90 SIR GEORGE HAMPSON ON THE 



Rag. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 409, pi. 44. f. 23; Dyar, Cat. Lep. 

 N, Am. p. 440. 



U.S.A., Texas, New Mexico. 



(2) *Bandera perlepidella. 



Ghipeta jjerlepidella Hulst, Can. Ent. xxiv. p. 62 (1892); Dyar, 

 Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 441. 

 U.S.A., Florida. 



(3) Bandera cupidinella. 



Bandera cupidinella Hulst, Ent. Am. iv.p. 119 (1888); Rag. 

 Rom. Mem. viii. p. 410, pi. 45. f. 3 ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. iST. Am. 

 p. 440. 



U.S.A., Colorado, New Mexico. 



(4) *Bandera subluteella. 



Bandera suhluteella Rag. IST. Am. Ph3^c. p. 19 (1887) ; id. Rom. 

 Mem. viii. p. 410, pi. 40. f. 21 ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 440. 

 U.S.A., Colorado, California, ISTew Mexico. 



AvjCtoruini. 



Bandera virginella Dyar, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. x. p. 116 



(1908) U.S.A., Washington. 



,, cameella Barnes & McD. Contr. ISTat. Hist. Lep. 

 N.Am. ii. 4. p. 184, pi. i. f. 5 (1913^ 



U.S.A., Florida. 



Genus Laurentia. 



Type. 



Laurentia Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 49 (1888) inclarella. 



Proboscis absent ; palf)i of male upturned to vei'tex of head, 

 thickly scaled and hollowed out to receive the brush-like maxillary 

 palpi, of female long and downcurved ; frons smooth, with tuft 

 of scales ; antennae of male ciliated, the shaft with sinus at base 

 of shaft containing a ridge of scales. Fore wing narrow, the 

 apex rounded, tlie termen obliquely curved ; vein 2 from towards 

 angle of cell ; 3 and 5 from angle, 4 absent ; 6 from below upper 

 angle; 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 2 

 from before angle of cell ; 3 and 5 from angle, closely approximated 

 towards base, 4 absent; €, 7 shortly stalked; 8 anastomosing 

 with 7. 



(1) tLAURENTIA ALBIVENELLA, Sp. n. 



S . Head and thorax creamy white mixed with some red- 

 brown ; abdomen white, dorsally tinged with fulvous yellow 

 towards base ; legs tinged with brown. Fore wing creamy 

 white irrorated with some dark brown, the veins white deiined 



