756 CATALOGUE OF 



129. Cryptolechia magniferella. 



Fcem. Albida ; antenna subpubescentes ; thorax obscure cinereus ; 

 alee anticcc quadrifasciatce^fasviis \a 4aque rufescentibus rubro 

 conspersis, 2a 3aque obscure cinereis rubro conspersis ; posticce 

 cinerece. 



Female. Whitish. Palpi slender, squamous, twice longer than 

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

 Antennae very minutely pubescent. Thorax daik cinereous, except 

 in front. Hind tibiae not fringed. Wings broad. Fore wings 

 slightly rounded at the tips, with four irregular bands ; first and 

 fourth bands, and a spot between the second and third bands, 

 reddish, with very dark red speckles ; second and third bands dark 

 cinereous, with some dark red speckles ; space between the fourth 

 band and the exierior border mostly tinged with pale red; exterior 

 border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings cinereous, cupreous 

 along the exterior border. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 16 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



130. Cryptolechia undulatella. 



Fcem. Carta, robusta, squamosa ; palpi extus fusci ; antenna! 

 nigra; pedes breves, validi, libiis posticis Jimbriatis ; alee 

 antica vitta latissima fusca antice diffusa postice concisa 

 undulata lineam transversam undulatam canam includente, 

 punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticce ceneo- cinerece. 



Female. Hoary, stout, smooth, squamous. Palpi slender, 

 twice longer than the breadth of the head, mostly brown on the 

 outer side ; third joint setiform, nearly as long as the second. An- 

 tennae black. Legs short, stout ; hind tibia? fringed. Wings rather 

 broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips, with a very broad brown 

 stripe, which is diffuse towards the costa and towards the exterior 

 border, but is concise and undulating towards the interior border, 

 which it almost reaches near the interior angle; a hoary deeply 

 undulating transverse line near the end of the stripe ; marginal 

 points black; first point near the end of the costa, second apical; 

 six along the interior border, which is straight and slightly oblique. 

 Hind wings cinereous, with an aeneous tinge. Length of the body 

 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 





