LEPTDOPTERA HETEROCERA/ 603 



Female, Fawn-colour, nearly allied to G. subscripfella. Head 

 in front and under side silvery. Palpi more than twice longer than 

 the breadth of the head; second joint with numerous transverse 

 black lines; third setif'orm, a little longer than ihe second. Abdo- 

 men with oblique black streaks on each side beneath. Tibiae and 

 tarsi black, the former with silvery bands, the latter with silver-tipped 

 joints. Fore wings with a few elongated black points near the base, 

 and with a few black streaks of various size in the disk; a curved 

 white exterior line which is composed of points, except U wards the 

 costa, where it is entire and retracted ; a few exterior white streaks, 

 which are accompanied by three deep biai.k streaks; marginal line 

 pale fawn-colour; fringe dark brown at the base ; exterior border 

 rather oblique. Hind wings cupreous-brown. Length of the body 

 3J lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



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



251. Gelechia subscriptella. 



Fcem. Cinereo-fusca, subtus argentea ; palporum articulus 2us 

 nigra lineatus ; abdomen subtus strigis lateralibus obliquis 

 nigris ; pedes supra nigri, argenteo fasciati; alee anticce 

 cinereo conspersce, punctis basalibus nigris, tinea submarginali 

 albida arcuala transversa^ spatio marginali pallide cervino 

 strigulas trps atras includente, linea marginali cinerea ; posiicce 

 cupreo-fuscce. 



Female. Greenish brown. Head in front and under side 

 silvery. Palpi more than twice longer than the breadth of the head ; 

 second joint with many transverse black lines ; third setiform, a little 

 longer than the second. Antenna? slender, shorter than the fore 

 wings. Abdomen with oblique black streaks on each side beneath. 

 Tibiae and tarsi black, the former with silvery bands, the latter with 

 silvery tips to the joints. Fore wings rather narrow, hardly acute, 

 speckled with cinereous ; some black points near the base; a curved 

 whitish line at five-sixths of the length; space from thence to the 

 exterior border pale fawn-colour with a whitish tinge, and con- 

 taining three minute deep black streaks ; marginal line cinereous; 

 fringe short, black at the base; exterior border slightly oblique. 

 Hind wings cupreous-brown. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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