56 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOrXERA. 



terniiiial joint, nearly as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary 

 palpi rudimentary. Anterior tarsi slender, longer than tibiae ; 

 j)Osferior tibia? clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 1 h 

 iurcate, 2 from |, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to ternien, 

 11 from before middle. Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, 

 cilia I ; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 short-stalked. 

 Type .vi/stojxda Me^r. 



J PERIXESTIS, n. g. 



Head loosely rough-haired on crown, face with appressed hairs ; 

 ocelli small, inferior ; tongue absent. Antennae g, in J shortly 

 bipectinated, pectinations ending in tufts of cilia, basal joint rather 

 large, stout. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint 

 exceeding base of antennae, with appressed scales, terminal joint 

 rather shorter than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudi- 

 mentary. Thorax not hairy beneath. Anterior tarsi longer than 

 tibia3, posterior tibiae clothed with rough scales above. Forewings 

 with 1 b furcate, 2 from |, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 

 termen, 1] from middle. Hindwings slightly over 1, elongate- 

 ovate, cilia I ; 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 

 short-stalked. 



Type eiicepliala Turn. I note here that the genera PlectopMla 

 l\reyr. (type ehctella Walk.) and Telecrates Meyr. (type laetioreUa 

 Walk.) are good and tenable genera, not to be merged in XylorycUi. 



^ POTNIARCHA, n. g. 



Head loosely haired ; ocelli small, inferior ; tongue rudimentary. 

 Antennae g, basal joint short, broad, concave beneath, rough-scaled 

 anteriorly. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint exceeding 

 base of antennae, with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than 

 second, slender, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Thorax 

 jiot hairy beneath. Middle and posterior tibiae clothed with rough 

 hairs above. Forewings with 1 h furcate, 2 from angle, 2-5 equi- 

 distant, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings 

 somewhat over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 

 5 parallel, 6 and 7 connate. 



Type likrastis Meyr. 



Odites oligeclis, n. sp. 



S . 17 mm. Head grej-- whitish. Palpi white, basal | of second 

 joint dark grey. Antennal ciliations 4. Thorax whitish-fuscous. 

 F'orewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, teinien 

 sinuate, oblique ; whitish-fuscous, irregularly irrorated with 

 fuscous, especially towards dorsum anteriorly and on veins poste- 

 riorly ; costa finely whitish from base to |, edge blackish towards 

 base ; stigmata small, dark fuscous, plical obliquely beyond first 

 discal ; an indistinct streak of dark fuscous snff'usion from second 

 discal stigma to 4 of dorsum ; some scattered dark fuscous scales 



