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Phy codes chionardis, n. sp. 



$ 9. 17-18 ram. Head dark shining bronzy fuscous with violet reflections, 

 collar and posterbital scales white. Palpi white, terminal joint minute, 

 black. Antennas dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, scales finely edged 

 with whitish. Abdomen blackish, segmental margins white, beneath much 

 more broadly. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, 

 apex obtuse, Lermen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ; dark purplish 

 fuscous, finely irrorated with white : the coalescence of this iiToration 

 seems to form three undefined transverse lines before middle separated by 

 dark lines, and there is a rather large undefined dark costal spot beyond 

 these : cilia deep coppery-purplish. Hindwings blackish fuscous ; a narrow 

 white median streak from rather near base to middle hairs of 16 white ; cilia 

 white, with a blackish fuscous basal line, round apex tinged with coppery- 

 purplish. 



Polgahawela and Rambukkana. Ceylon, in May and June (Alston) ; one 

 specimen. 



Phycodes chalcocrossa, n. sp. 



9. 20 mm. Head bright brassy-metallic, back of crown and a line 

 between antennfe dark fuscous, collar whitish. Palpi white, terminal joint 

 very short, black. Antennfe blackish. Thorax fuscous, all scales margined 

 and some centred with whitish. Abdomen fuscous, segmental margins 

 white, beneath much more broadly. Forewings elongate, posteriorly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 

 somewhat oblique ; dark purplish fuscous, on basal area with all scales 

 edged and some streaked with whitish, elsewhere very densely irrorated 

 with whitish, on median area forming fine transverse sfcrisB ; a slender dark 

 fuscous transverse fascia at |, only minutely speckled with whitish ; two 

 very small dark fuscous spots on costa beyond this, and several more or 

 less marked minute dark strigulaa before and between these markings : 

 cilia bright coppery-bronze, above apex whitish. Hindwings blackish-fuscous ; 

 a cloudy median streak of whitish suffusion extending from near base to 

 middle ; hairs of 16 whitish ; cilia fuscous with a dark fuscous basalline, outer 

 half white except round apex. 



Arabia ; three specimens received from Standinger and Bang-Haas, by 

 whom the species has been distributed erroneously as minor Moore, and 

 recorded as such in Standinger's European Catalogue ; it is quite distinct from 

 minor by the larger size, bright coppery cilia, white streak in hindwings, bright 

 brassy head, and other characters : hence I thought it best to stop the con- 

 fusion by describing it here, as it may very possibly be found to occur in 

 India also. 



Phycodes cymineuta, n. sp, 



^. 15 mm. Head and thorax blackish finely irrorated with whitish, face 

 metallic blue-greenish. Palpi white, terminal joint short, black. Antennje 

 blackish. Abdomen dark grey, beneath white. Forewings elongate, posteriorly 



