790 CATALOGUE OF 



Allied to Gelechia. Male. — Body slender. Proboscis obsolete. 

 Palpi smooth, very slender, recurved over the vertex, more than twice 

 longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint setiform, rather 

 longer than the second. Antennae very minutely setulose, very 

 much longer than the fore wings. Abdomen long, extending for 

 almost its whole length beyond the hind wings. Legs long, slender, 

 with long and slender spurs. Wings long, acute, very narrow ; 

 fringe very long; interior and exterior borders forming a con- 

 tinuous straight line. 



1. Zaratha pterodactylella. 



Mas. Cwprea ; antenna apices versus argentea ; abdominis seg- 

 menta argenteo fasciata ; pedes argenteo cincti ; alee postica 

 nigricantes. 



Male, Cupreous. Antennae silvery white towards the tips. 

 Abdomen, tibiae and tarsi with silvery bands. Hind wings blackish. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus 79. TIRIZA. 



Fsem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi 

 ascendentes, laeves, graciles, compressi, capitis latitudine plus duplo 

 longiores ; articnlus 2us subarcuatus ; 3us vix arcuatus, 2o valde 

 longior. Antennae robustae, alis anticis non breviores. Abdomen 

 alas posticas longe supevans. Pedes longi, robusti ; tibiae posticae 

 subfimbriatae. Alae anticae elongatae, acutae, sat angustae. 



Female, Body rather stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi 

 smooth, slender, compressed, ascending, more than t wice longer than 

 the breadth of the head ; second joint slightly curved ; third setiform, 

 hardly curved, much longer than the second. Antennae smooth, 

 stout, as long as the fore wings. Abdomen extending much beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs smooth, long, stout; hind tibiae with a very 

 short fringe ; spurs very long. Wings elongate, rather narrow. 

 Fore wings acute ; costa and exterior border straight, the latter 

 moderately oblique. 



