PTEROPHORUS CINERACEUS. 

 (Edematophorus cineraceus Fish, Can. Ent., Vol. XIII., p. 73 (1881). 



Expanse of wings, 28 mm. Front of bead dark grayish brown, 

 vertex pale cinereous. Palpi grayish brown, ascending, third seg- 

 ment short. Antennae cinereous, dotted above with dark brown. 

 Abdomen cinereous, marked with reddish-brown scales. Legs 

 brownish cinereous, sprinkled with dark-brown scales ; a band on 

 the middle and on the end of the middle tibiae dark grayish brown, 

 spurs tipped with dark brown ; tarsi whitish cinereous, slightly 

 brownish at extreme end of segments. 



Fore wings cinereous, tinged with brownish, and very thinly 

 sprinkled with dark-brown scales. These scales form a median 

 spot before the base of the fissure, bordered on the outside with 

 white. A longitudinal brown spot occurs on the costa opposite 

 the base of the fissure, and two smaller ones toward the apex. 

 Fringes brownish cinereous. Hind wings and fringes brownish 

 cinereous. 



Habitat. Washington. Early stages and food plant unknown. 



PTEROPHORUS BARONI. 

 (Edematophorus Baroni Fish, Can. Ent., Vol. XIII., p. 73 (1881). 



Expanse of wings, 30 mm. Front of head brownish cinereous, 

 vertex lighter. Palpi rather stout, third segment very short and 

 blunt. Antennae pale cinereous, dotted above with dark brown. 

 Thorax and abdomen pale brownish cinereous, the latter marked 

 dorsally by a row of fine black dots on each segment beyond the 

 third. Anterior and middle femora brownish cinereous, tibiae 

 grayish, tarsi whitish cinereous. Hind femora and tibiae pale 

 brownish cinereous, spurs short, tipped with black. 



Fore wings brownish cinereous, ochreous on the inner margin 

 and second lobe, the whole surface sprinkled with fine black scales. 

 Fringes concolorous with the wings. Hind wings and fringes dark 

 cinereous. 



Habitat. California. Early stages and food plant unknown. 



PTEROPHORUS GRATIOSUS. 



(Edematophorus gratiosus Fish, Can. Ent., Vol. XIII., p. 73 (1881). 



Expanse of wings, 22 mm. Head and palpi dark brown ; an- 

 tennae pale brownish, dotted above with white and dark-brown 

 scales. Thorax grayish brown, anterior portion lighter. Abdo- 



