734 CATALOGUE OF 



tarsi blackish above. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 

 slightly rounded at the tips, pale brownish towards the exterior 

 border, with the exception of the minutely denticulated whitish sub- 

 marginal and marginal lines ; three elongated blackish patches ; 

 first and second on the costa ; third on the interior border, between 

 the first and the second ; exterior border almost straight, not oblique. 

 Hind wings brownish. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 

 9 lines. 



a — e. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



77. Cryptolechia receptella. 



Mas. Pallide cervina ; caput albidum ; antenti.ee pubeseentes; 

 tibiae posticee fimbria tee ; alee antica latiusculce, apice ro- 

 tundatee, punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticee flavo-cinereee. 



Male. Pale fawn-colour, stout. Head whitish, shining. 

 Palpi smooth, slender, very much longer than the breadth of the 

 head ; third joint setiform, as long as the second. Antennae mi- 

 nutely pubescent. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs stout ; hind tibiae fringed. Wings rather broad. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips ; marginal points black, minute ; exterior border 

 convex, not oblique. Hind wings yellowish cinereous. Length of 

 the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bales* collection. 



78. Cryptolechia mega spile lla. 



Mas. Cervina , subtus argenteo-alba ; antennce pubeseentes ; tibice 

 posticee non fimbriate ; alee anticce latiusculee* apice subrect- 

 angulatee, plaga postica punctoque discali exleriore fuscis, 

 spatio adhuc exteriore subfuscescente ; posticee cinerto-fuseee. 



Male. Fawn-colour, rather stout. Head, body beneath, palpi 

 and legs silvery white. Palpi smooth, nearly twice longer than 

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

 Antennae pubescent. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Hind tibiae not fringed. Wings rather broad. Fore wings 

 nearly rectangular at the tips, with a large brown patch, which occu- 

 pies half the length of the interior horder and extends nearly to the 

 base of the costa; a brown point in the disk beyond the middle; 

 space between this point and the exterior border slightly shaded 

 with brown ; costa slightly convex along half the length from the 



