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fuscous. Segments 1 — 3 with wedge-shaped dark fuscous dorsal marks, i — 6 

 wholly dark fuscous on dorsum. Forewing with segnlents extremely narrow, 

 apex of second segment forming a very long slender sickle-shaped projection ; 

 fuscous, finely irrorated with whitish-ochreous ; a cloudy dark fuscous discal 

 dot at ^ ; an ochreous-whitish costal spot on middle of first segment; cilia, 

 whitish-ochreous, dark fuscous spots in costal cilia before and beyond pale 

 spot, two others posteriorly, and one at apex, lower cilia of first segment and 

 upper of second with scattered dark fuscous scales, dorsal cilia with grey pra- 

 tornal patch, and four slight scale-projections of two or three dark fuscous 

 scales each, first mixed with whitish scales. Hindwings dark fuscous, third 

 segment ochreous-whitish posteriorly, irrorated with dark fuscous ; cilia of 

 first two segments fuscous with slight purplish tinge, of third segment whitish- 

 ochreous, on upper margin irregularly strewn with black scales and with a 

 loose tuft of black scales at §, on dorsum with a rather broad patch of black 

 scales at § and a small tuft at apex. 



Two specimens, Fort Stedman, Burma (Manders). Differs from other de- 

 scribed species by the especially long and slender apical projection of the 

 second segment of forewings. 

 Ojcyptilus causodes n. sp. 



$$. 20 — 22mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark reddish-fuscous, face 

 without tuft. Palpi long, slender. Forewings with segments narrow ; dark 

 reddish-fuscous, slightly sprinkled with whitish-grey, especially on first seg- 

 ment ; an ochreous-whitish costal dot or small spot at middle of first segment, 

 and a slender ochreous-whitish bar near its apex ; cilia fuscous, with numerous 

 scattered blackish scales, forming a bar at lower angle of tip of first segment, 

 rounded dark fuscous black-edged spots at tip of second and tornus, ar.d two 

 undefined projections on its dorsum. Hindwings with segments linear ; dark 

 fuscous; cilia fuscous, on third segment mixed with black scales at base" on 

 both margins, with a large triangular black scale-tooth on lower margin at ^, 

 and a small one beneath apex. 



Nine specimens, Peradeniya, Ceylon, in August and October (Green). Larva 

 feeds in fleshy fruits of Dillenia retusa, in August ; when about to pupate, it 

 leaves the fruit and attaches itself to any neighbouring support (Green). 

 Alucita L. 



I follow Lord Walsingham's most recently expressed views in adopting the 

 name Alucita for the genus standing in my Handbook as Pterophorus and the 

 name Pterophorus for the genus there called Alucita. 

 Alucita sesamitisn. sp. 



$. 21mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-whitish. 

 Legs white, anterior and middle pair with a blackish line. Forewings with 

 segments moderately narrow ; ochreous-whitish ; a fuscous discal dot at 3 ; 

 a small fuscous spot at base of upper margin of second segment ; first segment 

 with a blackish dot on costa beyond its middle, and another on its lower margin 

 before apex ; second segment with a blackish dot in middle of its lower margin, 



