LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1727 



Canthelea GRATELLA. 

 Homceosoma gratella, C. L. H. xxvii. 26. 



Genus GABRA. 



Feem. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, 

 squamosi, subarcuati, verticem paullo superantes; articulus 3us lan- 

 ceolatus, 2o valde brevior. Antennae sat validse, basi subincrassatae. 

 Abdomen alas posticas longe superans. Pedes robusti, breviusculi; 

 calcaria longa, gracilia. Alae anticae angustae, apice rectangulatae, 

 margine exteriore recto vix obliquo. 



Female. Body slender. Proboscis sbort. Palpi slender, squa- 

 mous, slightly curved, ascending a little higher than the vertex; 

 third joint lanceolate, much shorter than the second. Antennas 

 rather stout, slightly incrassated at the base. Abdomen extending 

 much beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth, rather short; 

 spurs long, slender. Wings narrow. Fore wings rectangular at 

 the tips; exterior border straight, very slightly oblique. 



Gabra tinealella. 



Foam. Albida ; alee anticce fascia ochracea antemedia obliqua 

 latissima fusco marginata, macula subcostali ochracea strigaque 

 nigro-fusca connexis, fascia submarginali informi lineaque 

 marginaii fuscis. 



Female. Whitish. Fore wings near the base with an ochra- 

 ceous oblique very broad band, which is brown-bordered on the 

 outer side; an ochraceous subcostal spot beyond the middle, bor- 

 dered on the outer side by a transverse dark brown streak; an 

 irregular brown submarginal band ; a brown marginal line. Length 

 of the body 3i lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



oi Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



Genus MATALTA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, 

 squamosi, suberecti, verticem paullo superantes; articulus 3us 

 lanceolatus, brevis. Antennae graciles, subpubescentes. Abdomen 

 alas posticas non superans ; fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes 

 glabri, robusti ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Alae anticae latae, apice 

 rectangulatae, margine exteriore subconvexo subobliquo. 



