20 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



closely followod by a small blackish spot on lower angle of cell ; 

 two oi" three small blackish marks on lower portion of termen : 

 cilia grey (imperfect). Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; rather 

 dark grey ; cilia grey. 



SiKKiM, Darjiling, 5000 feet, in October {Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



Argyroploce scolecitis, n. sp. 



5 . 20 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-ochreous suffusedly 

 mixed with fuscous and dark fuscous. Abdomen bronzy-fuscous. 

 Forewings rather elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded- 

 obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; whitish-ochreoiTS suf- 

 fusedly mixed with fuscous, dorsal f wholly suffused with dark 

 fuscous except near base of dorsum ; about six irregularly curved 

 transverse series of small dark indigo-leaden partially connected 

 spots ; a black longitudinal median streak from base to middle of 

 wing, and another from above extremity of this to near termen, 

 marked with a small white dot on end of cell ; a short blackish 

 dash above this towards apex, terminated by a whitish mark on 

 termen : cilia fuscous mixed with wdiitish and partially barred 

 with dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; 

 dark fuscous, costal area broadly ochreous-whitish ; cilia ochreous- 

 -o'hitish with dark fuscous subbasal line, at apex suffused with 

 fuscous. 



Bengal, Chapra (Mncl'enzie) ; one specimen. 



Argyroploce ebenina, n. sp. 



(S 2 • 11-12 mm. Head, paljji, and thorax dark slaty-fuscous, 

 palpi curved, ascending. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings rather 

 elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen nearly straight, scarcely oblique ; dark fuscous, 

 with irregular glossy dark bluish-leaden markings, viz. a basal 

 patch formed of two fasciae, a sometimes interrupted transverse 

 fascia before middle, and two transverse subconfluent fasciate 

 patches occupying tornal area and reaching ^ across wing; a slight 

 whitish-crimson mark on apical edge: cilia dark bluish-leaden- 

 fuscous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; dark fuscous ; cilia 

 whitish-grey, with dark fuscous subbasal shade. 



Kanaka, Karwar, bred in July from larvge feeding gregariously 

 between spun leaves of Diospyros (Ebenacece); larva dark greenisli- 

 fuscous, with whitish hairs, head brown, plate of 2 black ; pupa 

 beneath folded edge of lGa,i (Maxwell) ; five specimens. 



Argyroploce semiculta Meyr. 

 Larva feeding among very tightly-spun terminal leaves of 

 Alseodaphne semecarpifolia (Laiiracece) ; pupa beneath folded edge 

 of same leaf {Maxwell). 



