512 THE LEPIDOPTEIiA OF CEYLON. 



GELECHIA AGNATELLA. 



Gch'chia agnatilh, Wiilker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. G33 (1864). 



" Female. Cinereous-brown ; cinereous beneath. Wings moderately broad. 

 Forewings hardly acute, with many oblique parallel darker lines; marginal space 

 speckled, without lines ; e.x;terior border convex, slightly oblique : liindwings 

 cinereous. Palpi twice longer than the breadth of the head, third joint slender, a 

 little shorter than the second ; antennae slender, much shorter than the forewings ; 

 legs smooth, slender. 



Expanse 10 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA TETRASPILELLA. 

 Gdechia tctraspilcUa, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. 633 (1864). 



" Male. Very pale fawn-colour. Wings moderately broad : forewings slightly 

 rounded at the tips ; with two blackish points in the disc, first point before the 

 middle, a little nearer the costa than the second, which is beyond the middle : hind- 

 wings a little paler than the forewings. Palpi more than twice longer than the 

 breadth of the head, second joint very long, slightly tufted above at the tip, third 

 joint slender, setiform, not more thau half the length of second ; antennee smooth, 

 much longer than the forewings ; legs smooth, rather short and stout. 



Expanse 8 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA CORNUTELLA. 



Gehchia cormiteUa. Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. 632 (1864). 



" Male. Slender. Cinereous fawn-colour, paler beneath. Wings long, narrow, 

 shining : forewings somewhat rounded at the tips; exterior border extremely obhque : 

 hindwings whitish-cinereous. Palpi more than twice longer than the breadth of the 

 head, third joint slender, as long as the second ; auteunse smooth, rather thick, 

 shorter than the forewings ; legs rather long. 



Expanse 8 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA STRENUELLA. 

 Gdechia strcmidla, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. 632 (18G4). 



"Female. Robust. Fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Wings moderately broad; 

 fringe rather long : forewings slightly acute ; with four black points at the disc, two 

 before the middle, and the other two beyond the middle, the third and fourth behind 

 the first and second ; some black points along the apical part of the costa and 

 along the exterior border, which is straight and moderately oblique : hindwings 

 cmereous. Palpi fully twice longer than the breadth of the head, second joint 



