320 ENTOMOLOGICAI^ NEWS. [July, 'l5 



Description of a New Coleophora Moth and Note on 



a Synonym (Lep.). 



By William Wild, East Aurora, N. Y. 



Coleophora albiantennaella n. sp. 



Expanse 12 to 13 mm. 



Head, palpi, antennae and thorax, pale ochreous-white ; palpi slightly 

 tufted; antennae not annulated, basal joint thickened; legs pale och- 

 reous-white. 



Forewings : coarsely covered with grayish-brown scales, becoming 

 darker in apical third. A broad white streak extending along costal 

 margin from base to cilia. Cilia light gray. 



Hindwings : very light grayish-brown, cilia concolorous. 



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Coleophora albiantennaella and larval case. 



Locality : Buffalo, New York. Cotypes, two, in my collec- 

 tion, but they may eventually be placed in the United States 

 National Museum. 



Two specimens bred from larvae feeding on the under side 

 of leaves of dogwood. Larvae taken June 12th. Imagos issued 

 July 20th and 30th. 



Larva : length 5 mm. Cylindrical, reddish-brown. Head black. Pro- 

 thoracic and mesothoracic shields black, divided by a light dorsal line ; 

 a lateral black spot on each thoracic segment. Thoracic legs black. 

 Anal plate black. 



Case: length 11 mm. Grayish-brown, cigar-shaped, a trifle com- 

 pressed laterally. Mouth opening oblique, slightly flared. Posterior end 

 dilated, flattened and square-ending. 



Coleophora auropurpuriella Cham. 



C. auropurpuriella Cham, is a synonym of C. corruscipennella 

 Clem, according to Chambers' own correction in the Can. Ent., 

 VII, 124, 1875, which has been overlooked in Dr. Dyar's list 

 and in Smith's list, probably on account of not being included 

 in the index of this volume. 



