LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 829 



Allied to the South-American Cryptolechiaz. Male. — Body 

 rather stout. Palpi smooth, much curved, more than twice longer 

 than the breadth of the head ; third joint setiform, a little shorter 

 than the second. Antennae rather stout, somewhat shorter than the 

 fore wings. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wiugs. 

 Legs smooth, stout. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rounded 

 at the tips ; costa almost straight; exterior border convex, slightly 

 oblique hindward. 



1. PjEPIA carpocapsella. 



Mas. Cupreo-fusca ; palpi articulo 2o intus cinereo ; abdomen 

 cinereum; pedes cinereo pallido varii ; alee anticce e lineolis 

 plurimis albidis trifasciat.ee, macula costali alba, fimbria 

 cuprea purpureo-cyaneo interlineata ; posticce cinerece. 



Male. Cupreous-brown. Body beneath and abdomen cinereous. 

 Second joint of the palpi pale cinereous on the inner side. Tarsi, 

 except the basal joint, spurs and tips of tibiae pale cinereous. Fore 

 wings with three broad bands, each formed by numerous transverse 

 short slender whitish lines ; an elongated white spot near the tip of 

 the costa ; fringe bright cupreous, interlined with purplish blue. 

 Hind wings cinereous ; fringe cupreous towards the base. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



o. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



2. PiEPIA contortella. 



Cervina ; caput argenteo-cinereum ; palporum articulus 2us nigro 

 strigatus,3us basi niger ; alee anticce lineis tribus nigricantibus 

 valde arcuatiSc 



Fawn-colour. Head and under side silvery cinereous. Palpi 

 twice longer than the breadth of the head; second joint streaked 

 with black above for more than half the length from the base ; third 

 black at the base, shorter than the second. Antennae slender, rather 

 long, but much shorter than the fore wings. Legs stout. Fore 

 wings rather broad, much rounded at the tips, paler along the costa, 

 with three blackish much outward-curved lines, which do not extend 

 to the costa ; third line submarginal. Length of the body 3 lines ; 

 of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection 



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