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The type of granulella is a male and a photograph of its 

 genitalia fixed it. I have before me other specimens of 

 stictella from the Bahamas and of granulella from Ja- 

 maica that agree in all characters. Hampson's reference 

 of stictella to Unadilla ignored the diagnostic venational 

 character of that genus, the vertical discocellular vein of 

 hind wing. In stictella the discocellular vein is obviously 

 curved. The species is variable in color, ranging from 

 very dark to whitish gray, the ground color (dark or 

 Ught) being rather uniform over the forewing, the basal 

 area no darker or lighter than the median and terminal 

 areas. Antemedial band rather broad, whitish, oblique 

 and nearly straight, outwardly bordered on costal half 

 by a narrow blackish line ; subterminal line narrow, paral- 

 lel and near to termen, slightly irregular, whitish bor- 

 dered inwardly towards costa by a thin, faint, blackish 

 line; discocellular spots more or less obsolescent, when 

 distinct, separate and blackish. Hind wing whitish to 

 pale smoky fuscous, shaded with smoky fuscous towards 

 apex and termen. Alar expanse, 10-12 mm. 



Male genitalia with transtUla elements fusing at a 

 point and thence developed into two extended, curving, 

 asymmetrical arms; harpe with sacculus produced at ex- 

 tremity into a clasperlike free arm; costa smooth; apex 

 of harpe bluntly pointed; vinculum triangulate, shorter 

 than broad ; aedeagus rather slender. Female genitalia 

 with ductus bursae shorter than bursa, sclerotized 

 throughout its length; a narrow flaring sclerotized plate 

 below genital opening; eighth-segment collar divided, its 

 apophyses separated from the dorsal part and firmly at- 

 tached to the broad shield behind genital opening (fig. 

 1082b) ; dorsal portion of collar (fig. 1082a) produced an- 

 teriorly into an elongate tongue and laterally into curved, 

 projecting arms. 



Type localitt: Nassau, Bahamas (stictella, uniform- 

 ella, and granulella, in BM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Distribution: Bahamas: Nassau. Jamaica, Runa- 

 way Bay (Mar.). Puerto Rico: Coamo Springs (Apr.), 

 Palmas Abajas (June, July), San Germdn (Apr., July), 

 Puerto Real (Vieques Isl., Apr.). Virgin Islands: 

 KingshiU (St. Croix; May, Oct., Nov., Dec). 



This species on characters of the genitalia seems to de- 

 serve a separate generic designation; but until the males 

 of the other tropical species (described from females) are 

 known it seems best to retain it in Ephestiodes, with 

 which it agrees on all other than genitalic characters. 



Genus Ephestiodes, Species 582: E. noniella 



[Transtilla complete, a narrow band with central loop. Harpe 

 simple. Eighth abdominal segment of male simple.] 



582. Ephestiodes noniella Dyar 



Figures 597, 1079 



Ephestiodes noniella Dyar, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 47, p. 345, 

 1914. 



Forewing (to the naked eye) gray, the basal area with 

 an olivaceous tint; under magnification the remainder 

 of the wing shows a strong dusting of rosy scaling; ante- 



medial line faint, oblique, narrow, whitish, and faintly 

 bordered outwardly near costa by a narrow dark line; 

 subterminal line almost obliterated; discal dots not dis- 

 tinguishable. Hind wing pale smoky fuscous; the veins 

 and terminal margin but slightly darkened. Eighth 

 abdominal segment of male simple. Alar expanse, 

 9.5-10 mm. 



Male genitalia with the prongs of apical process of 

 gnathos well separated but somewhat reduced. Trans- 

 tilla complete, a narrow band with a central loop. 

 Harpe simple; costa smooth; apex narrowly rounded. 

 Aedeagus short; penis without armature. Female geni- 

 talia like those of typical Ephestiodes except: Shield 

 behind genital opening smaller; sclerotized band below 

 genital opening developed as a half oval, caudally pro- 

 jecting shield. 



Type locality: La Chorrera, Panama (type in 

 USNM). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Known only from the type series, two females from 

 the type locality (May) and one male from Rio Trinidad, 

 Panamd (Sept.). 



The species is an abnormal Ephestiodes on male char- 

 acters (the complete, thin, looped transtUla, lack of 

 cornutus on penis, and absence of tufts on eighth 

 segment), but separate generic designation does not 

 seem warranted at this time. 



171. Genus Azaera Schaus 



Azaera Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 11, p. 250, 

 1913. (Type of genus: Azaera muciella Schaus.) 



Calamophleps Dyar, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 47, p. 342, 1914. 

 (Type of genus: Calamophleps squalidella Dyar.) 



Characters of typical Ephestiodes except vein 3 of 

 forewing from the stalk of 4-5. 



This genus is of doubtful status. There are nothing 

 but differences of specific value in the genitalia to 

 separate it from the type of Ephestiodes and, in the 

 latter genus, occasional specimens of gilvescentella have 

 vein 3 of forewing connate or even very shortly stalked 

 with 4-5. However, none that I have seen (and I have 

 examined long series of Ephestiodes) shows such short 

 stalking on both forewings and none exhibits the con- 

 siderable stalking of Azaera (see fig. 110). As a definite 

 stalking of 3 with 4 and 5 is a rare character in New 

 World Phycitinae, we had better retain the generic 

 separation for the present. 



Dyar was in error in assuming that Azaera Schaus 

 was a homonym of Azara D'Orbigny, so Schaus' name 

 must take precedence over Calamophleps. 



583. Azaera muciella Schaus 



Figures 110, 594, 1084 



Azaera muciella Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 11, 



p. 250, 1913. 

 Calamophleps squalidella Dyar, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 47, 

 p. 342, 1914. 



Forewing color and markings similar to those of 

 Ephestiodes plorella Dyar except that subterminal line 



