918 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 8. CACHURA. 



Mas etfcem. Corpus robnstum, planum, squamosum. Caput 

 latum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi decumbentes, breves ; articulus 

 3us longi-conicus, 2o brevior. Antennae glabrae, sat robustse ; arti- 

 culus lus crassus. Pedes laeves, breves, validi, dilatati ; tarsi 

 postici articulis apice setulosis. Alae anticae augustae, subacutae, 

 margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Male and female. Body stout, flat, smooth, squamous. Head 

 broad. Proboscis short. Palpi smooth, decumbent, hardly longer 

 than half the breadth of the head; third joint elongate-conical, 

 shorter than the second. Antennae smooth, rather stout, very much 

 shorter than the fore wings ; first joiut thick. Legs short, stout, 

 smooth ; coxae especially dilated ; spurs long ; joints of the hind 

 tarsi with small apical tufts of bristles. Wings narrow ; fringe 

 rather long. Fore wings slightly acute; costa straight; exterior 

 border extremely oblique. 



The structure of this genus is adapted for frequenting very 

 small crevices. 



1. Cachuka objectella. 



Mas et fcem. Purpureo-cuprea ; corpus subtus aurato-cinereum ; 

 alee antics fascia lata erecta aurato-Jlava. 



Male and female. Purplish cinereous. Body beneath gilded 

 cinereous and shining. Fore wings with a broad straight upright 

 gilded yellow band before the middle. Length of the body 1| — 1 J 

 line ; of the wings 5 lines. 



a, b. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



Fain. 12. NEPTICULID^E. 

 Nepticulidae, Sta. 



Genus 1. NEPTICULA. 



Nepticula, Hdn. — Elachista, TV. — Lyonetia, Zl. olim. — Microsetia, 

 St. — Caloptilia, Hb. — CEcopbora, Kir. 



1. Nepticula atricapitella. 



atricapitella, Hw. — samiatella, H.-S. 



a, b. Englaud. From Mr. Bouchard's collection. 

 c — g. England. 



