LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 593 



231. Gelechia attributella. 



Mas. Plumbea ; palpi capitis latitudine paullo longiores, nigro 

 bifasciati ; abdomen nigricans, fasciculo apicali pallida ; 

 tibia postica late fimbriata ; ala antica nigro compersa, 

 lituris tribus costalibus, punctis duobus posticis punctisque 

 maryinalibus nigris. 



Male. Pale lead-colour. Palpi smooth, a little longer than 

 the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, with two slender 

 black bands, shorter than the second. Antennae rather stout, much 

 shorter than the fore wings. Abdomen blackish, with a pale cine- 

 reous apical tuft. Hind tibiae broadly fringed. Fore wings nar- 

 row, slightly acute, minutely speckled with black ; three black 

 marks on the costa ; first mark basal ; second much smaller than 

 the first and than the third, which is elongate ; five black points on 

 the exterior border and on the adjoining part of the costa; two 

 black points near the interior border, one a little beyond the second 

 discal mark, the other a little beyond the third mark ; exterior bor- 

 der extremely oblique. Hind wings a little narrower than the fore 

 wings; fringe very long. Length of the body 2 lines; of the 

 wings 5 lines. 



a, b. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection. 



232. Gelechia conclusella. 



Mas. Obscure cinerea ; palpi capitis latitudine multo longiores, 

 annulo subapicali nigro ; tibia postica subjimbriata ; ala 

 antica nigro subconspersa, linea exteriore transversa biangu- 

 lata pallide cinerea, punctis elongatis discalibus et submar- 

 ginalibus liturisque tribus costalibus nigris. 



Male. Dark cinereous. Palpi smooth, slender, much longer 

 than the breadth of the head ; third joint setilorm, paler and shorter 

 than the second, with a black ringlet near its tip. Antennae slen- 

 der, much shorter than the fore wings. Hind tibiae slightly fringed. 

 Fore wings rather narrow, slightly rounded at the tips, very mi- 

 nutely speckled with black ; a pale cinereous transverse Hue at two- 

 thirds of the length, forming two angles ; three black costal marks, 

 first and second small, elongate ; third much larger, extending to 

 the disk ; a submarginal line of elongated black points, and a few 

 small elongated black points in the disk ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings with a long fringe. 

 Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a, 6. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection. 



