ANNETTE F. BRAUN. 297 



"Six specimens, bred from somewhat folded mines, occupying the 

 whole upperside of leaves of Ledum glandulosum, found in June in 

 Mendocino County, Cal., and bred the same month. I met with 

 this species also on the wing at the same time and place. It appears 

 to be nearly allied to salicicolella Sircom, among the European 

 species." 



The above is Lord Walsingham's description. 



Litltocolletis salicivorella Braun. 



Plate XXII, Fig. 4. 

 Lithocolletis salicivorella Braun, Ent. News, xix, 101, 1908. 



Antennae pale grayish ocherous, faintly annulate with darker, somewhat 

 darker at the tip. Palpi shining white. Face white. Tuft pale gray, with an 

 ocherous tinge. 



Thorax and basal third of the forewings ocherous gray. Wings becoming 

 more ocherous towards the apex. A white band across the anterior margin of 

 the thorax extends aeross the patagia and is continuous with a median basal 

 white streak on the forewings. There is a short dorso-basal white streak some- 

 what dilated posteriorly. The median basal streak is curved downward and 

 extends for two-fifths of the wing length where it is confluent with the first dor- 

 sal streak, its upper edge uniting with the apex of the first dorsal streak. A few 

 dark brown scales extend around the apex of the angle thus formed. There are 

 four costal and three dorsal white streaks. The first dorsal streak at the basal 

 fourth is very large, oblique and curved. Internally it is dark margined just 

 before it unites with the basal streak, the dark margin being continued around 

 the angle and for a short distance along the lower side of the basal streak. The 

 extreme edge of the costa is dark brown for about one-third of the wing length, 

 where the dark line is deflexed and continues as the dark margining of the first 

 costal streak, which is narrow, very oblique, its apex extending to a point just 

 beyond the apex of the first dorsal. The second costal streak is large, nearly 

 perpendicular, its apex opposite to that of the second dorsal streak, which is also 

 very large, and placed slightly nearer the base than the corresponding costal 

 streak, and is somewhat oblique. The next pair of streaks, of which the dorsal 

 is placed just above the tornus, are nearly opposite to each other, slightly oblique 

 toward the base and curved ; their apices nearly meet. These two pair of 

 streaks are margined internally with brown scales. Fourth costal streak oblique, 

 curved and unmargined. A narrow line of black scales extends from below the 

 apex of the last costal streak to near the apex of the wing, and is margined above 

 by a line of white scales. Marginal line in the cilia dark brown, extending 

 around the apex from the fourth costal streak to the third dorsal. Cilia grayish 

 ocherous. Alar expanse 7 mm. 



Hind wings grayish. Cilia gray, with a fulvous tinge. 



Abdomen dark gray above, whitish beneath. Anal tuft grayish ocherous. 

 Legs whitish, banded and striped with gray. 



The unique type, a male, of this species was bred by Mr. W. D. 



TRA.N6. AM. ENT. 8OC., XXXIV. (38) OCTOBER, 1908. 



