1891.] MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA OF THE WEST INDIES. 495 



Arizona cannot be separated from T. centetes ; but from their slightly 

 paler colouring may perhaps be regarded as forming a connecting 

 link between the Northern and Southern forms. 



Platyptilia, Hb. 



Platyptilia pusillidactyla, Wkr. 



Oxyptilus pusillidactylus, Wkr. Cat. Lp. Ins. B. M. xxx. p. 933 

 (1864). 



N. Bjn.^= Platyptilia tecnidion, Z, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. xiii. 

 pp. 468-9, pi. vi. fig. 162 (1877). 



Imago, February (Z.), 



West Indies — Jamaica (JVkr.), St. Thomas {Z.). 



Platyptilia, sp., Snell. 



Platyptilia, sp,, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xxx. p. Q^ (1887). 



West Indies — Curagao (Snell.). 



Stenoptilia, Hb. 



Stenoptilia? pumilio, Z. 



Mimeseoptilus pumilio, Z. Ver. z.-b. Ges. Wien, xxiii. p. 324 

 (1873). 



United States. — Texas {Z.). 



West Indies — St. Vincent (windward side, 2 specimens. Smith). 



The slender erect palpi as well as the neuration appear to separate 

 this species from Mimeseoptilus, Wlgrn. ( = Stenoptilia, Hb.), the 

 genus in which it was placed by Zeller. The same form occurs in 

 other species from South America ; but I prefer to study more 

 material before coming to a decision upon its generic value. 



Alucita, L. 



AlUCITA THOMiE, Z. 



Leioptilus tliomcB, Z. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. xiii. pp. 480-1, pi. vi. 

 fig. 170 (1877). 



Imago. December (Z.). 



West Indies— St. Thomas (Z). 



Alucita basalis, Mschl. 



Oedematophorus basalis, Mschl. Ab. Senck. Nat. Ges.xv.pp. 345-6, 

 354 (1890). 



West Indies — Portorico (Mschl.) . 



Alucita paleaceus, Z. 



Leioptilus paleaceus, Z. Ver. z.-b. Wien, xxiii. pp. 326-7 

 (1873). 



Pteropliorus paleaceus, Mschl. Ab. SencV Nat. Ge'' xv. pp. 346, 

 354 (1890). 



United States.— Ohio (Z.), Texas (Z.). 



West Indies — Portorico (Mschl.). 

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