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is certainly a Cleodora distinct from uU American and European species with whicli I 

 am acquainted, although somewhat resembling in general appearance Cleodora stria- 

 tella Hb. 



A sx)ecimen of C. pallidella is, I believe, in the collection of Miss Murtfeldt, but I am 

 not acquainted with the species. 



The only other allusion to the genus Cleodora as possibly occurring in America is to 

 be found in Staintou's edition of Clemens' papers, p. 111, where in a foot-note the ed- 

 itor mentions that he is not confident that Anothosia Clem, is generically distinct 

 from Cleodora. Chambers (Can. Ent. VI, p. 245) discusses and rejects the theory of 

 their identity chiefly on the grounds of neuration and of the form of the palpi. The 

 palpi of my single specimen of Anothosia certainly resembles those of Pleurota more 

 nearly than those of Cleodora. 



The figure of the hind-wing of Parasia in Staintou's Lepidoptera Tineina (Insecta 

 Britanuica) indicates scarcely sufficient indentation before the apex. In this re- 

 spect Parasia more nearly resembles Cleodora, from which it differs chiefly in the form 

 of the palpi. The neuration of the fore-wing of Parasia also difi"ers from Cleodora 

 in respect of the addition of a second costal branch to the apical vein, and this is 

 the same distinction mentioned by Chambers as characterizing his North American 

 species of Cleodora ; nevertheless, his specimen of pallidistrigella seen by me was not 

 a true Parasia. The following five species, of which four are new, may now be added 

 to the North American representatives of this genus. The new ones, which have the 

 strong brush on the palpi which distinguishes Cleodora, possess the same peculiarity 

 of neuration as those described by Chambers. It is possible that when more material 

 shall have come to hand a new genus intermediate between Cleodora and Parasia may 

 be usefully characterized for their reception. 



I hope at some future time to publish figures of these and many other Nortli Amer- 

 ican Tineidce. 



Cleodora striatella Hb. 



I took a single specimen of this species in Colusa County, Cal., June 29, 1871. It is 

 exactly similar in all respects to the typical European form. 



Cleodora modesta sp. n. 



AntenncB, fuscous, faintly annulated with hoary scales. 



Head and palpi, hoary. 



Tongue, clothed at the base with hoary scales. 



Thorax, greyish anteriorly, shading to pale umber-brown posteriorly. 



Fore-wings, uuicolorous pale umber-brown, dotted around the apex with intermixed 



fuscous and hoary scales; a line of white runs also through the middle of the 



apical cilia; cilia grey. 

 Hind-wings, pale greyish ; cilia a with slightly darker tinge. 

 Abdomen, brownish, grey. 

 Legs, grey. 

 Exp. al., 10-11""". 

 Habitat, Los Angeles, Calif., July. 

 Type, 9, Mus. Wlsni. 1 <?, '^9, in the collection of Professor Riley (IT. S. N. M.). 



Cleodora canicostella sp. u. 



Head, thorax, andpalpi, with long projecting luft benoath; hoary grey. 



Fore-winya, brown, with grccMi or rosy iridescent tips to the scales, especially on the 

 outer half of the wing, visible only in a strong light; the middle third of the 

 costa narrowly white, the white streak widening outwardly ; beyond it is an out- 

 wardly oblique costal streak which crosses the wing before the apex, followed by 

 an inwardly oblique small white costal streak and some fuscous dots in the cilia; 



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