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whitish, shoulders suffused with fuscous. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; 9 and 10 out of 8 ; ochreous-whitish, thinly strewn 

 with fuscous strigulse ; costal edge suffused with ochreous ; a moderate 

 fuscous spot on base of costa and two on costa at ^ and f, reaching half 

 across wing, enclosing pale dots on costa ; a fuscous spot on middle of 

 dorsum, reaching £ across wing : cilia ochreous-whitish, on costa spotted with 

 fuscous. Hindwings pale greyish-ochreous ; cilia ochreous-whitish, basal half 

 more ochreous. 



Two specimens, Peradeniya and Koolanda, Ceylon, in June and October 

 (Green). 



Melasma autadelpha n. sp. 



ft. 22 — 25 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow, face fuscous. Palpi very short, 

 fuscous. Antennae pale ochreous, pectinations 1£. Thorax pale fuscous, an- 

 teriorly suffused with darker. Abdomen light fuscous. Forewings moderately 

 elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; 9 and 10 out of 8 ; pale fuscous, indistinctly 

 mottled with darker ; cilia whitish-fuscous. Hindwings pale fuscous ; cilia 

 pale greyish-ochreous. 



Three specimens, Koni, Burma (Manders). Very similar superficially to 

 M. ochrocoma, but structurally distinct. 



Melasma platyzona n. sp. 



9. 18 — 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides with a few dark fuscous hairs. 

 Palpi moderate, whitish-ochreous, second joint irrorated with dark fuscous. 

 Antennae pale ochreous. Thorax pale yellow-ochreous, more or less mixed 

 with fuscous and sometimes with dark fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous 

 or whitish-ochreous. Forewings moderately elongate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 stalked ; 

 ochreous-white, with a very few scattered dark fuscous scales ; three brownish 

 fasciae irrorated or suffused with dark fuscous ; first broad, basal, outer edge 

 somewhat oblique ; second broad, from middle of costa to before tornus ; 

 third narrow, terminal, irregular and more or less interrupted : cilia ochreous- 

 white, with a few dark fuscous scales. Hindwings light brassy -grey ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, with traces of a fuscous shade. 



Four specimens, Peradeniya and Galboda, Ceylon, in August and December 

 (Green). 



Melasma energa n. sp. 



ft. 20-23 mm. Head pale ochreous, somewhat mixed with dark fuscous. 

 Palpi moderately long, dark fuscous, terminal joint pale ochreous. Antennie 

 pale ochreous, pectinations in ft 5. Thorax pale ochreous mixed with fuscous 

 and dark fuscous. Abdomen pale fuscous, anal tuft pale ochreous. Forewings 

 moderately elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen 

 obliquely rounded ; 9 and 10 usually stalked ; whitish-ochreous irrorated with 

 fuscous, and strewn with coarse irregular dark fuscous strigulae, sometimes little 



