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another beyond this, and a third at apex ; cilia whitish, towards tornus tinged 



with greyish-ochreous towards tips. Hindwings grey, third segment becoming 



ochreous-whitish towards base ; cilia whitish-grey, on dorsum of third segment 



becoming whitish towards base. 



One specimen, Koni, Burma, in September (Manders). 



Orneodid^e. 

 Orneodes thapsina n. sp. 



£. 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown ochreous-yellow. Palpi and 

 antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-orange, partially sprinkled with 

 fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-orange, segmental margins white. Legs whitish, 

 anterior femora and tibias dark fuscous above. Forewings orange-ochreous, 

 towards base partially suffused with fuscous, posterior § crossed by four irre- 

 gular whitish lines, partially obscurely edged with a fuscous tinge ; tips of 

 segments pale or whitish, with a minute dark fuscous terminal dot ; cilia alter- 

 nately whitish-ochreous and whitish. Hindwings whitish ; segments 1 — 5 with 

 six, segment 6 with three ochreous bars irregularly edged with dark fuscous 

 irroratiou ; cilia as in forewings. 



Two specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole). Only comparable 

 in general colouring with the Australian 0. xanthodes, from which, however, it 

 is quite distinct. 



Orneodes ischalea n. sp. 



$ . 13 mm. Head white, back of crown mixed with fuscous. Palpi white, 

 externally fuscous-tinged. Antennas whitish. Thorax whitish, mixed with 

 fuscous. Abdomen whitish, irrorated with fuscous, with a clear white trapezo- 

 idal dorsal patch before middle, and a spot beyond middle. Legs white, anterior 

 femora and tibiae infuscated above. Forewings and hindwings whitish-ochreous, 

 crossed by six white irregular lines edged with fuscous irroration, sixth terminal; 

 base of forewing mixed with dark fuscous, costa spotted alternately with white 

 and dark fuscous ; cilia alternately whitish-ochreous and whitish. 



One specimen, Pundalu-oya, Ceylon, in February (Green). 



Epiblemid.e. 

 Platypeplus Wals. 



Antennas in <£ simple or shortly fasciculate-ciliated. Palpi porrected or sub- 

 ascending. Thorax with posterior crest. Posterior tibise broadly dilated with 

 long dense rough scales, forming a brush on inner side, in $ with one or more 

 expansible hair pencils above. Forewings in £ without costal fold, termen 

 straight or slightly rounded, with dorsal scale-projection at f, 7 and 8 separate. 

 Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 5 approximated to 4, 6 and 7 approximated 

 towards base, in £ sometimes with subdorsal groove. 



Closely allied to Eucosma, from which it differs essentially by the brush- 

 like posterior tibiae. This character is not mentioned at all by Lord 

 Walsingham, but his genus was based on the single species aprohola Meyr., 

 which shows the structure clearly. I have also an undescribed Australian 

 species, and now add eight from Ceylon, so that the genus will doubtless prove 

 very extensive. 



