128 Lord Walsingham on 



shorter costal fold, which extends but a short space from 

 the base, and is suffused with blackish fuscous scales. 

 The usual lines of raised scales are scarcely observable 

 in my specimens, although sufficient to indicate that in 

 fresher examples they would be more conspicuous. Exp. 

 al. 12 mm. 



Four specimens from the province of Sonora, Mexico. 



Platynota labiosana, Zell. 

 Eight specimens. Arizona. 



Platynota sentana, Clem. 

 One female. Montana. 



Platynota semiustana, n. s. 

 Head, palpi, and base of antennae dark purplish fuscous. Fore 

 wings dark purplish fuscous, except the outer foui-th, which is 

 greyish ochreous, crossed by two slender dark purplish fuscous 

 obUque lines of raised scales, and slightly mottled, especially towards 

 the apex, with purplish fuscous. In the dark portion of the wing 

 are four or five patches of conspicuously raised scales, two above 

 and two below the fold being most noticeable ; the first of the two 

 upper ones (which is further from the base than the first of the two 

 lower ones) and the second of the lower ones, are much mixed with 

 greyish ochreous ; the dark purphsh fuscous costal fold is not 

 extended so far along the wing as in P.flavedana, Clem., but is 

 somewhat larger than in P. stultana, Wlsm. Hind wings cinereous. 

 Abdomen greyish ochreous at the base, cinereous beyond. Exp. al. 

 13 — 14 mm. 



One male. N. Carolina. 



CONCHYLINiE. 



CoNCHYLis, Treitschke. 

 Conchylis edwardsiana, n. s. 

 Head pale straw-colour ; palpi the same, tinged with brownish 

 on their outer sides. Antennae pale brownish. Thorax ferruginous 

 above, inclining to pale straw-colour at the sides. Fore wings pale 

 straw-colour, faintly reticulated with yellowish scales. Cilia pale 

 straw-colour. A ferruginous basal patch expanding below the costa 

 is continued along the dorsal margin in the form of a band of 

 scattered ferruginous scales, ending in a triangular patch of the 



