DESCRIPTIOyS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPl DOPTERA. 583 



whitish-ochreous, second joint suffused with fuscous except towards margins. 

 Foiewiiigs elongate, hardly dihited, costa modeiatcly arched, apex round- 

 pointed, termon sinuate, rather oblique ; whitish-ochreous, with scattered fus- 

 cous and blackish scales tending to foim undefined stiigulse ; costa maiked 

 throughout with short oblique ochreous striguloe iriorated with blackish ; an 

 irregular spot of deep ochreous suffusion in disc at ^, and a small blackish 

 spot in disc beyond f connected by a whitish streak, whose apex is bent up 

 above second spot ; an elongate-triangular patch ot ochreous-brown suffusion, 

 more or less irrorated with dark fuscous, extending along costa from before 

 middle to about I ; a fine black terminal line not reaching apex or tornus : cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in April and August (de Mowbray, Pole); two specimens. 



Resembles a strongly marked specimen of Epibactra arenosa, but distinguish- 

 ed by structure, and more oblique termen of forewings. 



Bactni sociata, n. sp. 



$ 17-18 mm., 9 "-i 1-23 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi in $ 3, in 9 3^, whitish-ochreous, second joint tinged with fuscous except 

 towards margins. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 round-pointed, termen sinuate, rather oblique ; whitish-ochreous, with indica- 

 tions of scattered fuscous strigulae ; costa marked throughout with short oblique 

 deep ochreous strigulas irrorated with blackish ; outer edge of basal patch 

 indicated by an indistinct deep ochreous obtusely angulated striga ; a white 

 longitudinal streak in disc (obsolete in 9) fiom this stiiga to beyond f, its 

 extremity somewhat bent upwards between two dots of dark fuscous irroration ; 

 an elongate-triangular patch of deep ochreous suffusion finely sprinkled with 

 dark fuscous extending along costa from before middle to about g ; an ochreous 

 striga marked with four or five cloudy dots of blackish irroration near before 

 lower part of termen ; a fine ochreous terminal line irrorated with black not 

 reaching apex or tornus ; cilia pale ochreous, on termen infuscated towards 

 tips. Hindwings pale whitish-fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Maskeliya and Kelawewa, Ceylon, in May, July, September, and January 

 (Pole, Alston) ; four specimens. Very like the preceding, but with shorter 

 palpi, narrower forewings with costa less arched, discal streak teiminated be- 

 tween two dots instead of above a spot, the striga before teimen, and hind- 

 wings tinged with fuscous. These two species are quite distinct in appearance 

 from all those which follow. 



Baclra mp.lrittcma, n. sp. 



^9. 16-19 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi 3-3^, ochre- 

 ous-whitish, with broad oblique band of fuscous suffusion. Abdomen grey. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly hardly dilated, costa gently 

 arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen slightly sinuate, rather strongly oblique : 

 light brownish-ochreous, posteiiorly ferruginous-tinged, more or less irregularly 

 sprinkled with daik fuscous ; costa marked throughout with short strigulse of 

 blackish irroration, alternating with indistinct longer oblique whitish strigula' 



