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262. Gelechia sumptella. 



Mas. Cyanescente-nigra, subtus argentea ; antenna apices versus 

 arqentece ; pedes supra nigricantes, argenteo fascia ti ; ala an- 

 ticcE fascia lata guttaque discali obscure ferrucjineis cinereo 

 marginatis, fascia exteriore intus cinereo marginata, tinea 

 marginali e punctis connexis nigris ; postica obscure cupreo- 

 fusca?. 



Male. Bluish black, slender. Head in front and under side 

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

 head ; third joint broad ; third setiform, shorter than the second. 

 Antenna? slender, silvery towards the tips, shorter than the fore 

 wings. Tibiae and tarsi blackish above ; tips of the tibiae and of 

 the joints of the tarsi silvery. Fore wings rather narrow, slightly 

 rounded at the tips, with two broad dark ferruginous bands; first 

 band before the middle broadest hindward, bordered with cinereous 

 on each side ; a dark ferruginous cinereous-bordered discal dot, 

 contiguous to the second band, which is bordered with cinereous on 

 the inner side; marginal line black, composed of connected points ; 

 exterior border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Hind win^s 

 dark cupreous-brown. Length of the body 2\ lines; of the wings 

 6 lines. 



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



263. Gelechia displicitella. 



Mas. JEneo-cinerea, subtus argentea ; pedes unicolores ; alee an- 

 ticce latiusculte, subpurpurascentes ; postica? cuprea?, fimbria 

 cinerea. 



Male. iEneous-cinereous, stout. Head in front and under 

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

 third joint setiform, a little longer than the second. Antennae slen- 

 der, shorter than the fore wings. Legs wholly silvery. Wings 

 rather broad. Fore wings with a slight purplish tinge ; exterior 

 border almost straight, moderately oblique. Hind wings cupreous ; 

 fringe cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



