750 CATALOGUE OF 



115. Cryptolechia luteotactella. 



Mas. Nivea ; caput antice ockraceum ; palpi apice ochracei ; 

 pedes ochracei, tibiis posticis fimbriatis ; alee anticce Latins- 

 culce, costa ochracea. 



Male. Pure white, smooth, shining. Head in front, palpi, 

 except the third joint, legs and costa of the fore wings ochraceous. 

 Palpi smooth, slender, much longer than the breadth of the head ; 

 third joint setiform, shorter than the second. Antennae smooth, 

 slender. Hind tibiae fringed. Wings rather broad. Fore wings 

 slightly rounded at the tips ; fringe tipped with ochraceous; exte- 

 rior border nearly straight, slightly oblique. Length of the body 

 4| — 5 lines; of the wings 13 — 14 lines. 



a — e. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



116. Cryptolechia argentella. 



Fcem. Argenteo-alba; caput apud oculos ockraceum ; palpi pedes- 

 que anteriores nigricantes ; abdomen fasciis auratis ; tibia 

 posticcB fimbriate; alee posticus nigro-cinerece, fimbria Jlavo- 

 alba. 



Female. Silvery white, shining. Head ochraceous about the 

 eyes. Palpi smooth, mostly blackish, much longer than the breadth 

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

 Abdomen with gilded bands, hardly extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Anterior legs mostly blackish ; hind tibia) fringed. Fore 

 wings slightly acute ; exterior border straight, moderately oblique ; 

 under side and hind wings blackish cinereous, the latter with a 

 yellowish white fringe. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 16 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



117. Cryptolechia placidella. 



Mas. Flavescente-alba ; palpi nigricantes ; antenna glabrae; 

 tibia posticce subjimbriate ; ate anticce apice subrotundate, 

 costa Jimbriaque pallide ochraceis ; posticce obscure cinerece. 

 Var. /3. — Argenteo-alba ; ate antica costa Jimbriaque sub- 

 oehraceis ; postice pallide cinerea. 





