LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 625 



Fore wings rather broad, slightly acute, with two transverse nearly 

 straight gilded lines, which are composed of contiguous points ; 

 first line beyond the middle, abbreviated at each end ; second slightly 

 oblique, extending from the costa to the interior angle; two small 

 gilded points near the interior border between the two lines ; exterior 

 border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings narrow, whitish, 

 shining. Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



295. Gelechia falcatella. 



Fcern. Chalybceo-nigra, subtus argenlea ; pedes supra nigricantes, 

 argenteo fascia ti ; alee anticce longce, angustce, falcate, punctis 

 duobus costalibus aryenteis. 



Female. Chalybeous-black, slender. Head in front and under 

 side silvery. Palpi about twice longer than the breadth of the 

 head; third joint a little longer than the second. Antennae much 

 shorter than the fore wings. Legs very slender; tibia? and tarsi 

 blackish; tips of the former and of the joints of the latter silvery. 

 Wings long, narrow. Fore wings falcate, acute, with two silvery 

 costal points, one at three-fifths of the length, the other at four- 

 fifths. Hind wings dark cupreous. Length of the body 3 lines; of 

 the wings 8 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



296. Gelechia extremella. 



Foem. Obscure cupreo-fusca, subtus argentea ; pedes supra cuprei, 

 argenteo fasciati ; aim anticce falcafce, striga obliqua sub- 

 apicali argentea, puncto apicali Jimbriaque albis. 



Female. Dark cupreous-brown. Head in front and under side 

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

 second joint slightly fringed, black at the tip; third very slender, as 

 long as the second. Antennae slender, much shorter than the fore 

 wings. Tibiae and tarsi dark cupreous above; tips of the tibiae and 

 of the joints of the tarsi silvery. Fore wings falcate, moderately 

 broad, with a slender silvery streak, which extends from three-fourths 

 of the length of the costa to the fore end of the exterior border; a 

 white point at the tip of the costa; fringe white; exterior border 

 slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings very narrow; fringe long. 

 Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings 5 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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