collected in Chili. 77 



53. Gelechia aterrimeUa ' 



Gelechia aterrimeUa, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., xxix., 

 p. 590, n. 225 (1864). 



" Mountains of the hacienda of Cauquenes." — T. E. 



Only one example having been obtained, which was 

 unavoidably ruined in the attempt to relax and set it, I 

 am unable to be certain of its identification. 



54. Gelechia ocelligera, n. s. 



Allied to G. infernalis of Europe ; primaries dark 

 chocolate-brown ; external border greyish white, with a 

 submarginal grey band extending from the inner margin 

 to near the apex, where there is a rounded black spot ; 

 fringe whitish, with a dark grey basal stripe ; secondaries 

 shining leaden grey ; fringe creamy white, traversed by 

 two greyish undulated stripes ; thorax sericeous choco- 

 late-brown ; abdomen leaden grey ; primaries below 

 shining bronze-brown, the veins beyond the middle and 

 the costa towards apex streaked with white ; fringe cream- 

 coloured, traversed by a grey band, which is followed by 

 a dark brown line ; secondaries silvery white, tinted 

 with bronze at apex, where there is also an abbreviated 

 blackish line upon the fringe ; body below pale bronze- 

 brown, coxa opaline. Expanse of wings, 16 mm. 



"Mountains of the hacienda of Cauquenes." — T. E. 



Topeutis, Hilbner. 

 55. Topeutis venosa, n. s. 



Form of Pleurota bicostella, but with the structure of 

 Topeutis ; primaries above dark grey, the veins white ; 

 fringe greyish white, traversed towards apex by pure 

 white lines ; secondaries silvery white, fringe cream- 

 coloured ; head and thorax greyish white ; abdomen 

 sericeous creamy white ; primaries below and pectus 

 grey ; secondaries as above ; venter silvery white. Ex- 

 panse of wings, 29 mm. 



" Valparaiso."— T. E. 



