1764 CATALOGUE OF 



of the costa, extending along the costa, and thence descending to 

 the fore part of the exterior border, which is slightly convex and 

 moderately oblique. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 

 8 lines. 

 a. Shanghai. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



Argyria ixficitella. 



Mas et fcem. Argenteo-alba ; palpi subtus ochracei ; ala? anticce 

 linea media ochracea obliqua fusco notuta apud contain pro- 

 ducta, maculis duabus costalibus ochraceis, la strigam emit- 

 tcnte, linea marginali ochracea nigro r , net ala, fimbria sub- 

 arcuata. 



Male and female. Silvery white. Palpi ochraceous beneath, 

 very much longer than the breadth of the head ; thud joint lanceo- , 

 late, rather shorter than the second. Anteni x of the male thick. 

 Fore wings with an oblique irregular ochraceous brown-marked 

 middle line, which extends for a short distance along the exterior 

 costa; two ochraceous spots near the tip of the costa, the first 

 emitting an oblique streak towards the exterior border; an ochra- 

 ceous marginal line accompanied by black points; fringe slightly 

 gilded. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wiugs 8 lines. 



a. Shanghai. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



b, Penang. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



Argyria pustulella. 



Fcem. Argenteo-alba ; palpi sultus fusci; ala? anticce strigis 



duabus basalt bus , linea valde angulata^ linea exteriore dupli- 



caia arcuata, strigis nonnullis guttaque costali subapicali 



auratis, macula postica cuprca, linea marginali aureo varia, ■ 



guttis tribus marginal ibus air is. 



Female. Silvery white. Palpi brown beneath, very much, 



longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, as long 



as the second. Fore wings with a gilded streak along the basal 



part of the costa and another at the base of the interior border ; a 



large triangular cupreous spot on the middle of the interior border ; 



a deeply angular gilded line between the spot and the costa : an 



exterior double outward-curved gilded line traversing a few gilded 



streaks, which extend to the exterior border; a gilded dot on the 



costa near the tip ; marginal line black, partly gilded ; three deep 



black dots on the hind part of the exterior border; hind part of the 



fringe gilded. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



