INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 591 



GrELECHIADiE. 



Sitotroga cerealella. 01. 



Newera Eliya, Ceylon, in March and June (Green). This now cosmopolitan 

 insect (stated by Mr. Green to be destructive to rice) will probably be found 

 generally distributed, though liable to be overlooked ; the larva feeds on grain 

 of all kinds, and may do great damage in granaries. 



Chaliniastis metroddta, n. sp. 



A. 15 mm. Head fuscous, sides ochreous-yellow. Palpi pale ochrecus- 

 yellow, second joint with lower § and almost apical ring fuscous externally, 

 terminal joint as long as second, with base and anterior edge, except towards 

 base dark fuscous. Antennae dark grey. Thorax purplish-fuscous. Abdomen 

 fuscous, darker posteriorly, apex ochreous-yellow. Posterior tibiae shortly 

 rough-scaled above. Forewings elongate, narrowed anteriorly, posteriorly 

 rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, some- 

 what oblique, rounded beneath ; fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; costal edge 

 ochreou3 orange, somewhat suffused into ground colour ; straight parallel 

 transverse whitish-ochreous lines at § and beyond f, first followed by a tri- 

 angular dorsal ochreous-brown patch, reaching f across wing, edged with dark 

 fuscous posteriorly, second rather broadly edged with dark fuscous posteriorly ; 

 second discal stigma dark fuscous, edged with whitish-ochreous ; a dark fus- 

 cous line round termen and apex, interrupted by ochreous-yellow dots ; cilia 

 ochreous-yellow, beneath tomus dark fuscous. Hindwings somewhat over 1, 

 fuscous, slightly brassy-tinged ; cilia i, whitish-fuscous, with two fuscous 

 shades. 



One specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in March (Pole). 



Thiotricha orthiaslis, n. sp. 



£. 13 mm. Head shining, bronzy-fuscous, with pale reflections. Palpi 

 light bronzy-grey, base whitish. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax and abdomen 

 bronzy-fuscous. Forewings elongate, very narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 9 out of 6 ; dark fuscous ; 

 a broad ochreous-white streak occupying costal half from base, from middle 

 onwards gradually attenuated and leaving costal edge, not quite reaching apex ; 

 a fine white strigula between this and apical fifth of costa ; a black apical 

 mark ; cilia grey, round apex ochreous-white with two dark fuscous lines. 

 Hindwings almost 1, cilia 2£ : grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia grey. 



One specimen, Rawalpindi, Punjab (Manders). 



Epithectis stucliosa, n. sp. 



<J9. 9-10 mm. Head, palpi, antenna;, thorax, and abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish, tinged with pale fuscous. Forewings elongate, lanceolate; pale whitish- 

 ochreous, brownish-tinged, towards apex with scales somewhat roughened ; 

 an obscure streak of fuscous suffusion from disc beyond middle to apex ; 

 cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings with apex somewhat produced termen 

 sinuate, 5 basally obsolescent ; pale whitish-ochreous ; cilia pale whitish- 

 ochreous. 



