42 EXOTIC MICHOLKPIDOI'TERA. 



Cevlon, Miiskfiliya, from January to June, and in September and 

 October {Pole) ; nine specimens. 



THALEROSTOMA, n. g. 



Head rounded, with appressed scales; ocelli Bmall, posterior; 

 tongue developed. Antennae Jl, in c? serrulate, minutely ciliated, 

 basal joint very elongate, with sliglit i)ecton. Labial palpi very 

 long, recurved, second joint thickened with dense scales, rather 

 rough beneath, and expanded with rough hairscales towards apex 

 above, terminal joint as long as second, moderate, acute, Maxillary 

 palpi very short, lilitorm, appressed to tongue. I'osterior tibiaj 

 clothed Avith rough hairs above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 

 2 from tow^ards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. 

 Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-5 parallel, 6 and 7 

 stalked. 



Allied to Limnoecia. 



Thalerostoma orthocentra, n. sp. 



5 $ . 14-16 mm. Head ochreous-wdiite. Palpi ochreous- 

 wdiite, base dark fuscous, terminal joint with an undefined dark 

 fuacous median band. Thorax dark fuscous, with broad ochreous- 

 white dorsal stripe. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, three basal seg- 

 ments pale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 

 fuscous, anterior half dark fuscous ; a moderate ochreous-whitish 

 streak along dorsum, attenuated to tornus ; an irregular sufiuscd 

 dark fuscous spot in disc before | ; an augulated slender whitish 

 subterminal line, apical area beyond this dark fuscous : cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, round apex with three or four cloudy shades of 

 dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings grey ; cilia ochrcous-grej'- 

 whitish, 



S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 7000 feet, in March and April 

 (Andrewes) ; five specimens. 



Limnoecia heterosticta, n. sp. 



6 2 . 6-7 mm. Head and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, face 

 pale shining grey, thorax with white posterior spot. Palpi w^hitish, 

 in c? with second joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint 

 with dark fuscous lateral line, towards apex dark fuscous dotted 

 with white on anterior edge, in 5 with terminal joint dark fuscous 

 dotted with white on anterior edge. Abdomen grey, in cT bronzy- 

 shining. Forewings lanceolate, acute; dark fuscous, faintly 

 purplish-tinged ; two moderate transverse ochreous-white fasciae, 

 narrowed on costa, first near base, second at 5^ ; in J a small 

 cloudy white spot on costa at | : cilia grey. Hindu ings and 

 cilia grey. 



S. India, Coimbatore, in September (FletcJier) ; Ceylon, Mas- 

 keliya, iu February (Pole) ; three specimens. Allied to the African 

 aniidesma, which I have also lately received from Kauara (Max- 

 well). 



