LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 761 



139. Cryptolechia marginella. 



Mas. Pallide ochracea, subtus rosea ; antenna pubescentes ; abdo- 

 men pallide fiavo-cinereum ; tibia posticce fimbriate ; alee 

 anticce subacute, linea marginali rosea, fimbria schistacea ; 

 posticce pallide flavo-cinerece. Foem. — Palpi nigricantes ; 

 ala anticce rosea, 



Male. Pale ochraceous, mostly rosy beneath. Palpi smooth, 

 nearly twice longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint seti- 

 form, shorter than the second. Antennae pubescent. Abdomen 

 and hind wings pale yellowish cinereous, the former extending a 

 little beyond the latter. Hind tibiae fringed. Fore wings slightly 

 acute ; marginal line rosy ; fringe dark slaty cinereous ; exterior 

 border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Female. — Palpi mostly 

 blackish. Antennas smooth. Thorax and fore wings rosy. Length 

 of the body 4 — 5 lines ; of the wings 12 — 14 lines. 



a, 6. Sydney. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



c. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



d, e. More ton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



140. Cryptolechia quadripustulella. 



Roseo-cinerea ; caput album ; palpi capitis latitudine multo longi- 

 ores, articulo 2o latiusculo ; thorax nigricante bimaculatus ; 

 alee antica vix acute, macula basali maculaque costali nigri- 

 cantibus ; posticce cinerea. 



Rosy cinereous, dingy cinereous beneath. Head white above. 

 Palpi white, smooth, curved, much longer than the breadth of the 

 head ; second joint rather broad ; third setiform, nearly as long as 

 the second. Antennae much shorter than the fore wings. Thorax 

 with a blackish spot on each side. Legs smooth. Fore wings 

 hardly acute, with a blackish basal spot, which is connected with 

 the spot on the thorax; a larger blackish costal spot before the 

 middle ; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings 

 cinereous. Length of the body 4 ? lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



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



