jujet above the middle of the wing, the lower one within 

 dorsal margin, a pair of smaller tufts at end of cell; some small silvery spots 

 along the dorsal margin. Cilia grayish fuscous. Underside dark fuscous with a 

 coppery lustre. Hindwings grayish with feeble brassy lustre ; cilia coucolorous. 

 Abdomen above dark velvety black, anal tuft pale; underside grayish fuscous. 

 Legs pale gray, tinged with fuscous externally ; tarsal joints pale at apex. 



Exp. 6.5 mm.; 0.26 inch. 



Hab. — District of Columbia (July). 



A male specimen received from Mr. A. Busck. The smallest 

 Tineid with plicate maxillary palpi known to me. 



II. stiirifVroIla ii. sp. — Maxillary palpi pale yellowish, dusted with fuscous; 

 second joint of labial palpi dark fuscous, whitish above, with rather long apical 

 bristles, terminal joint fuscous in basal half, remainder whitish. Face creamy 

 white. Tuft of head divided in the middle, a rich maroon brown. Antenna? 

 grayish fuscous. Thorax dark brown with a feeble purple lustre. Abdomen 

 dark brown, paler towards its base, anal tuft pale. Forewingsa rich dark brown ; 

 a large discal scale tuft before the middle, two similar tufts at end of cell ; on the 

 costa are six to seven indistinct silvery white strife, the first and second, directed 

 obliquely backward, the third a mere dot, is beyond the middle, the remaining 

 stria; are directed obliquely forward ; within the basal fourth and nearer the 

 costa is a dash of golden yellow scales, another dash of similar scales extends 

 from the first scale tuft to the lower tuft at end of cell and becoming more dis- 

 tinct outwardly ; towards the apex the wing becomes a yellowish buff color, with 

 a sprinkling of golden scales; some scattered silvery scales in outer half of wing. 

 Cilia brownish, becoming pale yellow outwardly. Hindwings pale fuscous, with 

 brassy tinge; cilia concolorous. Underside of abdomen and legs pale yellowish 

 gray ; tibise and tarsi fuscous externally ; tarsal joiuts pale at apex. 



Exp. 8.0 mm.; 0.32 inch. 



Hab. — District of Columbia. 



A male specimen received from Mr. A. Busck. 



Species of Doubtful Generic Position. 



H. ? septemsl rigella Ch.— PI. I, fig. 5.— Dyar's List, p. 572, No. 6522.— 

 "Vertex white ; basal joint of antennae white on the upper, brown on the lower 

 surface, stalk of antennas black, with a white line along each side. Thorax and 

 basal half of forewings blackish brown, the apical half having its costal half 

 blackish brown and its dorsal half white, the costal brown of the apical half 

 being separated from the basal brown half by a white costal streak, which extends 



TRANS AM. ENT. SOC. XXXI. FEBRUARY. 1905. 



