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with tornus ; space included between these lines suffused with brown ; an 

 apical patch of blackish irroration : cilia yellow, towards base deeper with 

 scattered black scales, on tornus grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Nilgiris, 6,000 feet (Andrews) ; N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; from 

 March to May, seven specimens. 



Promalactis halicylsta, n. sp. 



$ . 15 — 16 mm. Head white, sides of face light ochreous. Palpi very long, 

 white, second joint with rather rough projecting scales beneath, lower half 

 brownish-ochreous sprinkled w r ith blackish, terminal joint sprinkled with 

 black. Antennae white ringed with blackish, ciliations 2. Thorax ochreous- 

 yellow, sometimes centrally suffused with white. Abdomen grey, apex 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 acute, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous-yellow ; a fine white 

 oblique transverse line almost at base, not reaching costa, edged anteriorly 

 with blackish irroration ; a fine white line from before \ of costa to about 

 middle of dorsum, edged posteriorly with blackish irroration, connected on 

 dorsum, by a white streak edged above or sometimes wholly suffused with 

 black irroration, with a slender white streak partially irrorated with blackish 

 from dorsum beyond middle to § of disc, where it meets an inwardly oblique 

 streak of dark fuscous suffusion from tornus ; some dark fuscous irroration 

 along termen : cilia ochreous-yellow. Hindwings grey, thinly scaled and 

 pellucid towards base : cilia pale grey, becoming very pale yellowish at base. 



Palni Hills, 6,000 feet (Campbell), two specimens. 



Promalactis cienopa, n. sp. 



$ . 14 mm. Head bronzy fuscous, face pale shining bronze, forehead broad- 

 ly white. Palpi very long, fulvous, second joint iufuscated above, terminal 

 joint blackish, base and apex white. Antennae white ringed with black. 

 Thorax shining orange-bronze. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex round pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 

 deep orange ; a short white streak near base of dorsum ; a white streak from 

 beneath costa at \ to before middle of dorsum, edged with a few black scales 

 on both sides : a white transverse spot from costa before §, edged irregularly 

 with black irroration, and an oblique white black edged streak from dorsum 

 at f , united in disc by black irroration so as to form an irregularly angulated 

 fascia ; the two streaks are connected along dorsum by a strong streak of black- 

 irro ration ; a small apical patch of black irroration, extended as a slender 

 irregular streak along termen to tornus, including a white dot on middle of 

 termen : cilia orange, on tornus dark grey. Hindwings dark grey, cilia grey. 



Palni Hills, 6,000 feet (Campbell") ; one specimen. 



Promalactis amphicopa. n. sp. 



9- 11 mm. Head and thorax orange-bronze, face pale orange, forehead 

 broadly shining white. Palpi very long, fulvous -orange, terminal joint suffused 

 with dark fuscous. Antennae white ringed with black. Abdomen grey. 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen 



