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breadth of the head ; third joint setiform, full as long as the second. 

 Antennae slender, with a broad white band towards the tips, shorter 

 than the fore wings. Legs slender; tibiae and tarsi cupreous; tips 

 of the tibiae and of the joints of the tarsi silvery white. Fore wings 

 rather narrow, slightly acute, with some silvery markings, which 

 have blue or purple or gilded reflections; first mark forming an 

 oblique streak on the costa before the middle ; second smaller, on 

 the exterior costa; third and fourth extending from the interior 

 border to the disk ; fourth extending nearly to the second ; fringe 

 mostly white ; exterior border slightly oblique. Length of the body 

 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



This species has much resemblance to the Argyresthice. 



a—f. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



384. Gelechia peroneanella. 



Mas et fcem. Viridi-alba, sublus argentea ; palporum articulus 

 2us basi niger, 3us nigro fasciculatus ; tarsi nigricante 

 fasciati ; alee anticce latce^asperce, lituris angulatis discalibus 

 punctisque submarginalibus et marginalibus nigris. 



Male and female. Greenish white, silvery white beneath. 

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

 at the base; third setiform, with a small black tuft in the middle, a 

 little shorter than the second. Antennas smooth, very much shorter 

 than the fore wings. Tarsi with blackish bands. Wings broad, 

 hardly acute, with a few obliquely elevated tufts, and with some 

 more or less complete and acutely angular black marks on the 

 costa and in the disk; two rows of black points, one submarginal 

 and incomplete, the other marginal and complete; exterior border 

 slightly convex, moderately oblique; under side blackish cinereous. 

 Hind wings whitish cinereous, tinged with blackish on the exterior 

 part, and with blackish marginal points in the female. Length of 

 the body 4 — 4£- lines; of the wings 10 — 12 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



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



Sandwich Islands. 



385. Gelechia incertulella. 



Fcem. Pallide cinereo-eervina, subtus argentea ; palpi nigro quadri- 

 fasciati ; alee antica? guttis quinque nigris albo marginatis ; 

 posticce pallide cinerea. 



