N. hyemalis Stretch. 



1SS5 — SiKEicii, Knt. Anicr.,\'ol. I, p. 102. 



\'ery pale jfrayish. A ilark brown streak at l)ase of costa and 

 three indistinct transverse lines made up of dots. Transverse 

 anterior line oblique, straight, with a distinct brown dot near 

 costa, made up of tufted scales. 



Secondaries very i)ale, shaded with darker tints at apex. 

 E.xpanse, 20 mm. [Stretch.] 



Habitat, California, Arizona. 



N. sorghiella Riley. 



18S2 — Rii.EV, Rep. Ins., 1882, p. 188, pi. 11. li^'. i. 



Silvery white, with three equidistant tufts near costa of 

 primaries. I'hese tufts, an arcuate shade towards outer margin 

 and a spot below cell, yellowish brown ; costa and a shade along 

 outer margin, deeper brown. Expanse, 10 mm. 



Habitat, Southern States [Riley]. 



(ienus Lebena Walker. 



1866 — Walkkk, Cat. r.iit. Mus., \'ol. X.\X\', p. 1901. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Fore wings white with black bands . 

 I'ore wings gray. 



Costa of primaries with conspicuous dark spots 

 Three blackish brown costal spots 

 Two black spots ... 

 Costa not distinctly spotted. 



Wing gray with normal black lines 

 Wing olive brown with white shades 



nielanopa. 



trinotata. 

 minna. 



ovilla. 

 anfracta. 



L. melanopa Zeller. 



1872 — Zeller, Verh. Zool.-bot. Ces., Wien, \ol. .W'H, p. 458. 



NVhite ; costa of ]:)rimaries and a median transverse band 

 black. Outer margin lead grav with black terminal dashes. 

 Secondaries blackish. E.xpanse, 19 mm. 



Habitat, .\tlantic States to Texas. 



L. trinotata ITalker. 



1866— Walkkr, Cat. lirit. Mus., \'ol. XXW, p. 192. 

 .•iexuttntttdla Crote. 



1877 — Grote, Can. Ent.. \'ol. TX, p. 235. 



Silvery gray ; trans.-ant., trans. -post, and subterminal lines 

 dark brown, waved, often indistinct. At base of costa a dark 



