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with brownish, aud with a dark ch>iid at aual angle. Face and palpi brown-black 

 above, qchreotis below ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreons, nnspeckled ; 

 legs ochreons, nnspeckled ; forelegs fuscous in front. 



Expanse of wings : 32 mm. 



One (? from the Khasia Hills. 



Forewiugs with a tooth at veins 4 and 6, evenly excised between them and 

 between (i aud the apex ; inner margin sinuous, the anal angle lobed ; hindwings 

 toothed at veins 4 and 6. 



Family GEOMETRIDAE. 



Subfamily STERRHINAE. 



3. Brachycola paucinotata sp. nov. 



Forewiiiqs : greyish stone-colour, very minutely but densely strigulated or 

 dusted with dark specks ; lines very indistinct ; first denoted by three black dots, 

 on subcostal, median, and submedian veins respectively ; outer line shown by fine 

 black dashes on veins, at five-sixths ; cell-spot dull ; minute dark dots on margin at 

 end of and between the veins ; fringe concolorous. 



Hindwings : similar, but the cell-spot oval, formed of shining white, somewhat 

 raised scales. 



Underside very pale ochreons, suffused in the forewings with faint rosy ; outer 

 line of both wings marked with rosy points. Face and palpi deep vinous red above, 

 ochreons below ; thorax, abdomen, vertex, and antennae concolorous with wings ; 

 third and fourth segments of abdomen with a red lateral blotch ; tuft of the 

 hind-tibiae pnrplish. 



Expanse of wings : 37 mm. 



One tJ from S. Celebes (type), August and September 1891 (W. Doherty). 

 A ? marked simply Australia (without abdomen), agrees in every particular with 

 this (?, but shows an obscure grey dentate median shade parallel to exterior line. 



4. Craspedia ignobilis sp. nov. 



Forewim/s: dull whitish ochreons, with a faint flesh-coloured tinge, speckled 

 with fuscous ; the lines ochreons, sinuous, indistinct ; first hardly visible ; median 

 outcnrved round the faint cell-spot ; postmedian bent on vein 6, then dentate 

 lunulate ; two submarginal waved shades embracing the submarginal line ; small 

 black marginal dots, distinct ouly on upper half ; fringe concolorous. 



Hindwings : like forewings, but without first line; the median of forewings 

 becoming antemedian. 



Underside clearer, with little or no speckling; cell-spots distinct ; the outer line 

 only visible. Face aud palpi externally dark brownish fuscous ; collar brown ; 

 vertex and antennae pale ochreons ; thorax and abdomen concolorous with wings. 



Expanse of wings : 28 — 30 mm. 



Two ? ? from Japan. A very inconspicuous insect. 



5. Craspedia imbella sp. nov. 



Forewings: dull white, thickly speckled with ochreons grey scales; lines 

 pchreous grey, indistinct ; all oblique, parallel to hindmargin ; inner line from 



