INDIAN M1CR0-LEPID0PTERA. 827 



base narrowly pale yellowish ; a moderate subquadrate yellow spot on dorsum 

 towards base ; two elongate yellow spots on dorsum before and beyond middle 

 of wing, touching above so as to enclose a small crimson spot on dorsum ; a 

 pale yellowish streak from costa at \, at first transverse, angulated in disc and 

 continued longitudinally to \ ; an oblique pale yellowish streak from costa 

 before middle, reaching nearly half across wing ; a longitudinal pale yellowish 

 mark in disc at §; an elongate yellow spot along termen beyond tornus ; a 

 transverse black mark near apex, edged anteriorly towards costa with yellow 

 suffusion : cilia grey, round apex yellowish, base on upper part of termen 

 crimson. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in October (Pole) ; one specimen. 



Macarostola hieranth^s, Meyr. 



(Corisciwn hieranthes, Meyr., Journ. Bomb. N. H. Soc, XVII, 745.) 



In this species the second joint of palpi is shortly tufted beneath, as is implied 

 by the reference fco the genus eoriscium, which I have now suppressed. 



Macarostola thriambica, Meyr. 



{Gracilaria thriambica, Meyr., Journ. Bomb, N. H. Soc., XVII, 745.) 



Second joint of palpi smooth-scaled. 



Macarostola coccinea, Wals. 



(Gracilaria coccinea, Wals., Swinh. Cat. Het., ii, 576.) 



I do not possess this, but it is probably referable here. 



Macarostola callischema, n. sp. 



£. 9 mm. Head yellow-whitish, sides of face crimson. Palpi smooth- 

 scaled, crimson, terminal joint longer than second, whitish. Antennas ochreous- 

 whitish. Thorax crimson, posteriorly pale yellowish. Abdomen pale grey, 

 towards apex yellow-whitish, beneath white, with lateral series of oblique grey 

 lines edged posteriorly with whitish-yellowish. Legs whitish ringed with black- 

 ish grey, anterior femora crimson-tinged. Forewings very narrowly elongate, 

 parallel sided, short-pointed ; crimson-red ; markings pale whitish-yellowish, 

 becoming yellow towards dorsum ; three rather oblique rounded-triangular 

 dorsal spots reaching more than half across wing, apex of third produced poste- 

 riorly as a longitudinal streak in disc ; between first and second is a subdorsal 

 dot ; an elongate anteriorly dilated spot beneath costa before middle 

 and a sinuate streak beneath central portion of costa, anteriorly resting 

 on costa and almost meeting preceding spot ; minute costal dots at i, ?, and 

 beyond § ; a narrow oblique anteapical fascia, rather dilated towards 

 termen : cilia grey, round apex yellowish with base crimson. Hindwings rather 

 dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Khasi Hills, in September ; one specimen. 

 Macarostola tegulata, n. sp. 



$. 10 mm. Head whitish, sides of face crimson-pink, crown partially yellow- 

 suffused, collar crimson-pink. Palpi smooth-scaled, crimson-pink, terminal 

 joint and apex of second white, terminal longer than second. Antennas och- 

 reous-whitish. Thorax crimson, posteriorly yellow with a crimson spot. 



