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allied to Gelechia gemmatella, Wkr., from Sierra Leone 

 [Cat. Lp. Ins. B. M., XXX., 1022. (1864)1, but Walker's 

 species has the pale basal band much wider, especially on 

 the dorsal margin ; it has also distinct whitish streaks on 

 the sides of the abdomen, and a larger proportion of 

 yellow streaks and spots on the costal and median por- 

 tions of the wing. It is possible that an extended series 

 of specimens might connect these two forms as varieties 

 of one species. 



LAVEENIN^. 



LAVERNA, Crt. 

 [PI. v. ( fig. 54.] 

 - Laverna yamUella, sp. n. 



Antennae, annulated with whitish ochreous and brownish fuscous. 

 Palpi whitish ochreous, touched with brownish on the outer side of 

 the second joint, at the base and near the apex ; apical joint two- 

 thirds as long as the second, biannulated with fuscous. Head and 

 face whitish ochreous. Thorax umber-brown. Fore wings pale 

 whitish ochreous ; with a distinct outwardly oblique basal patch, 

 wider on the dorsal than on the costal margin, shaded with grey 

 except on its outer third, where it is rich umber-brown ; about the 

 middle of the wing is a broad transverse band, of which the middle 

 portion is pale tinged with greyish, the margins being clothed with 

 rich umber-brown scaling, the inner margin outwardly oblique 

 from the costa, the dark scaling rather scattered and difi'used, the 

 outer margin strongly angulated inwards at the middle, and with 

 much thicker and closer dark scaling, which extends around the 

 anal angle to the apex, leaving a quadrangular cream-white costal 

 patch above it, extending inwards to one-third from the apex ; 

 cilia dark brownish grey. Hind wings pale greyish near the base, 

 tinged with brownish beyond ; cilia pale brownish grey. Abdomen 

 subochreous. Legs whitish ochreous, barred and spotted with 

 umber-brown. Exp. al. 10 12 mm. 



Hob. Bathurst (Gambia), five specimens taken among 

 mallow in November and December (Carter} ; Gambia, 

 nine specimens (Druce). 



Type, <? ? , Mus. Wlsm. 



[PL vi., fig. 55.] 

 Laverna quinquecristata, sp. n. 

 Antenna, basal joint somewhat enlarged; brown, spotted with 



ochreous towards their outer ends. Palpi very long, overarching 

 the vertex, apical joint as long as the second ; pale ochreous, barred 



