LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 657 



381. Gelechta contritella. 



Fcem. Cinerea ; palpi nigro subconspersi, articulo So lanceolato ; 

 alee anticai nigro conspersa, fascia media lata albida postice 

 dilatata nigro ex parte marginata, linea exteriore nigra ob- 

 liqua antice angulata et abbreviata ; posticce ceneo nitentes. 



Female. Cinereous. Palpi much longer than tbe breadth of 

 the head, slightly speckled wilh black ; third joint lanceolate, much 

 shorter than the second. Antennae slender, much shorter than the 

 fore wings. Legs slender. Wings moderately broad, hardly acute. 

 Fore wings minutely speckled with black, with a broad whitish 

 middle band, which is dilated hindward and is incompletely bordered 

 with black ; an exterior black oblique line, acutely angular in front, 

 where it is abbreviated ; exterior border slightly convex, very ob- 

 lique. Hind wings shining, slightly tinged with aeneous; fringe 

 long. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley's collection. 



382. Gelechia subditella. 



Mas. Cinerea; antenna? setulosa ; abdomen longum ; tibia posticce 

 fimbriate; ala anticce angusta,nigricante conspersa, strigis 

 tribus obliqais discalibus lituraque apicali obscure fuscis. 



Male. Cinereous. Palpi very much longer than the breadth 

 of the head ; third joint setiform, shorter than the second. Antennae 

 setulose, much shorter than the fore wings. Abdomen long; apical 

 tuft small. Hind tibiae fringed. Wings narrow, slightly acute; 

 fringe long. Fore wings with blackish speckles and with three 

 short oblique dark brown streaks in the disk; a dark brown apical 

 mark; exterior border extremely oblique. Length of the body 

 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Capt. J. C. Ross. 



383. Gelechia bifaciella.. 



Fcem. Cuprea, subtus argentea ; antenna fascia subapicali argen- 

 tea ; pedes supra cuprei, argenteo fasciati ; ala antica lituris 

 quatuor argenleis cyaneo purpureo aut aureo micantibus, 

 fimbria alba. 



Female. Cupreous, shining. Head in front and under side 

 silvery white. Palpi slender, more than twice longer than the 



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