NORTH AMERICAN EUCOSMINAE. 15 



2. Entire fore wing ferruginous orange; transverse markings in tlie form of 



irregular, sharply contrasting silver white bars (1) buoliana. 



Ground color of fore wings red-brown; if ferruginous orange only so ire 

 apical area and with basal part of wing grayish, faintly cross lined with 

 whitish or silvery gray 3 



3. Basal area of wing grayish 4 



Basal area of wing reddish brown 8 



4. A narrow, longitudinal black streak or two in fore wing from middle of 



termen (2) neomexicana. 



No such longitudinal black streak from middle of termen 5 



5. Outer sides of palpi distinctly ferruginous 6 



Outer sides of palpi grayish or grayish fuscous 7 



6. Grayish part of wing heavily dusted with blackish ; termen finely edged 



with very dark ferruginous brown (6) montana. 



Grayish part of fore wings without such black dusting ; termen edged with 

 bright brownish red (3) pasadenana. 



7. Grayish basal shade extending as far out toward outer margin on dorsum 



as on eosta; male antennae coarsely ciliate (4) busckana. 



Grayish basal shade extending further out toward outer margin on costa 

 than on dorsum; male antenna very finely ciliate, almost smooth. 



(5) adana. 



8. Basal ferruginous patch following by a broad median whitish fascia frosted 



with silver scales (7) rigidana. 



Basal ferruginous patch following by a narrow antimedian yellowish white 

 fascia 9 



9. Specimens averaging under 15 mm. alar expanse (8) frustrana. 



Specimens averaging over 15 mm. alar expanse (9) var. bnshnelli. 



1. RHYACIONIA BUOLIANA (Schiflfermuller) . 



(Pigs. 9, 15, 45.) 



Torfrix buoUana Schiffeemuller, Syst. Verz. der Schmett., 1776, p. 128. 



Rhyacionia buoliana Hubnek, Verz., 1818, p. 379. 



Retinia MioUana Guenee, Index. Microlep., 1845, p. 46. 



Evetria biioliana Meyeick, Handbk. Brit. Lepid., 1895, p. 470. — Staudingee and 



Rebel, Cat. Lepid., vol. 2, no. 1851, 1901. — Busck, Journ. Econ. Ent., vol. 



7, 1914, p. 340 ; Bull. U. S. Dep. Agr., no. 170, 1915, pp. 1-11. 



This dangerous pest has been repeatedly introduced into this 

 country on European pine seedlings and has been discovered in 

 several of our nurseries. At present writing it seems to be well estab- 

 lished only on Long Island. Busck's bulletin gives the life history 

 and a comprehensive bibliography. 



Male genitalia figured from specimen in National Collection from 

 Westbury, Long Island (New York) reared under Hopk. U. S. no. 

 13905a from Pinus sylvestris (Heinrich, 12 June, 1915). 



Specimens in National Collection, American Museum, and collec- 

 tion Barnes from New York. 



Alar expanse. — 16-24 mm. 



Type, — Location unknown. 



Type locality. — Austria. 



Food plant. — Pinus (various species). 



