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white, anterior femora and the tibia? infuscated above. Forewings 

 and hindwings whitish-ochreous, erossed by six white irregular lines 

 edged with fuscous irroration, sixth terminal ; base of forewing 

 mixed with dark fuscous, costa spotted alternately with white and 

 dark fuscous; cilia alternately whitish-ochreous and whitish." 



This species was originally described from a single specimen taken 

 at Pundaluoya in February by Green. I have examples from 

 Madulsima in November, 1906 (Vaughan) , a,nd from Haldummulla 

 in October-November, 1908 (Ormiston), and Mr. Meyrick writes that 

 he has it also from Maskeliya. 



Orneodes mesolychna, Meyr. 



(Plate G, figure 4.) 



Orneodes mesolychna, Meyrick, T. E. S., 1907, 508. 



"Male and female. 9-11 mm. Head ochreous- whitish, crown 

 suffusedly mixed with blackish-gray. Palpi moderate, curved, 

 ascending, transverse-flattened, terminal joint somewhat shorter 

 than second ; whitish, with apical band of second joint and median 

 band of terminal joint blackish-gray. Antenna 3 ochreous-white. 

 Abdomen rather dark fuscous, third segment ochreous-white, 

 segments 4-6 edged posteriorly towards middle with white, towards 

 sides with black, ventral sm^face ochreous-white. Legs whitish, 

 anterior femora and tibia? suffused with dark gray externally , apex 

 of middle femora with a dark gray dot. Forewings ochreous- 

 yellow ; basal area irrorated with blackish ; a moderate fascia of 

 blackish irroration edged with white before J ; first segment with 

 three, other segments crossed by two rather broad fascia 1 of blackish 

 irroration edged by white Tines margined with two rows of black 

 scales ; a slender blackish subapical fascia, and tips of segments also 

 blackish : cilia dark gray, barred with whitish on white markings. 

 Hindwings whitish, with about ten irregular transverse bars of 

 blackish irroration, alternate interspaces ochreous-yellowish : cilia 

 as in forewings, but whitish bars wider." 



In Ceylon this species has as yet been taken only at Maskeliya : 

 outside of Ceylon it is known from the Khasi Hills in Assam. 



1 have seen no examples from Ceylon, and am indebted to Mr. 

 Meyrick for the loan of a Khasi specimen for figuring. 



Orneodes pinalea, Meyr. 



(Plate G, figure 5.) 



Orneodes pinalea, Meyrick, T. E. S., 1907, 506. 



" Male and female. 13-18 mm. Head white, crown more or less 

 mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi moderately long, ascending, loosely 

 scaled anteriorly, terminal joint half second ; white, second joint 

 externally more or less sprinkled with gray, terminal joint with a 

 dark gray median band. Antenna? pale whitish-ochreous. Thorax 



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