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Hab. — Arizona. Type. — Male, in the author's collection. 



Lord Walsingham states further : 



" A small and narrow winged species, somewhat similar in 

 markings to retectella Zell., with which it agrees in having a 

 strong notch and pecten on the antennae, and 4 and 5 of the 

 hindwings stalked, but is quite distinct in size and shape." 



5. V. retectella Zell. 



Of this species the author gives only a comparative de- 

 scription relative to his umbilella — glandulella Riley — as 

 follows : 



"A smaller American specimen, female, forewings 3 vn 

 long, cannot be identified with either mibilella Zell., or 

 sequel I a Zell., as the hindwings are still narrower and more 

 pointed than in the former species. The forewings of this 

 species — retectella — are not so dark as in mibilella. The 

 transverse white line is simply convex outwardly and some- 

 what wavy, wider, and limited towards the base by an ill- 

 defined spot of blackish scales ; the strongly marked spot in 

 the median space is present. The two spots at end of cell 

 are represented by a heavy transverse spot. Hindmargin 

 infuscate, without black spots. Ovipositor long, awl-shaped, 

 depressed." 



Hab. — Texas. 



Unknown to me in nature. The type, a female, is in the 

 Walsingham collection. 



6. V. floridella n. sp. (Plate I, fig. 10.)— Palpi pale ochreous, 

 dusted with fuscous externally, apex of second joint pale, lower edge 

 of second joint somewhat roughened with dark brown scales ; a little 

 stouter in the male, terminal joint two-thirds the length of the preced- 

 ing ; female : slender, terminal joint three-fourths the length of the 

 second. Head, basal joint of antennas and thorax pale ochreous, the 

 latter and vertex dusted with fuscous. Antennas ochreous-fuscous, 

 deeply excised above basal joint in the male with conical tuft in the exci- 

 sion. Forewings rather narrow, of nearly equal width for two-thirds, 

 thence gradually narrowed to the apex, costal margin approximately 

 straight for two-thirds, apical third depressed to the apex ; ground 

 color sordid ochreous, suffused with fuscous brown without any par- 

 ticular pattern, the dark colors more evident along the margins, also 

 some longitudinal streaks, especially along the fold and below the costal 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXXVI. (3) FEBRUARY, 1910. 



