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costal edge reaches with its outer edge nearly down to the fold; these 

 three large spots are more or less confluent and inclose a basal and 

 costal area which is rather more darkly mottled by transverse brown 

 striation than the dorsal and apical part of the wing. At apical fourth 

 begins a dark-brown transverse streak parallel with termen, with the 

 rather sharply-defined outer edge undulate and emphasized by a light 

 yellow line, while towards the base it is less sharply separated from 

 the brown mottled ground color. Just before apex is a small, dark- 

 brown costal spot and in the light spaces between these more pro- 

 nounced costal spots are small, dark-brown costal dots. Along the 

 terminal edge are two separated dark-brown lines parallel with the 

 edge. Cilia ochreous mixed with dark brown. The entire wing has 

 a strong purplish sheen. Hind wings light purplish fuscous. Legs 

 light ochreous, the two anterior pairs with brown annulation on the 

 tarsi. 

 Alar expanse, 32 mm. 



Fieldbrook, Cal. (H. S. Barber). Larva in fungus on oak. 



Type. — No. 11338, U. S. National Museum. 



This large striking species resembles Scardia coloradella 

 Dietz in size and form, but is easily separated by its pattern; 

 the fore wings are more glossy than those of any other de- 

 scribed American species. 



Scardia fiskeella, n. sp. 



Labial palpi dark brown, with tip of second joint and base and tip of 

 apical joint light ochreous. Antennae blackish brown, with narrow 

 ochreous annulations. Face and head dirty yellow. Thorax dark 

 purplish brown, with tip of patagia and posterior tuft ochreous. Fore 

 wings comparatively broad and rounded at apex; light ochreous and 

 dark purplish brown; the entire costal and basal area to down below 

 the fold is dark brown; the dorsal and terminal part is ochreous and 

 projects up into the dark color with two rounded lobes, one rather 

 shallow near base, another smaller but deeper on the middle of the 

 wing ; on the costal edge are four faintly geminate ochreous spots ; two 

 on basal and two on the apical part of the costa; the ochreous dorsal 

 and terminal area faintly mottled with short, transverse dark-brown 

 striation ; in the ochreous apical area are two small brown marginal 

 spots and along the terminal edge is a row of four dark-brown spots, 

 which emit dark streaks into the ochreous cilia. Hind wings light 

 purplish fuscous. Abdomen ochreous. Legs ochreous, tarsi annulated 

 with brown. 



Alar expanse, 26 mm. 



Tryon, N. Car. (W. F. Fiske). 



Type. — No. 11339, U. S. National Museum. 



