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tion of the wings is indicated by paler lines. Along the inner margin 
of the upper wings for quite the basal half is a narrow strip almost free 
from surface markings ) this is, however, delusive, being really the sur¬ 
face of hard chitin of the upper wings which touches the lower one. 
. Note.—D r. Chapman writes: ‘‘It belongs to my section, Pyra¬ 
mids, which have obtect structure in practically all respects except the 
possession of traces of maxillary palps. I should be inclined to place it 
somewhere near Yponomeutidae.” The anal hooks were accidentally de¬ 
stroyed in the specimen that I sent to Dr. Chapman. The cremaster is 
a long, thick and wide projection with four hooks at the end (Plate VI, 
Figs. 4> 5 6). There is also a row of hooks at the base running 
around the anal aperture, and a series of stiff spines further forward, as 
shown in the figures. 
(Eta aurea was originally described by Fitch as a Lithosian; Riley 
placed it with the Tineids at first, later with the Zygaenidse; Smith put 
it in the Heterogynidse in the list of 1891, but in the addendum Wal- 
singham s opinion is quoted that the moth belongs to the Tineidse, thus 
reverting to the original position given by Fabricius. The larva is a 
true Tineid. (See the description in March number of this Journal.) 
H. G. Dyar. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE VI. 
Fig. 1. Leg cases, etc., of pupa; M., mandible; m. p., maxillary palpus; mx., max 
ilia; it., anterior trochanter; if.,anterior femur; 1., first leg; 2I., second 
leg; 3I., third leg; a., antenna. 
Fig. 2. Claw of larva. 
“ 3. Anterior (prothoracic) spiracle. 
“ 4. End of pupa, ventral view. 
“ 5. End of pupa, dorsal view. 
“ 6. End of pupa, lateral view. 
“ 7. Sculpturing of pupa shell. 
