LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 815 



Genus 108. GARGELA. 



Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi gra- 

 ciles, oblique ascendentes, capitis latitudine non longiores ; articulus 

 3us lanceolatus, 2o valde brevior. Antennae vix pubescentes. Pedes 

 breves, graciles. Alae antieae subrectangulatae, margine exteriore 

 subrecto vix obliquo. 



Allied to (Ecophora. Male. — Body smooth, rather slender. 

 Proboscis distinct. Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascending, not 

 longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, much 

 shorter than the second. Antennas hardly pubescent. Legs smooth, 

 short, slender ; spurs long. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 

 nearly rectangular at the tips ; exterior border nearly straight, hardly 

 oblique. 



1, Gargela subpurella. 



Mas. Nivea; ales antica? lineis duabus transversis arcuatis pallide 

 fuscescentibus, strigis exterioribus auratis, puncto apud angu- 

 lum interiorem nigro ; tinea marginali brevi nigra. 



Male. Pure white, shining. Fore wings with two outward- 

 curved pale brownish transverse lines ; first line beyond the middle, 

 more curved than the second ; a row of gilded streaks between the 

 second line and the exterior border ; a black point near the interior 

 angle ; a dark brown line on the fore part of the exterior border. 

 Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 6 Hues. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



Genus 109. BARANTOLA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Caput breve. Proboscis mediocris. 

 Palpi glabri, gracillimi, thorace non breviores ; articulus 3us 2o non 

 brevior. Antennae glabrae, gracillimae, alis anticis multo longiores. 

 Pedes longi, graciles ; tibiae posticae subpilosae. Alae antieae elon- 

 gate, latiusculae, acutae, falcate, margine exteriore subobliquo vix 

 convexo. 



Allied to (Ecophora. Male. — Body slender. Head short. 

 Proboscis moderately loug. Palpi smooth, very slender, as long as 

 the thorax ; third joint setiform, full as long as the second. An- 

 tennae smooth, very slender, much longer than the fore wings. 



