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dark grey on basal half. Hindwings pale brassy fuscous, paler anteriorly ; cilia 

 fuscous-whitish, with light fuscous subbasal shade. 



One specimen, Kandy, Ceylon, in October (Green). 



Amphoritis nycterodes n. sp. 



$ 13 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, mixed 

 with dark grey, towards base ochreous-tinged, terminal joint with blackish 

 sub-apical ring. Forewings sub-oblong, moderate, costa gently arched, more 

 strongly towards base, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, slightly oblique; 

 dark fuscous, slightly ferruginous tinged ; stigmata small, blackish-fuscous, 

 plical rather beyond first discal, second discal margined beneath by a dot of 

 somewhat raised whitish scales ; an indistinct blackish-fuscous angulated sub- 

 terminal line, rather near and parallel to posterior part of costa and termen ; 

 cilia grey mixed with darker, tips whitish-grey. Hindwings rather dark 

 coppery-fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



One specimen, Haragam, Ceylon, in July (Green). 



Xylorycta Meyr. 



I propose to widen the definition of the genus Xylorycta, so far as to unite 

 with it the genera Lichenaula, Telecrates, Clerarcha, Piectophila,&nA Clialarotona. 

 These were all published by me at the same time, and I select the name of 

 Xylorycta for the resulting group because I made that typical of the family 

 and therefore gave it precedence. The structural characters are thus extended 

 in the following particulars : Antennal ciliations of $ variable (£—3) ; 7 of 

 forewings to apex or termen ; 6 and 7 of hindwings approximated, connate, or 

 stalked. 



Xylorycta paracyrta n. sp. 



$ 23 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen whitish-ochreous. Palpi white, 

 second joint light fuscous except towards apex. Antennal ciliations 2. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, costa rather strongly arched, apex evenly round- 

 ed, termen strongly rounded so as to be prominent beneath apex ; 2 from f, 

 7 to apex ; whitish-ochreous ; a small round cloudy fuscous spot in disc 

 beyond middle ; a faint curved transverse shade of fuscous suffusion at |, 

 parallel to posterior part of costa and termen ; cilia whitish-ochreous, on costa 

 and round apex suffused with ferruginous brown, tips dark grey round apex. 

 Hindwings and cilia pale whitish-ochreous ; 3 and 4 stalked, 6 and 7 stalked. 



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



Xylorycta psilotis n. sp. 



$ 16-17 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-whitish, head loosely 

 haired. Palpi white, lower | of second joint fuscous. Antennae strongly 

 biciliated (3). Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex 

 rounded obtuse, termen rounded, hardly oblique ; 2 from f, 7 to termen ; 

 pale whitish-ochreous, thinly scaled ; discal stigmata indicated by two or three 

 blackish scales, first sometimes absent ; an almost, marginal series of dark grey 

 or blaekish dots along termen, sometimes little marked ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 

 Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish ; 3 and 4 stalked, 6 and 7 stalked. 



