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wall of wax on the underside, just inside of the margin connects it to the 

 leaf, and remains upon the leaf as an oval ring of wax after the pupa 

 case has disappeared. Vasiform orifice subtriangular, about Soii long 

 and nearly as broad as long, with angles rounded and sides bulging. 

 Operculum rhomboid-ovate, half the length of orifice, two-thirds as long 

 as broad, base nearly a straight line, sides bulging, apex concavely trun- 

 cate. Lingula spatulate with a pair of prominent spines or setae 40// 

 long, one each side of distal extremity, which is not lobed but obtusely 

 pointed or rounded. A transverse fold or carina reaches entirely across 

 the broadest portion. Free end is densely papillose with short hairs. 



Adult. — Wings white, with a two-lobed dusky spot more or less dif- 

 fused and irregular at the extremity of median vein ; the vein is idark 

 grey or black through this area which appears equal on the upper and 

 under sides of front and rear wings. Legs and antennae yellow. Two 

 rows of prominent spines on the front or under side of hind tibiae, the 

 length of the spines being about equal to the thickness of the tibia. 

 Eyes divided by wax secretion. Entire insect more or less covered with 

 a mealy or granular secretion of wax. Abdomen bears two latero-ven- 

 tral tufts of white wax. 



Female. — With the charactersjust mentioned. Length about 1.4 mm. ; 

 forewing about 1.63 mm. by 0.88 mm. ; hind tibia 0.56 mm. ; thorax 

 dark on dorsal and ventral surfaces ; abdomen with a suffused dusky 

 spot on dorsum at base ; a large brown spot at anal extremity on dorsum, 

 and a small brown oval spot just in front of the large one ; and a pair of 

 small dark spots on ventral surface near anal extremity. 



Male. — Length about 1.3 mm. ; forewing about 1.52 mm. by 0.70 mm. ; 

 hind tibia 0.48 mm. ; hind tarsus 0.27 mm. ; antennae about 0.41 mm. 

 Spots on wings are less distinct than in 9. Thorax dark above, yellow 

 beneath. Abdomen yellow without prominent markings, more slender 

 than in 9 and terminating in the genitalia. Latero-ventral wax tufts 

 smaller than in $ . 



The characters of this insect are shown on the accompanying 

 plate. 



Types. — No. 8253 U. S. National Museum. 



Cotypes. — Collection of Connecticut Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, New Haven, Conn. Described from 12 9,2 % 

 and hundreds of pupa cases. 



Habitat. — Found on the leaves of a single plant of bane- 

 berry (Actaa) at Mount Carmel, Connecticut, September 24, 

 1904. Several other baneberry plants growing in the vicinity 

 were examined but not found infested. Collected by Mrs. 

 W. E. Britton. 



A striking and handsome species, not resembling any other 



