OF WASHINGTON. 85 



Parasitic on Halictiis (Chloralictits) sparsus Rob. at Mound 

 and Logansport, La. 



ANNOUNCEMENT. 



The descriptions given herewith are all very short, but 

 sufficient to establish the genera. The complete revision of the 

 group contains full descriptions of all species and many new 

 species throughout the entire order. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN TINEINA. 



By August Busck. 



Atteva edithella, n. sp. 



Labial palpi black, sprinkled with light yellow at base and on exterior 

 side. Antennie purplish black. Thorax golden ochre-yellow, with 

 two straw-yellow spots followed by two dark purple dots ; collar dark 

 purple; underside of thorax dark purple, with large straw-yellow spots. 

 Ground color of fore wings light straw-yellow, with dark blue mark- 

 ings, some of which enclose ochre-yellow spots ; entire costal edge dark 

 blue; extreme base of wings ochre-yellow, limited by a transverse, 

 irregular dark-blue line, which emits a short, slightly forked central 

 spur; at basal fourth is an irregular, transverse, dark-blue fascia, or 

 rather, two dark-blue lines coalescent in the middle of the wing and on 

 costa, and enclosing two ochre-yellow spots, one shortly below costal 

 edge and one on the dorsal edge; on the middle of the wing is another 

 narrow dark-blue fascia, enclosing a small ochre-yellow dot near costa 

 and dividing into a fork near dorsal edge, where it encloses a large 

 ochre-yellow dorsal spot; at apical third begins a transverse dark-blue 

 line which encloses a small round ochre-yellow spot shortly below 

 costa and then becomes attenuate and ends before reaching the dorsal 

 edge; a little before tornus is a large dark-blue dorsal spot, enclosing 

 a round ochre-yellow dot; apex dark blue, with an ochre-yellow spot; 

 between and connecting these larger margins are several narrow trans- 

 verse dark-blue lines, connected with short cross bars of the same color 

 and forming a net-work on the straw-yellow ground color. Hind wings 

 dark fuscous, semitransparent, with dark veins and black edge. 

 Abdomen purplish black above, with a ventral row of five transverse 

 light-yellow spots. Legs. dark purplish, with light-yellow annulations. 



Alar expanse, 26 mm. 



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