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Hind wings white. Length of the body 5J lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



52. Cryptolechia depkessariella. 



Fcem. Testaceo-cinerea, sublus argentea ; alee anffcte elongates, 

 apice rotundatce, guttis tribus punctoque discalibus nigris, 

 liluris subcostalibus lineaque transversa valde jiexa cervinis 

 nigra atomariis, lineis submarginali et marginali nigris punc- 

 tularibus ; posticce pallidiores. 



Female. Testaceous-cinereous. Head, body beneath and legs 

 silvery. Legs stout. Win^s elongate, moderately broad. Fore 

 wings rounded at the tips, with three black dots in the disk; first 

 dot very near the base ; second before the middle ; a black point 

 very little beyond the second dot, but much nearer the interior 

 border; some fawn-coloured marks and black speckles near the 

 costa, and a semielliptical iransverse line of the same hue beyond the 

 third dot; submarginal and marginal line composed of black points, 

 extending along the terminal part of the costa, which is hardly con- 

 vex ; exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique. Hind wings 

 paler. Length of the body 5? lines; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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53. Cryptolechia straminella. 



Mas. Pallide straminea ; antenna setuloste ; abdomen alas postia 

 longe superans ; tibice posticce vix fimbriates ; alee antica 

 latiusculce, vix acuta, punctis quatuor nigris, \a basali, linea 

 submarginali arcuata e punctis nigris ; posticce albida. 



Male. Pale straw-colour. Falpi smooth, twice longer than 

 the breadth of the head; third joint setiform, shorter than the 

 second. Antennas minutely setulose. Abdomen extending much 

 beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs rather stout; hind 

 tibiae hardly fringed. Wings rather broad. Fore wings hardly 

 acute, with four black points; first point close to the base; second 

 at one-fuurth of the length; third a little beyond the second and 

 more hindward ; fourth beyond the middle; an incomplete outward- 

 curved row of submarginal black points; exterior border rather 

 oblique. Hind wings whitish. Length of the body 4 \ lines ; of 

 the wings 10 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



