DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MIURO-LEPIDOPTERA. .V.)9 



fuscous, sutt'used with dark fuscous towards apex and on a median bar, ochreous- 

 whitish towards base beneath. Abdomen dark fuscous, in $ with dark blue 

 or indigo patch before whitish apex. Posterior tibia3 in $ with appressed 

 scales. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, ternien almost straight, nearly vertical ; very dark fuscous ; basal patch 

 formed of suffused purplish-leaden stria), outer edge angulated in middle, 

 angle confluent with corner of a similar quadrate dorsal blotch beyond it ; seven 

 pairs of whitish costal strigulaj between ^ and apex, first two giving rise to a 

 whitish streak which soon becomes light brown and is curved round above 

 middle of disc almost to costa at j,', enclosed space suffused with light ferrugi- 

 nous-brown and marked with two or three oblique leaden lines ; sides of 

 ocellus marked by triangular patches of suffused purplish leaden strigge ; two or 

 three white specks on termen beneath apex : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly ; cilia fuscous, with dark fuscous subbasal 

 shade. 



Khasis ; Gunong Ijan. Malay Peninsula; in June and September; five 

 specimens. 



A rgyroploce aspidias, n. sp. 



^9. 17-18 mm. Head ochreou.s-grey, forehead and sides of crown mixed 

 or suffused with dark fuscous, face grey-whitish. Palpi subascending, fuscous 

 suffused with dark fuscous towards apex, ochreous-whitish beneath and 

 towards base. Thorax leaden-grey tinged with rosy and mixed with blackish. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous. Posterior tibias in $ clothed beneath with large 

 expansible brush of whitish hairs. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, little oblique ; 

 blackish ; basal patch spotted with leaden-metallic, sometimes somewhat mixed 

 with whitish, outer edge oblique ; seven pairs of whitish costal strigulai 

 between 5 and apex, first two pairs giving rise to a rather broad ochreous- 

 whitish streak passing above middle of disc and recurved to beneath costa at 

 'j^, included costal spot more or less mixed with brownish-ochreous ; remaining 

 pairs give rise to short fine leaden-metallic striga) ; sides of ocellus marked by 

 triangular patches of leaden-metallic spots ; two or three leaden-metal- 

 lic marks towards termen beneath apex : cilia rather dark fuscous, with 

 darker subbasal shade, base whitish. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia as in 

 forewings. 



Khasis, in August and September ; four specimens. 



Argyroploce hyalites, n. sp, 



^9. 15-18 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous irrorated with yellow- 

 ochreous, appearing brownish. Palpi porrected, base whitish-ochreous, second 

 joint grey with yellowish median band, terminal joint rather long, violet-grey. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins bronzy. Posterior tibia) smooth - 

 scaled, Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; dark fuscous finely irrorated with 

 pale ochreous with indications of darker striae ; costa with about eight pairs 



