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VOL. XXX. 



Fig. 4.— Venation of Recurvaria elachistella. 



Hahitat. — Brownsville, Texas (Barber). 

 Tpe.— Cat. No. 9769, U.S.N.M. 



Rivaled in small size among American GelecUid only by Evippe 

 poUusteUa^ described above and by Phthorlmxa minor. 



The forewings have the thickened costal membrane between and 



around veins 9-11, found in 

 several of the species of this 

 genus strongly developed. 

 Vein 2, which is normally very 

 short in the genus, is on ac- 

 count of the small size obso- 

 lete in this species. 



Hindwings of the male with 

 a tuft of long hairs at the base 

 of costa and another heavier 

 pencil from the upper side of 

 the dorsal base; between these 

 is yet another small but dense pencil of yellow hairs curiously twisted 

 into the shape of a question mark. 



EPITHECTIS SUBSIMELLA (Clemens). 

 Epitheclis subsimella Clemens, Dyar. Cat. N. Am. Lep., No. 5611. 

 Two specimens. 



PHTHORIM.ffiA OPERCULELLA (Zeller). 



Phthorimiea. operculella Zeller, Dyar. Cat. N. Am. Lep., No. 5616. 



Five specimens. 



PHTHORIMiEA MINOR, new species. 



Antennas ochreous fuscous, with narrow black annulations. Labial 

 palpi light ochreous, second joint with a black spot on the exterior 

 side, terminal joint with two black annulations. Face ochreous white, 

 irridescent. Head and thorax ochreous. Forewings light ochreous 

 evenly overlaid with dark brown scales and with thin indistinct ochre- 

 ous longitudinal streaks. Hindwings dark fuscous, cilia ochreous. 

 Legs ochreous, barred with black on the exterior side; tarsi black with 

 tip of each joint ochreous. 



Alar expanse. — 7 mm. 



Habitat.— ErownsYiWQ, Texas. (Barber.) 



Type.— C^t. No. 9770, U.S.N.M. 



This species looks like a diminutiv^e Phthorliacm operculella, having 

 very nearly the same color and ornamentation, but it is only half the 

 size of the smallest specimen of operculella. 



