LEPIDOPTERA HETERQCERA. 785 



1. Phlongia ferrarenella. 



Foem. Cana ; alee anticee alomis ferrugineis et nigricantibus den- 

 sissime conspersce ; posticce cenece, fimbria cinerea. 



Female. Hoary. Fore wings very thickly covered with minute 

 ferruginous and blackish speckles. Hind wings aeneous; fringe 

 ciuereous. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. ? 



Genus 72. SAFRA. 



Foem. Corpus sat robustum. Caput laeve. Proboscis nulla. 

 Palpi capitis latitudine longiores ; articulus 2us subfimbriatus ; 3us 

 lanceolatus, oblique ascendens, 2o non brevior. Antennae alis anticis 

 multo breviores. Abdomen attenuatum, alas posticas longe superaus. 

 Pedes longiusculi ; tibiae posticae flmbriaiae. Alse anticae longae, 

 sat angustae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore subconvexo per- 

 obliquo. 



Allied to the Tineidee. Female. — Body rather stout. Head 

 smooth. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi longer than the breadth of the 

 head; second joint with a short fringe beneath; third lanceolate, 

 obliquely ascending, as long as the second. Antennae much shorter 

 than the fore wings. Abdomen attenuated, extending much beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs rather long ; hind tibiae fringed. Wings 

 long, rather narrow. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; exterior 

 border slightly convex, extremely oblique. Hind wings with a long 

 fringe. 



1. Safra bogotatella.. 



Foem. Cinereo-cervina ; alee antica maculis guttisque variis 

 nigricantibus, costa margineque exteriore nigricante seriatim 

 guttatis. 



Female. Cinereous fawn-colour, more cinereous beneath. 

 Fore wings with blackish spots and dots of various size in the disk; 

 costa and exterior border with regular blackish dots at equal distances. 

 Length of the body 5 — 7 lines ; of the wings 12 — 18 lines. 



a — d. Bogota. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



