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bar crossed on segments 1-4 by three, on segments 5 and 6 by only 

 two, narrower blackish-brown bars. Cilia white, pale brownish 

 opposite dark bars. 



A distinct little species, easily recognized by its pure-white colour 

 and the conspicuous dark fascia across the centre of the hind wing. 



Described from two examples (of which the former is the type) 

 taken by myself at light on Sober Island, in Trincomalee Harbour, 

 on November 4 and December 8, 1906. Mr. Meyrick, who has 

 kindly examined the type, remarks that he has an apparently 

 similar specimen collected in the Central Province by Mr. G. B. 

 de Mowbray. 



Orneodes sycophanta, Meyr. 



(Plate H, figure 7.) 



Orneodes sycophanta, Meyrick, B. J., XVII. , 133. 



" Male and female. 15-18 mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi 

 smooth-scaled, white, apex of basal and second joints and subapical 

 ring of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennse stout, serrate, 

 whitish-ochreous, basal joint white. Abdomen white, segments 

 2-4 partially or wholly dark fuscous above (number of dark segments 

 variable). Fore wings white ; first segment fuscous, with four 

 blackish white-edged spots, fourth apical ; second segment fuscous, 

 with three dark fuscous bands, limited by white spots edged with 

 blackish-fuscous ; segments 3-6 crossed by two anterior series of 

 undefined dark fuscous dots, and four posterior pale grayish-ochreous 

 fasciae, edged with dark fuscous, but these vary much in distinctness, 

 and are often partially obsolete ; usually a distinct blackish-fuscous 

 spot on middle of sixth segment. Hindwings white, with six 

 transverse series of pale ochreous spots, speckled with black." 



To the above I would add that the third palpal joint is about § the 

 length of the second ; that the head is white, the crown with large 

 ill-defined blackish spots above and between bases of antennse ; that 

 the legs are whitish, the fore-femur exteriorly blackish on terminal 

 half, the fore-tibia blackish with a long scale-tuft on inner side ; and 

 that the first segment of the forewing is about twice the breadth of 

 the second segment. 



This species only appears to be known from Maskeliya, where it 

 has been taken by Mr. Pole in January, April, May, and July. 



I am indebted to Mi-. Meyrick for the loan of the specimen from 

 which the figure has been drawn. 



Orneodes toxophila, Meyr. 



(Plate H, figure 8.) 



Orneodes toxophila, Meyrick, B. J., XVII., 133. 



" Male. 15-16 mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi with 

 appressed scales, white, towards base sprinkled with fuscous. 



