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Show 1880.] LORD WALSINGHAM ON NEW TINEID.E. 81 hairs ; antennae white, clouded on the basal fourth, but not annulated, with black. Fore wings with the costa slightly raised near the base, greenish cupreous, a yellowish-white spot rather beyond the middle of the dorsal margin and two similar ones on the costa (one before and one beyond the middle), of which the outer one only is visible on the underside ; sometimes a small faintly-indicated spot lies above the anal angle. Hind wings purplish, the base of the cilia greenish cupreous. Legs purplish, the tarsi rather grey. Female with the palpi black, the head roughly clothed with long dark orange-yellow hairs, eyes smaller and wider apart than those of the male, antennae nearly twice the length of the fore wings. The fore wings with a less greenish and more cupreous tinge than in the male ; the dorsal spot obsolete; the costal spots much less conspicuous than those in the male, especially the one nearest the base. Expanse 14 millims. 6*j$. Mendocino County, California, June 10, 1871. ADELA SIMPLICIELLA, sp. nov. (Plate XI. fig. 7-) cS. Capite hirsuto, ochreo; antennis vix longioribus quam alee, fuscis; alis anticis subviridi-cupreis, apud costam et apicem pur-pur as centibus, p>osticis purpureis. $ . Antennis aliquot brevioribus. cS. Head roughly clothed with ochreous hairs above, the face rather smoother ; palpi sparsely clothed with long hairs below, the apical joint smooth ; antennae about the length of the fore wings, purplish fuscous. Fore wings greenish cupreous towards the base, tinged with purple, especially on the costal and apical portions of the wing. Hind wings purplish ; legs purplish ; tarsi slightly paler ; undersides of both dull brownish purple. The female apparently differs from the male only in the length of the antennae, which are about two thirds the length of the fore wings. Expanse 10 millims. 6*, $ . Southern Oregon, May 1872. Allied to Adela rufimetrella (Scop.) and A. violella (Tr.). 1 may now add to the Indian species of this group two new species received from the Rev. H. Hocking of Dharmsala :- ADELA GEMMELLA, sp. nov. (Plate XL fig. 8.) cS. Antennis longissimis, roseo-cupreis, articulo basali cum capite supra et infra metallice roseis; palpis brevibus, albido-flavidis; alis anticis triente basali flavo, strigis longitudinalibus tribus deinde ad apicem nitide roseo-aureis excepta fascia mediana flava utrinque atro marginata; posticis brunneo-cupreis, ciliis paulo pallidioribus. Antennae nearly four times the length of the fore wings, shining, rosy cupreous, the basal joint brilliant, rosy metallic. Head smooth, shining, metallic above and below, a fringe only of short rough hairs PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1880, No. VI. 6 |