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rust-brown; the second, at about the middle, also outwardly mar- 

 gined with rust-brown, runs obliquely outward and is angulated on 

 the cell, returning to the middle of the dorsum, its lower half longer 

 and more oblique than its upper; the third costal streak is triangular, 

 not oblique, also outwardly margined with rust-brown, which is con- 

 tinued across the mng to the tornus, where there is also a faint 

 indication of a whitish spot; there is no basal streak, and, except 

 for a slightly paler space before the line of dark scales on the middle 

 of the dorsum, no defined dorsal streak; the space between the streaks 

 and about the apical portion of the wing is slightly shaded with rust- 

 brown, and the apex is profusely sprinkled with blackish scales mixed 

 with some white ones; a slender blackish line runs around the 

 extreme apex at the base of the pale cilia, which have a pale rust- 

 brown line running through their middle. 



Alur expanse. — 6 mm. 



Hindwings and cilia grayish. 



Abdomen grayish. 



Legs whitish, unspotted. 



Type. — Male. Walsingham determined No. 4972, 1906. Cat. No. 

 1035.3, U.S.N.M. 



Habitat. — New York. (Beutenmiiller collection.) Unique. 



This species belongs to the group of messaniella Zeller; there is 

 no record of its life history. 



LITHOCOLLETIS CERIFER.^, new species. 



Antennse grayish. 



Palpi silvery. 



Head pale saff ron-browai ; face silvery. 



Thorax saffron-brown. 



Forewings shining safl'ron-brown, with two straight, transverse, 

 silvery fascias, both dark-margined externally; the first at one-fourth 

 from the base, sloping slightly inward toward the dorsum; the second 

 slightly beyond the middle, almost at right- angles to the costa; 

 beyond the second fascia two silvery spots, the first costal, the second 

 opposite to it on the tornus; these are also dark-margined externally, 

 and, being almost confluent, present the appearance (in one wing) 

 of a third fascia, not quite so far removed from the second as this 

 is from the first; a few fuscous scales are scattered about the apex; 

 cilia brownish, grayish toward the tornus. 



Alar expanse. — 6 mm. 



Hindwings and cilia brownish gray. 



Abdomen dull grayish fuscous. 



Legs whitish, slightly speckled with grey. 



Type.— Mole. Walsingham determined. No. 4969, 1906. U. S. 

 National Museum, Cat. No. 10361. 



Habitat. — New York. Larva on Myrica cerifera. Unique. 



