GELECIIIIDyE. 513 



rather broad, tliii-d sctiform, a little shorter tlian the second; antennrc slender, 



much shorter than the forewings; legs smooth, rallier short and slender. 



Expanse 7 hnes." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA AFFIXELLA. 



Gchchm affirella, Walkci-, Catal. Lep. Hc-t. B. M. xxix. p. 632 (1861). 



" Female. Fawn-colour, paler beneath. Wings long, moderately broad ; fore- 

 wings acute, exterior border straight, hardly obhque : hindwings hardly paler than 

 the forewings. Palpi full twice longer than the breadth of the head, third joint very 

 slender, as long as the second ; antennae slender, much shorter than the forewings ; 

 legs smooth, long, slender, spurs very long. 



Expanse V2 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA DEDUCTELLA. 



GelecJnn (ledvdclla, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. G31 (1864). 



"Female. Brown. Forewings without markings, rounded at the tips ; exterior 

 border almost straight, slightly oblique. Palpi, antennee, pectus, abdomen, legs 

 cinereous ; hindwings cinereous ; palpi slightly curved, full twice longer than the 

 breadth of the head, third joint a little longer than the second ; antenna; shorter than 

 the forewings ; abdomen extending rather beyond the hindwings. 

 Expanse 7 lines." 

 Ceylon. 



GELECHIA NEGATELLA. 

 Gelechia nerjatclla, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. 631 (1864). 



" Male. Cinereous. Forewings rounded at the tips, exterior half dark cinereous ; 

 a black patch at the base ; a larger black patch before the middle, abbreviated and 

 indented towards the interior border ; two exterior black discal dots placed trans- 

 versely, and a more exterior deeply bent black line, which is bordered with pale 

 cinereous on the outer side ; four small elongated black marks on the exterior border • 

 hindwings pale cinereous. Palpi bent, more than twice longer than the Ijreadth of 

 the head, second joint black on the outer side, except at the tip, third lanceolate, as 

 long as the second and much more slender ; antennas long, stout ; abdomen extending 

 rather beyond the hindwings ; hind legs long, stout, their tibiae slightly fi'inged. 



Expanse 9 lines." 



Ceylon. 



GELECHIA SEPOSITELLA. 



Gelechia seposHclla, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxix. p. G30 (18(34). 



" Male. Cinereous. Wings long, rather narrow ; fringe long. Forewings acute, 



black speckled ; with four black dots ; first near the base, second and third in the disc 



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