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PHYCITID^. Rag. 



Nephopteryx carneella^, Sp. nov. Expands 23 to 25 mm. Head fuscous 

 black. Collar, thorax and abdomen even bluish gray, washed with maroon red. 

 Fore wings bluish gray, marked with light maroon red. This is especially marked 

 on the borders of the gray cross lijies, and is most lacking just at end of basal 

 field, along outer margin, and costally and centrally on the middle field. On either 

 side of the basal cross line there are more or less black scales, A faint fuscous mar- 

 ginal line. Hind wings fuscous, rather yellowish, fuscous margined outwardly. 

 Beneath fuscous, smooth, somewhat reddish on fore wings, lightening posteriorly on 

 hind wings. 



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Nephopteryx amatella, Sp. nov. Expands 27 mm. Head light gray; palpi 

 fuscous ; collar light gray. Thorax fuscous in front, gray behind. Abdomen gray 

 with the segments banded with fuscous anteriorly, and a black spot on dorsum. Fore 

 wings brown with some reddish posteriorly, 3 white cross lines, the first extra basal 

 diffuse, broad, edged outwardly with black ; the second central, twice angulate in- 

 wardly, lined outwardly with black, which is followed centrally by a whitish blotch; 

 the third submarginal, with large sinus inwardly below costa, and a dentation before 

 middle, then curved to inner margin ; it is lined inwardly with black which is preceded 

 by a diffuse lengthened whitish blotch, confluent with the rather large white discal 

 spot. Margin a black line, pi-eceded by a gray band. Hind wings fuscous, with 

 black marginal line. Beneath dark fuscous with lighter fuscous outer line, less 

 distinct on hind wings. 



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Nephopteryx furfurella, Sp. nov. Expands 22 mm. Head, thorax and 

 fore wings smoky blue gray. Abdomen yellowish fuscous ; fore wings with a black 

 spot along inner margin, one-third from base, with a sub-obsolete russet band, ex- 

 tending from this towards costa, but not reachmg beyond middle, when apparent. 

 Hind wings fuscous, lighter basally. Beneath fuscous, darkest along costa of fore 

 wings.— 2 ^^-^ 299. Fla., Tex. 



Nephopteryx caliginella, Sp. nov. Expands 21 mm. Head fuscous gray. 

 Palpi black with a few gray scales. Thorax gray in front, fuscous behind. Abdomen 

 ocher fuscous, the segments darker anteriorly. Fore wings vary much the color of 

 Phycita indiginella, light gray on anterior portion of basal and central field, fuscous 

 on posterior portion. Basal cross line sub-parallel with outer line, twice dentate out- 

 wardly, clear white anteriorly, gray towards inner margin, shaded outwardly. Outer 

 line gray sub-parallel with margin, with large siims outwardly near middle, faintly 

 shadowed on both sides. Outer space fuscous, shading into gray towards margin. 

 An interrupted row of black points on margin with fuscous gray fringes not inter- 

 lined. Hind wings light fuscous with dark fuscous marginal line. Beneath dark 

 fuscous on fore wings, and at apex of hind wings, the latter otherwise light fuscous. 



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Nephopteryx tenebrosella, Sp, nov. Expands 18 mm. Head parts and 

 thorax dark smoky fuscous. Abdomen ringed with fuscous and black. Fore wings 

 blackish fuscous. Basal line broadish, gray, outwardly oblique, broktn at the middle. 

 Outer line faint gray, near outer margin, with a long outward sinus at middle. Gray 

 scales at margin. Fringes light fuscous, faintly interlined. Hind wings dark fuscous 

 with black marginal line. Beneath very dark fuscous, a light line along co^ta. Hind 

 wings as above. — i 9- Tex. 



