1036 CATALOGUE OF 



length of the costa ; hairs of the fringe brown beneath. Length of 

 the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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CRYPTOLECHIA ? ATTENUATALIS. 



Mas. Cupreo-fusca, gracilis, subtus argenteo-albida ; antennce 

 subsetulosce ; abdomen valde attenuatum, alas posticus longis- 

 sime superans, valvulis quatuor fascicuiisque duobus penicil- 

 latis apicalibus ; alee anticce apice subrotundatce, tineis daabus 

 albidis acute retractis, la costali,2a subcostali ; posticce fus- 

 cescente-cinerece. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, slender. Body silvery whitish 

 beneath. Palpi smooth, slender, slightly curved, much longer than 

 the breadth of the head. Antennas minutely setulose. Abdomen 

 much attenuated, extending for nearly half its length beyond the 

 hind wings ; four apical valves ; two slender penicillate tufts above 

 the dorsal valves, which are very small ; ventral valves more than 

 twice the length of the dorsal valves, broadly fringed above. Legs 

 smooth, slender; spurs very long. Fore wings slightly rounded at 

 the tips, with a whitish costal line, which extends from the base to 

 one-third of the length, and is acutely retracted; a subcostal whitish 

 line extending to two-thirds of the length, and there acutely retracted 

 to the costa; fringe whitish towards the base; exterior border 

 slightly convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings brownish cine- 

 reous. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



This species will form a new genus, but the specimen described 

 is in a defective state. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Cryptolechia dejunctella. 



Pallide ockracea ; palpi capitis latitudine multo longiores, articulo 

 2o extus roseo ; tibice postica late fimbriate ; ala? anticce 

 acuta, roseo marginatce, margine exteriore subrecto perobliquo, 

 fimbria cinerea ; postica? alba, apice subrosece. 



Pale ochraceous. Palpi smooth, curved, much longer than the 

 breadth of the head ; second joint rosy on the outer side ; third seti- 

 form, much shorter than the second. Hind tibiae broadly fringed. 



