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3. Middle discocelhilar of hind wing more normal, oblique and not flattened. 

 4. Hind wing with Cu 2 from angle of cell; Cu^ and M 2 long-stalked. 



106. Ephestiodes. 

 4. Hind wing with Cli^ distant from angle of cell; cell mostly short; M 2 

 mostly free (fig. 386). 



5. Fore wing with Cu quadrifid 107. Moodna. 



5. Fore wing with Cu trifid. 



6. Palpi recurved 105. Ephestia. 



6. Palpi drooping. 



7. Cell of hind wing short (fig. 387) 108. Plodia. 



7. Cell half the length of the wing 109. Caudellia. 



74. MYELOIS Hiibner 



Antennae simple, pubescent; front smooth, palpi smooth, upturned to vertex, 

 tapering; maxillary palpi slightly rough, normal. Fore wing smooth, M, and M 3 

 distinctly stalked, not in line with Cu; hind wing with long cell; middle dis- 

 cocellular meeting lower side of cell at 30 degrees, just beyond origin of Cu^ 



Key to the species 

 1. Sc of hind wing long, nearly parallel to R. 



2. Fore wing blackish; the base a little paler; markings obsolescent. 



1. obnupsella. 

 2. Fore wing blackish, with distinct lines. 



3. Hind wing pale, transparent 3. bilineatella. 



3. Hind wing dark 2. zonulella. 



2. Fore wing gray, shaded with dark brownish; the first line dilated into a 



large pale patch on the inner margin 4. bistriatella. 



1. Sc of hind wing very short, at a sharp angle to R. 



2. Antemedial line straight, continuous, almost perpendicular 5. alaiella. 



2. Antemedial line oblique, dentate 6. ceratonice. 



1. M. obnupsella Hulst. Gray, hardly brownish, lightly dusted with white; 

 gathering to form a . distinct, upright, antemedial pale shade, followed by an 

 equally wide shade without any dusting. Fringe similar. Hind wing whitish, with 

 dark veins, outer edge, and costa. 20 mm. (subtetricella Ragonot.) 



May. 



Canada to Florida. 



In many specimens the postmedial line is distinctly indicated by a gathering 

 of the white dusting. 



2. M. zonulella Ragonot. Blackish gray; lines pale, edged with blackish; ante- 

 medial oblique, straight, reaching almost to middle of inner margin; the dark 

 edging on outer side heavy; base of wing and outer margin paler. Postmedial 

 line oblique, sinuous and denticulated; discal dots distinct, black; no terminal 

 dots. Hind wing dark brown-gray, but paler than fore wing. 22 mm. 



May. (Not seen.) 

 Northern Illinois. 



3. M. bilineatella Ragonot. Fore wing blackish gray; antemedial line whitish, 

 followed by a dark shade, nearly straight and erect; postmedial line sinuous and 

 denticulate, toothed out at middle; discal dots forming a slight blackish bar; 

 terminal dots obscure. Hind wing translucent with a little gray, like obnupsella. 

 21 mm. 



June. (Not seen.) 

 New York. 



4. M. bistriatella Hulst. Fore wing dark brownish gray, almost even; lines 

 whitish, diffuse; antemedial line somewhat outwardly oblique, and widening to the 



