British Species of the Genus Gelechia of Zeller. 67 



Sp. 77. Littorella, mihi. 



Alae anticae angustae, albidae, punctis quinque fuscis ; ciliis griseis* 

 Alae posticae pallide griseae. 



Expansion of wings 5 lines. 



Head, palpi and thorax concolorous with the anterior wings ; 

 antennae fuscous. Anterior wings ashy-white, with five fuscous 

 spots, two of them pale before the middle, two central, and one 

 beyond the middle ; cilia griseous. Posterior wings pale griseous. 

 Body fuscous ; posterior legs and tarsi ashy. 



Found by Mr. S. Stevens in May on the coast of the Isle of 

 Wight. 



Sp. 78. Immaculate lla, mihi. 



Alae anticae sericeae, immaculatae, nigrae. Alae posticae griseae. 



Expansion of wings 5 lines. 



Head, palpi, antennae and thorax concolorous with the anterior 

 wings, which are of an uniform blue-black and without any spot. 

 Body black ; posterior legs and tarsi pale griseous. 



Of this very distinct species I have a single specimen which I 

 caught flying in West Wickham Wood, August, 1849. 



Sp. 79. Fumatella, mihi. 



Alae anticae fumato-griseae, punctis tribus aliquantulum elevatis, 

 fascial obscurd sinuatd grisei ; ciliis griseo-sparsis. Alae 

 posticae griseae. 



Expansion of wings 7 lines. 



Head and thorax concolorous with the anterior wings ; palpi 

 paler, darker just before the tip; antennae fuscous. Anterior 

 wings smoky-grey, brown, with three black spots somewhat raised, 

 an obscure wavy greyish fascia ; the posterior margin pale, dotted 

 with black ; cilia dusted with ashy. Posterior wings griseous, 

 with paler cilia. Body fuscous ; posterior tarsi spotted with 

 black. 



Mr. Gregson took three of this species at New Brighton, and 

 very liberally gave me one. Mr. Stainton has also received it 

 from Mr. Jordan, by whom it was captured in Devonshire. 



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