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nor edge concave, posterior angularly prominent in middle ; a subquadrate 

 spot on costa about §, and narrow sometimes nearly obsolete spot on tornus 

 opposite it ; sometimes two undefined dots on costa and termen near apex : 

 cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings in $ ochreous-whitish more or less 

 tinged with grey, in 9 pale gi'ey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole) ; N, Coorg (Newcome) ; in April, May, October, 

 and November, nine specimens. 



Sapheneutis marrnarurga, n. sp. 



$9- 15-20 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi fuscous, towards apex pale 

 yellowish. Antennae pale ochreous, ciliations in $ 1. Thorax light purplish- 

 bronzy, mixed with blackish and sometimes with yellow-ochreous with posterior 

 crest. Abdomen whitish-ochreous more or less suffused with grey. Forewings 

 elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen straight, oblique ; 7 and 8 long-stalked, 9 sometimes out of 7 near base ; 

 white, in <£ sprinkled with ochreous, especially posteriorly, and more or less 

 sprinkled with blackish, in 9 much more largely suffused and strigulated with 

 ochreous-fuscous or purplish-fuscous and irrorated with blackish, so as to ob- 

 scure ground colour except on a fascia following basal patch and dilated towards 

 costa ; markings slaty-purplish or purplish-fuscous irrorated with black, viz., a 

 basal patch with outer edge running from \ of costa to § of dorsum, slightly 

 curved, and a transverse or subtriangular blotch on costa somewhat beyond 

 middle, reaching half across wing: cilia fuscous sprinkled with blackish. 

 Hindwings in $ pale grey, brassy-tinged, in 9 g r ey 5 cilia ochreous-whitish 

 more or less tinged with grey, usually with grey subbasal line. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February, March, and June ; sixteen specimens (Pole). 

 Sapheneutis metacentra, n, sp. 



$. 14-18 mm., 9 24-26 mm. Head rather dark fuscous. Palpi ascending, 

 dark fuscous, apex of second and terminal joints light greyish-ochreous. 

 Antennae pale greyish-ochreous. Thorax fuscous-whitish, anteriorly narrowly 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate-oblong, costa moderately arched towards extremities, apex rounded, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; very pale greyish-ochreous, 

 with some scattered dark fuscous strigulse, especially towards termen ; a 

 large blackish dot of partially raised scales in disc at § : cilia ochreous-whitish. 

 Hindwings grey, thinly scaled ; cilia grey-whitish, with two grey shades. 



Puttalam, Eppawela, Wellawaya, Maskeliya, and Madulsima, Ceylon, from 

 September to November and in May (Pole, Green, Vaughan). 



Melasma epiclera, n. sp. 



$. 16-18 mm., 9 18-20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, hairs somewhat 

 appressed, lower part of face fuscous. Palpi very small, fuscous. Antennae 

 in $ ochreous-whitish, pectinations 5, in 9 fuscous. Thorax ochreous- 

 whitish, in 9 more or less infuscated. Abdomen whitish-fuscous, in 9 with 

 dense ochreous-whitish anal hairs. Forewings rather elongate, more so in 9» 



