INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 609 



Allied to Hilarographa, of which it may be a development. 

 Archimaga pyraclis n. sp. 



* 16—17 mm. Head brownish-ochreous, sides of crown fuscous, collar edged 

 with ferruginous. Palpi white, basal joint ochreous, second joint ochreous or 

 fuscous above. Antennae ochreous. T borax white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, i aintly 

 sinuate, apes round-pointed, termen deeply and abruptly concave, oblique, 

 rounded-prominent beneath ; white, towards dorsum and termen greyish-tinged ; 

 dorsum irregularly spotted with dark fusc<us suffusion, extending about ^ 

 across wing, largest spot prastornal ; six reddish-orange oblique wedge-shaped 

 strigulae from posterior half of costa, marked with rather dark fuscous on costa, 

 first two larger and more oblique, becoming whitith-ochreous downwards, sixth 

 abruptly angulated and running to apex : produced apical area otherwise 

 tinged with leaden-grey, and marked beneath with a longitudinal ochreous-yellow 

 blackish-edged bar ; terminal area tinged with whitish-ochreous ; a black 

 prajterminal dot in middle, and two towards tornus ; cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 basally brown at apex and yellow beneath it (imperfect). Hii dwings whitish 

 ochreous, tinged with grey towards tornus, with a praeterminal series of faint 

 grey spots, apex yellower ; cilia whitish-ochreous, 



Two specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February and March (Pole). 

 Irianassa n. g. 



Head with appressed scales ; ocelli present ; tongue short. Antennas |, in $ 

 simple, basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, curved, 

 ascending, second joint with appressed scales, sligh'ly rough beneath, terminal 

 joint short, thick, obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibia? smooth- 

 scaled. Forewings with 2 from middle of cell, 3 from 1. 4 from angle, 7 to 

 termen, 8 to costa, 9 and 10 from near 8,11 iemote, from middle of cell, 

 secondary cell well-defined. Hindwings 1, ovate, cilia 4 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 

 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base, 8 free. 

 Allied to Hilarographa. 

 Irianassa sapphiropa n. sp. 



£. 17 mm. Head dark fuscous, with a bright deep blue bar above middle 

 of face, collar and sides of crown pale metallic blue. Palpi fuscous, towards 

 base whitish-fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax greenish-br< nze. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly considerably dilated, 

 costa posteriorly moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate beneath apex, 

 hardly oblique, rounded beneath ; dark bronzy-fuscous ; basal area within a 

 line from £ of costa to § of dorsum suffused with golden-green with strong 

 purple and blue reflections ; four curved outwardly oblique pale metallic-blue 

 transverse strigulas from near middle of dorsum ; two pale metallic-blue oblique 

 streaks from costa before middle, white on costa, second much longer, and two 

 others less oblique from costa beyond middle ; a pale metahic-blue oblique 

 streak from beneath costa beyond these, almost or quite meeting a short bluiih- 

 sihery downward streak from apex ; two short streaks from costa before 



