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triangular, one of its angles discal, anotlier costal, and tlie third on tlie interior 



border ; a minute brown apical streak. Palpi pale cinereous, smooth, slender, more 



than twice longer than the breadth of the head, third joint as long as second. 



Expanse 5 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA ALTERNELLA. 



Gelechia allernella, "Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxx. p. 1023 (1864). 



" Female. Ferruginous-brown. Forewings acute, moderately broad ; trans- 

 versely and minutely blackish-speckled ; costa with six or seven distinct oblique 

 black points, of which the last is a little beyond the middle ; some minute black 

 points along the apical part of the costa and along the exterior border, which is 

 straight and rather oblique : hindwings asneous-brown. Head in front and underside 

 silvery-cinereous ; palpi more than twice longer than the breadth of the head, second 

 joint with a thick securiform fringe, third joint setiform, very slender, longer than 

 second ; antenna? much shorter than the forewings ; legs stout ; hind tibiae wath 

 squamous hairs. 



Expanse 12 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA ANIMOSELLA. 



Gelechia animoseUa, Walker, C;ital. Lep. Het. B. M. xxx. p. 1022 (1864). 



*'Male. Silvery white ; slender. Wings narrow : forewings gilded ochraceous 

 towards the tips, with a black apical point. Palpi smooth, slender, full thrice longer 

 than the breadth of the head, third joint setiform, very little shorter than the second ; 

 antennae slender ; hind legs long. 



Expanse 4 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA ANGUSTELLA. 



Gelechia anguslella, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. 637 (1864). 



" Female. Whitish, smooth, shining. Forewings narrow, acute ; with some 

 aeneous streaks, two of w^hich are larger than the others; of these one extends 

 obliquely outward from the exterior costa, and the other is along the apical part of 

 the costa ; exterior border extremely oblique. Head brownish beneath ; palpi 

 smooth, slender, a little longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, 

 shorter than second ; antenna slender, much shorter than the forewings ; abdomen 

 attenuated. 



Expanse 5 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA ALBATELLA. 



Gelechia albaiella, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. G3G (1864). 

 "Whitish, shining; slender. Wings rather narrow: forewings slightly acute ; 



