398 CATALOGUE OF 



deep black band, which is composed of two patches, one costal, the 

 other on the interior border, and nearer the base ; a few deep black 

 submargiual points ; costa almost straight ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, hardly oblique. Length of the body 2J — 3 lines ; of the 

 wings 6 — 6j lines. 



a — c. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



14. Carpocapsa transferrana. 



Mas. JEneo-cinerea ; caput et thorax pallide cinereo-cervina ; 

 caput fascia nigro-chalybcea ; thoracis discus nigro-chalybceus ; 

 alee anticce chalybceo-nigrce, apice rotundatce, strigis plurimis 

 transversis pallide cervinis, macula magna postica punctisque 

 submarginalibus elongatis atris, spatio marginali ochraceo. 



Male. iEneous-cinereous. Head and thorax pale cinereous 

 fawn-colour. Head with a chalybeous-black band. Palpi clavate, 

 black at the base, whitish beneath, extending a little beyond the 

 head ; third joint extremely short. Antennae stout, smooth. Thorax 

 with a chalybeous-black disk. Abdomen extending much beyond 

 the hind wings. Fore wings chalybeous-black, somewhat rounded 

 at the tips, with numerous transverse pale fawn-coloured streaks, 

 which are limited by a patch beyond the middle of the costa, and 

 by a more exterior band ; a large deep black spot on the interior 

 border before the middle, and three elongated deep black submar- 

 ginal points; apical space ochraceous; costa straight; exterior bor- 

 der slightly oblique hindward. Length of the body 3J lines ; of the 

 wings 7 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



15. Carpocapsa strigulana. 



Fcem. Obscure cervina ; corpus subtus argenteo-albidum ; palpi 

 albidi, cinereo bifasciati ; thorax fusco bifasciatus ; alee sub- 

 tus purpureo-viridique nitentes ; anticce apice subrotundatce, 

 strigis plurimis transversis fuscis, punctis exterioribus cervi- 

 nis, fascia submarginali strigulas quatuor atras includente 

 annuloque postico cervinis connexis ; posticce nigricante-fuscce, 

 fimbria cinerea. 



Female. Dark fawn-colour. Body silvery whitish beneath. 

 Palpi obtuse, porrect, whitish, with two blackish cinereous bands on 

 the outer side, hardly extending beyond the head ; third joint ex- 

 tremely short. Thorax with two brown bands. Wings beneath 



