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distinctness of the present P. discigerana, which appears to differ from P. spireafoliana in its 

 less shaded and suffused apical margin and anal angle^ as well as in its much larger average 

 size. It differs from its European ally (P. lundana) in the whiter ground-colour of the fore 

 wings, and in the conspicuous white dash beyond the first large costal streak. 



I have a considerable series of P. discigerana from California, and two specimens of 

 G. discoferana, which I had certainly thought were only darkish varieties of A. spirecefoliana, 

 Clem., as they agree well with that species in the form and position of their markings ; but I am 

 not sufficiently acquainted with A. dubiana to feel sure upon this point. If they are really the 

 same as dubiana, Walker's name " discoferana " must take precedence. Grapholita metamelana, 

 Walk., must, I think, be considered only a small variety of discigerana. This specimen is a 

 female from Mr. Carter's collection, and has been accidentally redescribed by Mr. Walker in 

 his Supplement. 



Phoxopteryx pacificana. (Plate LXXVII. fig. 4.) 



Head much tufted above ; palpi extending the length of the head beyond it, fully clothed, 

 both dark purplish grey ; antennae the same. Pore wings — witlr the costa much arched — 

 rather shining leaden grey, streaked and ii'rorated with rich reddish brown, of which colour 

 there is also an elongated patch occupying more than the first third of the dorsal margin and 

 extending half across the cell ; its oblique outer edge sharply defined ; an oblique fascia from 

 the middle of the costa to within the anal angle, with an acute projecting angle on the middle 

 of its outer edge ; on the costa before it are several abbreviated oblique streaks, and beyond 

 it three more conspicuous triangular ones, with pale geminated streaks between them : the 

 falcate apex is of the same rich reddish brown ; and an oblique elongated spot lies between it 

 and the angle of the central fascia : cilia shining whitish grey, with a geminated white streak 

 running through them below the sharply falcate apex. Hind wings and cilia pale brownish. 

 1 (^, 3 $ . Expanse of wings 18-22 millims. 



Mendocino County, June 10th, 1871, and Rouge River, Southern Oregon, May 1872. 



Phoxopteryx apicana. (Plate LXXVII. fig. 5.) 



Grapholita apicana, WalJc. Cat. Lep. Het. xxxv. p. 1795. 



The palpi short, whitish ; head pale ferruginous ; anteimEe ferruginous. Fore wings 

 ferruginous, with the apex falcate and the costa arched ; the basal and subcostal portion more 

 deeply shaded, interrupted by a geminated oblique bluish costal streak, which meets at an 

 angle about the middle of the wing a pale bluish dorsal blotch, forming with it an indistinct 

 angulated fascia bounding the basal patch : there are some whitish abbreviated costal streaks 

 from which bluish lines run to form the margins of the ill- defined ocellated patch above the 

 anal angle ; a short fuscous line running along the middle portion of the apical margin : the 

 cilia are greyish fuscous, with a shining silvery line along their base, and two whitish spots 

 below the apex. Hind wings brownish fuscous ; cilia paler. Type ? . Expanse of wings 

 9 millims. 



