1840 CATALOGUE OF 



Male, Dull reddish. Body beneath, head in front and legs 

 silvery white. Abdomen and hind wings blackish cinereous. Fore 

 wings with a paler red costal stripe ; a silvery white subcostal line 

 extending along nearly half the length from the tip; a deep black 

 costal line in front of the subcostal line, obliquely intersected by 

 four little silvery white streaks. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus GON.EPA. 1 ^ 



Mas. Corpus gracillimum. Proboscis gracilis. Palpi glabri, 

 arcuati, ascendentes, graciles, capitis la li Iodine triplo longiores. 

 Antennae longa?, setis longis munita?. Abdomen alas non 



superans; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes glabri, graciles ; cal- 

 caria gracilia, longissima. Alae antics amplie, apice rotundata?, 

 margine exteriore obliquo subconvi so. 



Male. Body very slender. Proboscis slender. Palpi smooth, 

 curved, ascending, very slender, about thrice Longer than the breadth 

 of the head; third joint lanceolate, almost as long as the second. 

 Antennae slender, setose; bristles long, slender. Abdomen not ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs smooth, 

 slender; spurs slender, very long. Wings long, broad. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips; exterior border slightly convex, moderately ob- 

 lique. Hind wings rather broader than the fore wings. 



The very ample wings distinguish this genus from the other 

 Gelechidce. 



GON/EPA JOSIANELLA. 



Mas. Cupra ; abdomen luteum, apicem versus cupreum ; alct an- 

 tica vitta postica lineaque submarginali subundulata aurato- 

 luteis ; posticcc vitta lata aurato-lutea postice dentata. 



Male. Cupreous. Abdomen luteous for more than half the 

 length from the base, gilded yellow beneath. Legs gilded yellow; 

 tarsi and fore tibiae with cupreous bands. Fore wings with a gilded 

 luteous stripe along the interior border widening from the base; a 

 slightly undulating gilded luteous submarginal line. Hind wings 

 with a broad gilded luteous stripe, which is acutely dentate along 

 its hind side and contains a cupreous dot. Length of the body 

 3 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



New Guinea. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



