152 BULiLETIN 123, UNITED STATES NATIOISTAL. MUSEUM. 



The distinguishing characters separating the two species, in addi- 

 tion to genitalia differences, are as follows: 



In walsinghami the head and thorax is blue black, the apical third 

 of fore wing is much darker and the metallic markings less obvious ; 

 vein 2 of fore wing is not bent upward, and vein 3, 4, and 5 are well 

 separated at termen ; in the hind wing vein 5 is rather well separated 

 from 4 at base, not far enough, however, to justify its being con- 

 fused with the Laspeyresiinae. In infelix vein 5 of hind wing is 

 closely approximate to 4 at base ; 3 and 4 are longer stalked ; vein 2 

 of fore wing is bent up ; the termen is more concave ; 3, 4, and 5 are 

 slightly approximate at termen; the apical third of fore wing is 

 browner, the metallic scaling more obvious, and the head brown. In 

 all specimens, except the somewhat abberent one in New York, the 

 face is too rubbed to be sure of its color. The latter has a white face. 

 In walsinghami the face is blackish fuscous. The two species must 

 be very close to hirsutana Walsingham. 



25. EPIBLEMA SUFFUSANA (Teller). 

 (Fig. 279.) 



Penthina suffusana Zeltler, Isis, 1846, p. 211. 



Notocelia suffusana Staudinger and Rebel, Cat. Lepid., vol. 2, no. 2060, 1901. 

 Eucosma suffusana Keaefoot, Ins. of N. J., 1910, p. 541. — Barnes and Mc- 

 DuNNOUGH, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 6957, 1919. 



This introduced European insect is to be found in a few of our 

 Eastern localities. Its only known food plant in this country is 

 Tvose, the larva attacking the buds and young leaves. In Europe it is 

 recorded from Pt'unus, Pyrus, and Crataegus. 



Male genitalia figured from specimen in National Collection from 

 Oak Station, Pennsylvania ("Fred Marloff, vii-1-12"). 



Distribution according to specimens in National Collection, Ameri- 

 can Museum, and collection Barnes: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 Maryland. 



Alar expanse. — 16-19 mm. 



Type in collection. — Unknown. 



Type locality. — North Germany. 



Food plant. — Rose. 



26. EPIBLEMA DORSISUFFUSANA (Kearfott). 



(Fig. 280.) 

 Eucosma dorsisuffusana Keaefott, Jour. New York Ent. Soc, vol. 16, 1908, 

 p. 167. — Baenes and McDunnough, Check List Lepid. Bor. Amer., no. 7017, 

 1917. 



This species is easily recognized by the dark fuscous ground color 

 and the white dorsal area of fore wing, the latter formed by the con- 

 fluence of the median dorsal and ocelloid patches. 



Male genitalia figured from type. 



