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black transverse lines ; above it^ on the costa and between the fascisej are three abbreviated 

 whitish costal streaks^ tipped vrith shining lilac ; and before the apex are two similar streaks, 

 the outer one almost communicating with a pale dot in the cilia below the apex : cilia sublus- 

 trous greyish, with a black line along their base. Hind wings whitish grey, with paler cilia. 

 4 c? . Expanse of wings 14 millims. 

 April 1872, North Oregon. 



Grapholitha americana. (Plate LXXV. figs. 9 & 10.) 



Palpi scarcely longer than the head, fuscous brown, paler beneath; the apical joint 

 visible : head, thorax, and antennae fuscous brown. Fore wings — more than twice as long as 

 wide, the costa evenly arched, apical margin scarcely indented below the apex, rather 

 oblique — fuscous brown, much overrun with rather shining bluish-purple streaks and 

 blotches; a large conspicuous white triangular spot on the middle of the dorsal margin, 

 having a slight excrescence at its outer edge, and sometimes containing at its base a few 

 broAvnish-fuscous scales ; an ocellated spot is faintly indicated by two or three black streaks 

 or spots between two of the purplish shining bands above the anal angle : underside — male, 

 glossy greyish brown ; female, dull fuscous brown. Hind wings — male whitish, much shaded 

 towards the margin with fuscous brown, cilia greyish ; female fuscous brown, cilia the same. 

 2 (J, 2 ¥ . Expanse of wings 17 millims. 



Mendocino County, California, June 12th, 1871. 



Grapholitlia trossulana. (Plate LXXVI. fig. 1.) 



Palpi short and tufted, the apical joint not exposed : head, palpi, thorax, antennae, arid 

 fore wings pale ochreous fawn-colour. The fore wings — nearly three times as long as wide,- the 

 costa slightly arched, apical margin concave — with some oblique shining steel- coloured costal 

 streaks beyond the middle, communicating with the margins of the ocellated spot, which are 

 also bright steel-colour, enclosing at its upperside three black streaks ; above it is an oblique, 

 black, detached streak ; the anal angle is also irrorated with black ; and there are a few 

 scattered black scales on the basal third of the wing below the middle : the apex is ferruginous : 

 the cilia whitish, tipped with fuscous, and with a black line along their base : a pale dash from 

 the middle of the apical margin runs through the upper end of the ocellated patch. Hind 

 wings greyish fuscous, with paler cilia. 1 (J. Expanse of wings 13 millims. 



Hatchet Creek, Shasta County, California, July 15th, 1871. 



In the genus " Grapholita" (but evidently not using the name in the limited sense 

 intended by Heinemann in his subgenus Gi^apholitha, H.-S.)j Walker describes : — 



Grapholita refusana, Walk. : see Semasia refusana, p. 63. 



strenuana, Walk. : see Pcedisca strenuana, p. 52. 



exvagana, Walk., = P<Edisca strenuana, see p. 52. 



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