LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 645 



354. Gelechia suppletella. 



Fcem. . Nigricans, subfus alba; palporum articulus 2ns bast 

 niger ; thoracis latera alba ; pedes supra nigricantes, albo 

 fasciati ; ala? anticce guttis qualuor discalibus squamisque 

 nigris , fascia basali, lituris duabus coslalibus strigaque postica 

 inlerrupta albidis ; posticce cenea?. 



Female. Blackish. Head in front and under side white. 

 Palpi white, longer than the hreadth of the head ; secoud joint hlack 

 towards the base ; third setiform, shorter than the second. Antennae 

 slender, much shorter than the fore wings. Thorax white on each 

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

 joints of the tarsi white. Wings moderately broad ; fringe long. 

 Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with four black dots in the 

 disk and with numerous black scales; a white band near the base, 

 dilated towards the interior border, whence it is continued to the 

 base; two white marks on the costa; a white streak near the inte- 

 rior border, interrupted by one of the black dots ; exterior border 

 slightly convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings aeneous, whitish 

 along the costa for more than half the length from the base. Length 

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



a. Tasmania. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



355. Gelechia subnexella. 



Mas. Nigra, svbtus alba; abdomen cinereum, apicem versus 

 nigrum, fasciculo apicali albo ; pedes supra nigri, argenteo 

 fasciati ; alee anticcB cinereo conspersce, gutla discali rotundata 

 exteriore argentea ; postica pallide cinerece. 



Male. Black. Head in front and under side cinereous. Palpi 

 much longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint setiform, 

 hardly shorter than the second. Antennae stout, smooth, much 

 shorter than the fore wings. Abdomen cinereous, blackish towards 

 the tip: apical tuft white. Tibiae and tarsi black above; tips of the 

 tibiae and of the joints of the tarsi silvery white; tibiae with a silvery 

 white band. Fore wings rather narrow, rounded at the tips, with 

 some cinereous speckles, which are most apparent towards the inte- 

 rior border; a round silvery white dot in the disk at two-thirds of 

 the length ; exterior border extremely oblique. Hind wings pale 

 cinereous. Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



