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mark below middle of disc : cilia pale shining bronzy, on costa and towards 

 tornus yellowish-suffused. Hindwings with termen rather abruptly sinuate, 

 2, 4, 5 approximated, 6 to apes, 7 absent ; light grey, yellowish-tinged, 

 towards costa suffused with yellow-ochreous ; a deep longitudinal median 

 groove throughout, beneath which towards base is a dense expansible pecten 

 of long yellowish hairs ; cilia pale ochreous. 



One specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole). 



Tipha pyrophanes, n. sp. 



$. 20 mm. Bead and thorax shining purplish-bronzy fuscous. Palpi 

 ochreous-yellow. Antennas fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs yellowish, anterior 

 femora and tibiae metallic grey, posterior tibiae smooth, deep yellow, apex dark 

 grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; 2 and 4 approximated, 5 parallel, 7 and 8 stalked, 

 7 to termen ; deep orange ; markings shining purplish-leaden-grey ; a very 

 small basal patch ; a small spot in disc at \ ; a very large patch occupying entire 

 apical f except towards margins anteriorly, enclosing an irregularly triangular 

 patch of ground colour in disc about § ; cilia shining grey. Hindwings with 6 

 and 7 stalked; grey ;cilia light grey, towards base suffused with whitislvochreous. 



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



Tipha phalaritis,~a.. sp. 



9. 18 mm. Head and throax bluish-bronzy-fuscous. (Palpi broken.) 

 Antennae rather dark fuscous, with whitish median band. Abdomen dark 

 grey. Legs orange, femora and anterior tibiae grey, apex of middle and pos- 

 terior tibiae dark grey, posterior tibiae with a tuft of grey hairs above on origin 

 of median spurs, tarsi whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded, termen very obliquely rounded ; 2 and 4 approximated, 

 5 parallel, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen ; deep reddish-orange ; markings pur- 

 plish-fuscous ; a very small basal patch ; a discal dot at \ ; a reniform blotch 

 in disc slightly before middle ; a terminal blotch occupying posterior fourth of 

 wing : cilia pale shining fuscous, with brassy-purplish reflections. Hindwings 

 with 6 and 7 stalked ; rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous, paler towards tips. 



One specimen, Kandy, Ceylon, in September (Greenj. 



Tipha brochias, n. sp. 



$ . 20 mm. Head shining bronze, sides yellowish. Palpi with second 

 joint loosely haired, terminal joint minute ; ochreous-yellow, towards base 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous. Antennae pale ochreous, towards base and 

 apex becoming dark fuscous. Thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, tips of palagia 

 tinged with brassy-ochreous. Abdomen dark fuscous, apex ochreous-yellow. 

 Legs ochreous-yellow, anterior femora and tibiae dark fuscous above, apex of 

 middle femora and tibiae dark fuscous, posterior tibiae beyond median spurs, 

 and basal joint of posterior tarsi dark fuscous, scales slightly raised on origin 

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

 termen very obliquely rounded ; 2 and 4 approximated, 5 parallel, 7 and 8 

 stalked, 7 to termen ; orange, paler towards costa ; markings bronzy-fuscous, 



