610 CATALOGUE OF 



264. Gelechia subvectella. 



Foem. Obscure cuprea, subtus argentea ; palporum articulus 2us 

 apice nigricans; pedes supra nigricantes, argenteo fasciati ; 

 aim antica? sat angustce, apice rotundata?, chalybceo quadri- 

 fasciatce. 



Female. Dark cupreous. Head in front and under side silvery. 

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

 blackish at the tip; third setiform, much shorter than the second. 

 Antennae shorter than the fore wings. Tibiae and tarsi blackish ; 

 tips of the former and of the joints of the latter silvery. Fore wings 

 rather narrow, rounded at the tips, with four chalybeous bands; first 

 band very near the base ; fourth very near the exterior border, w T hieh 

 is convex and hardly oblique. Length of the body 2 lines ; of the 

 wings 5 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



265. Gelechia exteriorella. 



Mas. Viridis, subtus argentea; pedes supra nigri, argenteo 

 fasciati ; aim antiea triente apicali aurato rufa strigam 

 viridem includente, strigis duabus interioribus auratis. 



Male. Metallic green, nearly allied to G. suffectella. Head 

 in front and under side silvery. Abdomen above and hind wings 

 cupreous. Tibiae and tarsi black above, except the tips of the 

 former and the three last joints of the latter. Fore wings narrow, 

 hardly acute; apical third part bright gilded red, this hue con- 

 taining a green streak, and communicating with two gilded streaks, 

 which are contained in the green part; exterior border very oblique. 

 Length of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings 6 Hues. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



266. Gelechia suffectella. 



Mas. Obscure cuprea, subtus argentea ; pedes supra nigri, argenteo 

 fasciati ; alee anticce basi chalgbece, maculis duabus magnis 

 chalybao marginatis, la costali, 2a apicali } litura discali 

 intermedia clialybma ; postica cuprece. 



Male. Dark cupreous, slender. Head in front and under side 

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

 third joint longer than the second. Antennae much shorter than the 



