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joint half second. Antennae pale brownish-ochreous. Abdomen fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate, posteriory considerably dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, hardly oblique ; ochreous-brown ; base of 

 dorsum suffused with fuscous ; a nearly straight somewhat irregular thick 

 fuscous line from beyond £ of costa to | of dorsum ; a spot of fuscous suffusion 

 on middle of costa ; a curved series of elongate fuscous spots between veins 

 from | of costa to tornus: cilia ochreous-brown, tips whitish-ochreous. Hind- 

 wings daik fuscous, lighter towards base ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with two 

 faint fuscous lines. 



One specimen, Peradeniya, Ceylon, in February (Green). 



Anticr,ites n. g. 



Head with appres=ed scales ; ocelli present ; tongue developed. Antenna? 

 f, in ft moderately ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, subascending. with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter 

 than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae loosely 

 scaled above. Forewings with \b furcate, 2 from angle, 7 to termen, 11 from 

 before m.ddle of cell. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia £ ; 3 and 4 short- 

 stalked, 8 connected with 7 beyond cell. 



Not obviously allied to any genus known to me. 



A nticrates chrysantha n. sp. 



ft. 16 mm Head and palpi deep yellow. Antennas dark fuscous, basal 

 joint yellow. Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abiomen dark fuscous, anal 

 tuft pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique, rounded beneath ; dark purplish- 

 fuscous ; markings clear yellow ; a very broad fascia about f, unevenly 

 narrowed towards costa ; a triangular praetornal spot, reaching half across 

 wing, and a small costal spot opposite to it : cilia dark purplish-fuscous, round 

 apex pale yellowish on outer half. Hindwings thinly clothed with hairscales, 

 dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; a patch towaids base obscurely suffused 

 with whitish yellowish; cilia purplish-fuscous with darker suffused subbasal line. 



One specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole). 



Stachyotis n. g. 



Head with loosely appressed scales ; ocelli present ; tongue developed. 

 Antennae |, in ft pubescent, basal joint short, with dense pecten of scales. 

 Labial palpi moderately long, subascending thickened with rough scales 

 anteriorly, terminal joint as long as second, pointed. Maxillary palpi short, 

 porrected, scaled. Posterior tibia; clothed with long hairs above. Forewings 

 with 2, 3, 4 approximated from angle, 5 absent, 7 to termen, 8 and 9 short- 

 stalked, 11 widely remote, from before middle of cell. Hindwings 1, elongate- 

 ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate. 5, 6, 7 parallel, 8 free. 



Perhaps related to the New Zealand genus Orthenches. 



Stachyotis epichrysa n. sp. 



ft. 19 mm. Head white, face sprinkled with grey. Palpi white, second 

 joint greyish-tinged and irrorated with blackish, terminal joint wiih subbasals 



