LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1835 



Cnissostages oleagina. 

 oleagina, Zll. Stelt. EnU Zeit. xxiv. 1863, 147, f. 8. 

 Venezuela. 



Genus COPTOTELIA. 

 Coptotelia, ZIL Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxiv. 1863, 145, f. 7. 



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Genus GAKKHA 



Fcem. Corpus sat validura. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 glabri, graciles, subarcuati, oblique ascendentes, capitis latitudine 

 fere duplo longiores; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2o brevior. Antennae 

 graciles. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes breves, 

 robusti, glabri ; calcaria gracilia. Alae anticae elongatae, latiusculae, 

 apice rectangulatae, costa basi subconvexa. 



Female. Body moderately stout. Proboscis of the usual 

 length. Palpi smooth, slender, slightly curved, obliquely ascending, 

 nearly twice longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceo- 

 late, rather shorter than the second. Antennae slender. Abdomen 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs short, stout, smooth ; 

 spurs slender. Wings elongate. Fore wings rather broad, rect- 

 angular at the tips ; costa slightly convex towards the base ; exte- 

 rior border slightly rounded and oblique. 



The structure of the fore wings of this genus distinguishes it 

 from Gelechia. 



Garrha sincere lla. 



Fcem. Sordide purpurascens ; abdomen aneo-fuscum, lateribus et 

 segmentorum marginibus albidis ; alee anticce plagis nonnullis 

 sordide ochraceis ; posticce ceneo-fuscce. 



Female. Dull purplish. Body beneath and legs silvery white. 

 Abdomen aeneous-brown, whitish on each side and on the hind 

 borders of the segments. Fore wings with eight dull ochraceous 

 patches; four costal, the third larger than the others; four in the 

 disk. Hind wings aeneous-brown. Length of the body 2 lines ; of 

 the wings 7 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



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