614 CATALOGUE OF 



272. Gelechia selectella. 



Mas. Obscure cuprea, subtus argentea; antenna vix serratce; 

 pedes supra cuprei, argenteo fasciati ; alee anticce e punctis 

 viridibus rnicanlibus bifasciatte, punctis duohus exterioribm 

 purpureis. 



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

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

 joint slightly fringed on both sides; third black, slender, setiform, 

 a little longer than the second. Antennae slender, hardly serrated, 

 much shorter than the fore wings. Tibiae and tarsi cupreous above; 

 tips of the tibia? and of the joints of the tarsi silvery. Fore wings 

 narrow, slightly rounded at the tips, with two bands composed of 

 glittering green points; two glittering purple points; one near the 

 end of the costa; the other nearer the exterior border, larger than 

 the first; costa slightly dilated at a little beyond the middle; 

 exterior border very oblique. Length of the body 2^ lines ; of the 

 wings 6 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



273. Gelechia smaragdulella. 



Mas. Viridis, subtus argentea; abdomen nigro faseiatum, apice 

 cupreum ; pedes supra nigri, argenteo fasciati ; aim obscure 

 cuprece ; anticce aureo-wiridi aut cvpreo nitentes, basi virides, 

 fasciis duabus obliquis purpureo-cinereis. 



Male. Bright metallic-green, smooth, squamous. Head in 

 front and under side silvery. Palpi about twice longer than the 

 breadth of the head; third joint setiform, longer than the second. 

 Antennae shorter than the fore winirs. Abdomen with a black band 

 on the fore border of each segment; apical tuft cupreous, quadrate. 

 Legs stout; tibiae and tarsi black above, the former with silvery 

 bands, the latter with silver-tipped joints. Wings dark cupreous, 

 narrow, slightly acute; fringe hoary. Fore wings bright metallic- 

 green towards the base, with two oblique purplish cinereous bands, 

 of which the outer one is much broader than the inner one; most of 

 the surface in some aspects with golden green or cupreous reflec- 

 tions ; exterior border very oblique. Length of the body 3 lines; of 

 the wings 8 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates* collection. 



