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outwardly curved fascia of metallic steel blue and purple scales; touch- 

 ing this fascia is a small white costal spot extended out into the cilia, 

 and between it and the apex is still another white spot in the costal 

 cilia. The entire dorsal edg^e from base to the metallic fascia is yel- 

 lowish white; at apex is a prominent elliptical black spot, and around 

 the apical edge of the wing is a deep bla<3k narrow line before the 

 light brown cilia. Hindwings dark fuscous. Abdomen yellowish 

 fuscous; legs yellow, barred indistinctly with black on the exterior 

 side. Posterior tibite pectinated throughout. 



Alar expanse. — 9-10 mm. 



Hahitat. — Brownsyille, Tex. 



Type.—Cvit. No. 9774 U.S.N.M. 



The species is nearest, though not yery close, to Gracilaria {Dialec- 

 tica) venustella^ Clemens. 



CORISCIUM TEXANELLA, new species. 



Antennte ochreous with a bluish luster. Brush on second joint of 

 labial palpi bluish black; terminal joint ochreous with a black spot on 

 the exterior side. Maxillar}^ palpi ochreous gray. Head and thorax 

 dark gray, face a shade lighter. Forewings dark gray with a purplish 

 luster and with short irregular longitudinal black streaks; apical part 

 of costal edge and apex deep black with two narrow indistinct silvery 

 white oblique costal streaks pointed toward apex and with one some- 

 what more prominent slightly inwardly curved white fascia just before 

 tlie tip of the wing. Hindwings dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, 

 anal segment silvery ochreous. Legs purplish black, anterior legs 

 slightly thickened and with ochreous tarsi; posterior legs with smooth 

 tibia3 and with each tarsal joint tipped with ochreous. 



Alar expanse. — 14 mm. 



Ilahltat. — Brownsyille, Texas. 



%>^.— No. 9775, U.S.N.M. 



Quite unlike any of our described species of this genus. 



EUPRORA, new genus. 



Face and head tufted. Antenna? f , basal joint with large pointed 

 flap of scales. Second joint of labial palpi with long spreading hairs 

 above and below; terminal joint shorter than second, obtuse. Maxil- 

 lary palpi rather long, folded. Forewings narrow, elongate, pointed 

 four times as long as wide; 12 veins, 7 and 8 stalked to costa. Hind- 

 wings slightly narrower than forewings, elongate ovate; 8 veins; 2, 3, 

 and 4 separate; 5 and 6 connate; 7 parallel with 6. Posterior tibia? 

 long haired above. 



Type of genus. — Euprrora argentiliniella. 



