144 BULLETIN 123, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Male genitalia of type figured. 



Alar expanse. — 9-11 mm. 



Type.—C2.t. No. 24823 U.S.N.M. 



Paratypes. — National Collection, American Museum, and collec- 

 tion Barnes. 



Type locality. — Brownsville, Texas. 



Food plant. — Unknown. 



Described from male type and two male and two female paratypes 

 from Brownsville, Texas, collected by August Busck ("5-27-lT"). 



Looks like a runted praesumptiosa^ except for the harpes of the 

 male genitalia. 



9. EPIBLEMA DEFLEXANA, new species. 



(Fig. 266.) 



A pale grayish fuscous (or ashy gray) form like the paler strenu- 

 ana specimens {minutana Kearfott), except for black terminal joint 

 of palpus and black second joint of antenna. Head and face sordid 

 white. Hind wings pale smoky fuscous. Tarsi of legs strongly 

 marked with dark fuscous on outer sides. Male genitalia as in 

 ahi'uptana Walsingham. but with cucullus of harpe much reduced. 



Male genitalia of type figured. 



Alar expanse. — 12.5 mm. 



Type.— Cd^t. No. 24824 U.S.N.M. 



Type locality. — Brownsville, Texas. 



Food plant. — Unknown. 



Described from male type and male paratype from Brownsville, 

 Texas, collected by August Busck ("5-27-17"). 



Probably an extreme form of abruptana Walsingham and like 

 that and the three other new forms here described, but a variation 

 of numerosana Zeller. If any are to be kept distinct, however, this 

 form also requires separation. 



10. EPIBLEMA OCHEACEANA Femald. 



(Fig. 268.) 



Epiblema ochraceana Feknald Journ. New York Ent. Soc, vol. 9, 1901, p. 51. 

 Eucosma ochraceana Feknald, in Dyar List N. Amer. Lepid., no. 5097, 1903. — 

 Babnes and McDonnough, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer. no. 6925, 1917. 



A distinct species, like strenuana in genitalia, but easily distin- 

 guished by its uniforml^^ bright ochreous color. 



Male genitalia from specimen in National Collection, from Palm 

 Beach, Florida. 



Specimens in National Collection, from Palm Beach, Florida. 



Alar expanse. — 12 mm. 



Type. — In National Collection. 



Type locality. — Palm Beach, Florida. 



Food plant. — Unknown. 



