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Pempelia fenestrella, n. sp. — 2$ 4$. In this species tlie fore wings are 

 long: and rather narrower than in the European P. palumbdla, aurl the 

 large, broad palpi, though of much the same form, are porrected instead 

 of ascending ; but in venation and the structure of the antenuaj it agrees 

 with the European species, and PempeUa ovalis from New England, 

 in which the wings are much shorter. Bod}^ and wings cinereous, 

 or granite-gray, the abdomen and legs being paler, and concolorous with 

 the legs and hind wings, which are of the usual glistening hue of the 

 genus. Eore wings of the same ash hue as the thorax, specified with 

 black scales. Two black dots at the base of the wing below the median 

 vein. Beyond on the submedian vein is a longitudinal, blackish, iucou- 

 spicuous stripe edged on each side with dull ochreous. Above it is a 

 dark point on the median and subcostal veins, with whitish scales sur- 

 rounding the middle dot, but there are no raised scales on the wing. 

 Just beyond the middle of the wing are two, prominent, squarish, black 

 spots, one on the median the other on the subcostal vein. A distinct, 

 white, submarginal line, parallel with the outer edge and bordered in- 

 tei-nally with black scales, especially marked on the costa. The space 

 between this line and the outer edge is filled in with deep, ochreous, lon- 

 gitudinal bars, alternating with black streaks, of which the costal one is 

 the widest and shortest. These bars do not quite reach the distinct, 

 black line at the edge. Fringe ash, twice lineated with whitish. Beneath 

 a pale, whitish, straight, submarginal line, edged within towards the costa 

 with dark ash. 



Length of body $, -45, ?, -45 of an inch; fore wing $, -43, $, -44 of 

 an inch. California (Edwards). 



Easily recognized by the very distinct, yellow and black bars ; the prom- 

 inent, twin, squarish spots, and the distinct, white, once sinuate, whitish, 

 submarginal line. 



Pempelia leoniaella, n. sp. — 2 J IJ. Antennae and palpi as in P.fenes-, 

 trella, but the fore wings are more produced towards the apex, the outer 

 edge being more oblique. Body and base of fore wings tawny, the thorax 

 being claj'-yellow ; palpi clear ash. Basal third of fore wings tawny yel- 

 low, somewhat orange colored externally, outer edge of this colored 

 portion directed regularly, obliquely outwards from the costa to the 

 inner edge, with three, black, venular dots along this olilique l)order. In 

 the ash space beyond is a distinct, dark, discal dot, and the veins are 

 black. A broad, marginal, tawny yellow band, the sides even and par- 

 allel; the costa, however, is cinereous to the apex. A marginal black 

 line, and a fine dark line in the cinereous fringe near the base. Hind 

 wings of the usual hue. Abdomen luteous. Beneath fore wings smoky, 

 dusky towards the costa; a pale, costal streak, not forming a submar- 

 ginal, pale line as in P. fenestrella. Legs dark ashen, whitish at ends of 

 joints. 



Length of body <?, -.50, ?, -45 of an inch; of fore wing S, "^C, ?, '45 

 of an inch. California (Edwards). 



