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varying degree in some species of Timyra, Crocanthes, and other allied genera, 

 and is certainly only a specific character. Cacogamia, Snell, would seem from 

 the descriptions to be a synonym of this genus. 

 Tipha monetella. Felcl. 



{Anarsia monetella. Feld., Keis. Nov. pi. CXXXIX, 19.) 

 Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole). 

 Tipha pharetrata, n. sp. 



$9. 20-21 mm. Head light ochreous-orange, crown in $ suffused with 

 purple-fuscous. Palpi in ft obliquely ascending, clothed with dense long 

 projecting scales beneath so as to be spoon-shaped, obtuse, terminal joint minute, 

 concealed ; dark shining steel-grey, towards base light ochreous-orange, in 9 

 wholly light ochreous orange. AntenniB ochreous-yellow, more or less suf- 

 fused with grey towards tip. Thorax ochreous-orange, patagia purplish- 

 fuscous. Abdomen whitish-yellowish, mixed with grey, especially in $. Legs 

 ochreous-yellowish, anterior tibiae in ft with recurved flap of dense yellowish 

 gcay scales beneath ; posterior tibiae orange, with shining bronze marks above 

 near bas9 and beyond middle, slightly rough aud with bJack spots above on 

 origin of spurs. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 2, 4, 5 approximated, 7 to costa, 

 8 absent, 9 separate ; orange, lighter and more ochreous-tinged towards costa ; 

 markings shining silvery-bronze ; a spot on base of costa ; a line along sub- 

 median fold from rather near base to beyond middle of wing; a longitudinal 

 discal line from beyond £ to §', dilated at extremities, and a longitudinal spot 

 above its posterior extremity ; six streaks on veins starting from beyond |, and 

 running to posterior part of costa and termen : cilia ochreous. Hindwings in 

 ft with 2, 4, 5 approximated, 6 and 7 connate, in $ 3 and 4 short-stalked ; 

 in ft light yellowish-fuscous, in $ grey ; cilia pale brownish-ochreous, in $ 

 pale yellowish round apex and upper part of termen; in ft with large expan- 

 sible subdorsal pecten of pale yellowish hairs. 



Two specimens, Kandy and Peradeniya, Ceylon (Green). 

 Tipha spectralis, n. sp. 



ft. 21 mm. Head shining golden. Palpi clothed with dense long project- 

 ing scales beneath so as to be spoon-shaped, obtuse, terminal joint concealed ; 

 shining metallic grey, above and beneath suffused with ochreous-yellow. 

 Antennae dark fuscous, with obscure median band of pale ochreous suffusion. 

 Thorax ochreous-orange, sides and posterior extremity shining metallic grey. 

 Abdomen ochreous-yellowish. Legs yellowish, anterior tibiae dark grey above, 

 with flap of recurved pale ochreous-yellowish hairs beneath, posterior tibiae and 

 basal joint of tarsi clothed with long hairs above. Forewings elongate, narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 2 and 

 4 connate, 5 parallel, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen; light shining bronzy- 

 fuscous ; costa suffused with ochreous-yellow, except a basal spot ; dorsum 

 suffused with ochreous-yellow anteriorly, connected with costal suffusion 

 near base, and by a bar at i ; an indistinct ocbreous-yellowish transverse 



