LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 601 



thinly and minutely cinereous-speckled ; a ferruginous band near 

 the base; a white transverse bidenticulate line at five-sixths of the 

 length, with three deep black streaks between it and the whitish 

 marginal Hue; exterior border moderately oblique. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



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



247. Gelechia abruptella. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca, subtus argenlea ; palporum articulus 2us 

 supra nigro lineatus ; abdomen subtus strigis obliquis nigris ; 

 pedes supra nigri, argenteo fasciati ; alee antica- puncto basali, 

 macula discali, strigis tribus strigaque lata costali apicali ; 

 posticce cupreo-fusca. 



Male. Cinereous-brown. Head in front and under side 

 silvery. Palpi a little longer than the breadth of the head ; second 

 joint with numerous transverse black lines; third joint setiibrm, a 

 little longer than the second. Abdomen with oblique black streaks 

 on each side beneath. Tibiae and tarsi black above, the former with 

 silvery bands, the latter with silver-tipped joints. Fore wings 

 hardly acute, with a black basal point and a black spot in the disk 

 near the base; a white line extending obliquely outward from 

 two-thirds of the length of the costa, and forming a very acute an*rle, 

 contiguous on the inner side with two longitudinal black streaks; 

 space between this line and the exterior border with a slaty 

 tinge, and containing some minute white streaks and one minute 

 black streak, which seems to be a continuation of the hinder end of 

 the black streaks before mentioned; a broad black streak along the 

 apical part of the costa; marginal line cinereous; exterior border 

 slightly oblique. Hind wings cupreous-browu. Length of the body 

 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



248. Gelechia binotatella. 



Foem. Cupreo-fusca, subtus argentea ; palporum articulus 2us 

 nigro lineatus; pedes supra cupreo-fusci, argenteo fasciati, 

 alee antica punctis duobus basaiibus, macula discali, striga 

 exteriore interrupta strigaque lata costali apicali nigris, linea 

 exteriore transversa angulata strigisque submarginalibus albis ; 

 posticce latiuscula?. 



Female. Cupreous-brown, stout. Head in front and under side 

 silvery. Palpi twice longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint 



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