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III) tacl) segintmt. Foie \\iii<;s light fuscous, dusted with fuscous srales. A narrow 

 costal stripe of ground color, witliout the intermin;^ling fuscous, extending from l)ase 

 nearly to apex. A faint diffuse outer line, oblique, and in good specimens dentate. 

 Hind WHigs li,.iht fuscous pelUicitl. Beneath, fore wings fuscous, hind wnigs lighter. 



6 (^(^, 3 9 9' ^^■'^'- I'^'s insect is variable much beyond what is 

 ordinary in the genus ; the general coloration of the specimens is some- 

 what different, ihey differ much in size and there is some difference in the 

 venation of the (ore wing, the stem oC veins 4 and 5 being longer in 

 some than others. 



Anerastia illibella, Sp. nov. Expands 16 mm. Palpi liglit ocher fuscous. 

 Head and thorax light ocher with luscous tinge. Fore wings, light ocher, lightest 

 alonj; cosla. forming an indistinct stripe, and darkest jn>t behind subcostal vein. A 

 slight powdering of fuscous scales, more marked on the veins. Hind wings white. 

 Beneath light ocher on fore wings, white on hind wings. 



2 (^(^, I 9- T"*-'^'- ^'^^ properly congeneric with Aticraslia on 

 account of a remarkable development of the clypeus, but I place it here 

 till a genus is created for the species. 



"-'' Anerastia opacella, Sp. nov. Exjjands 22 mm. Palpi dark gray. Head and 



thorax fuscous brown. Abdomen light ocher. Fore wings with the portion anterior 



to the median line white, posterior portion blackish gray. The two colors somewhat 



merge into each otiier, and the white, especially posteriorly and outwardly, ii dusted 



with black and fuscous scales. Hind wings ocher fuscous. Beneath, fuscous on 



lore wings, light fuscous on hind wings. 



I r^, 2 00. Tex. 



/ 

 Ephestia opalescella, Sp. nov. Expands 14 to 18 mm. Palpi, thorax, and 



tore wing-i dull evjn ochei- white, the head parts faintly washed with fuscous. 

 A faint extra basal fuscous point on fore wing at center, showing probably the loca- 

 tion of an obsolete cross line. A faint discal point of same color. Extreme outer 

 elge a little fuscous, with fringe composed of intermixed white and dark scales. Hind 

 wings light ocher, with fuscous tinge, stained darker along margin. Beneath, light 

 ocher, with outer margins slightly stained. 

 ScTcT- Cal. 



Ephestia Ella, Sp. nov. Expands 14 to 18 mm. Head parts very dark fus- 

 cous. Thorax very dark fuscous in front, lighter behind. Abdomen orange fuscous 

 on anterior segments, light fuscous on posterior. Fore wings even blackish brown, 

 with a costal stripe between subcostal and edge, clay white in color, with a slight 

 intermixture of brown scales, beginning at base, running to a point and becoming 

 obsolete just before apex. The division between the two colors ot the wing is sharp, 

 and they stand in strong contrast. The males seem to be slightly lighter in the pre- 

 vailing color of the fore wing. Hind wings dark fuscous. Beneath dark fuscous. 



3 cTcJ^' 2 9 9) ^^^- I^iffers from the typical Ephestia vcv palpal 

 and antenna! structure in the (^. 



