1881.] NORTH-AMERICAN TINEID^. 317 



Fort Klamath, Oregon. I have also received the species from 

 Mr. Belfrage, from Texas, taken at the beginning of August. 



Depressaria nervosa (Haw.). 



Two specimens, undistinguishable from English examples of this 

 species, occurred in Southern Oregon at the beginning of May 



Depressaria psoraliella, sp. nov. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 7.) 



Capite soi-dide griseo ; palpis subrufescenti-griseis, articulo apicali 

 annulato ; ante/mis fusco-griseis ; thorace griseo ; alls anticis 

 basi grisea, riifo-brunneis, griseo et nigra (preecipue costam versus) 

 atomosis, punctulis duobus vel tribus disci subobsoletis ; posticis 

 siibfusco-griseis, ciliis rufescentibus. 



Head dull greyish, sometimes sprinkled with reddish ; palpi 

 greyish above, reddish beneath, the apical joint annulated ; au- 

 tennse greyish fuscous. Thorax grey, slightly tinged with reddish 

 immediately behind the head. 



Fore wings reddish brown, sprinkled with greyish and blackish 

 fuscous atoms, especially towards the costa ; the basal patch some- 

 what clearly defined, grey, extending slightly outwards towards the 

 costa, containing no dark spot on the dorsal margin as in the allied 

 species Z). cnicella, Tr. A series of three inconspicuous whitish dots 

 along the cell are sometimes almost entirely obsolete, the first and 

 last only being slightly visible in two of my bred specimens. Cilia 

 reddish. 



Hind wings rather fuscous grey, with reddish cilia. 



Expanse 20-24 millim. 



Four specimens bred from larvse found drawing together the ter- 

 minal shoots of Psoralia physodes (Dougl.), May 21, Sonoma county, 

 California ; the perfect insects emerged June 5 to 8, Allied to 

 D. hepatariella, Zell., and D. cnicella, Tr. 



Depressaria parilella (Treitschke), 



A single specimen from the Eastern States (locahty uncertain) 

 agrees fairly well with the description of this species. I have com- 

 pared it not only with the figures given by Herrich-Schaffer and by 

 Duponchel, but also with some European examples in the British 

 Museum. 



It differs from these in having the pale head, thorax, and basal 

 patch less clearly distinguishable from the main colour of the wing, 

 in the discal spots being almost obsolete, and in the cilia being uni- 

 colorous with the fore wings. 



From the Western States I have other specimens, one of which, 

 taken in California in the summer of 1871, has the pale head, thorax, 

 and basal patch as cle.irly defined as in the European ^3a/-j7e//a; more- 

 over the pale discal spot is visible although inconspicuous ; but the 

 colour of the fore wings is much darker, and may be described as 



