602 CATALOGUE OF 



with numerous transverse black lines; third a little longer than the 

 second. Antennae much shorter than the fore wings. Tibiae and 

 tarsi cupreous-brown above ; tips of tbe tibiae and of the joints of 

 the tarsi silvery; tibiae with a silvery band. Fore wings moderately 

 broad, hardly acute, with two black points at the base and with a 

 black spot in the disk near the base ; a white transverse line at five- 

 sixths of the length, traversed by an interrupted black streak, and 

 forming an acute exterior angle, which emits a streak towards the 

 border ; a few slight white longitudinal submarginal streaks and a 

 broad black streak along the tip of the costa ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings rather broad. Length of 

 the body 3% lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



249. Gelechia repandella. 



Fcem. Obscure cupreo-fusca, subtus argentea ; palporum articulus 

 2us nigro lineatus ; pedes supra cupreo-fusci, argenteo fasciati ; 

 alee anticce latiusculce, strigis duabus diffusis canis, guttis 

 basalibus nigris, linea transversa interrupta subarcuata albida 

 strigisque tribus nigris submarginalibus. 



Female. Dark cupreous-brown, rather slender. Head in front 

 and under side silvery. Palpi more thau twice longer than the 

 breadth of the head ; second joint with numerous transverse black 

 lines ; third as long as the second. Antennae slender, much shorter 

 than the fore wings. Tibiae and tarsi cupreous-brown above ; tips 

 of the tibiae and of the joints of tbe tarsi silvery. Wings rather 

 broad. Fore wings hardly acute, with two diffuse irregular hoary 

 streaks ; some elongated black dots towards the base ; a slightly 

 curved and interrupted transverse whitish line at five-sixths of the 

 length, with three black streaks between it and the marginal line; 

 exterior border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Length of the 

 body 2J lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



250. Gelechia seductella. 



Fcem. Cervina, subtus argentea; palporum articulus 2us nigro 

 lineatus; abdomen subtus strigis later alibus obliquis nigris ; 

 pedes supra nigri % argenteo fasciati; ala? anticce punctis 

 basalibus elongatis strigisque nonnullis discalibus nigris, 

 linea exteriore transversa arcuata punctulari strigisque sub- 

 marginalibus albis, strigis tribus submarginalibus atris, linea 

 marginali pallide cervina ; posticce cupreo-fusca?. 



