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deep bronze ; four rather narrow shining violet-silvery transverse 

 fasciae, near base, at ^, |^, and A. first three direct, fourth ratlier 

 inwards-oblique from costa : cilia fuscous, with a white spot on 

 costal extremity of fourth fascia. Hiudwings dark fuscous ; cilia 

 fuscous. 



Ceylon, ^NFaskeliya, in May (Pole); one specimen. 



CAPANICA, n. g. 



Head smooth, rounded ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. 

 Antenna} nearly 1, in J slender, serrulate, shortly ciliated, basal 

 joint elongate, somewhat swollen towards apex, without pecten. 

 Labial palpi very long, very slender, smooth, recurved, terminal 

 joint as long as second or longer, acute. Maxillary palpi 

 obsolete. Posterior tibife smooth, with tufts of long bristles on 

 origin of spurs, tarsi with very short bristles at apex of joints. 

 Porewings with 1 b narrow-fui'cate, 2 from towards angle, 6 some- 

 times out of 8, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind- 

 wings 4, nariow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2 and 3 parallel, 4 absent, 

 5 somewhat approximated, G and 7 stalked. 

 j^ Type (istrophaues. Allied to Xcstocasis. 



V Capanica astrophanes, n. sp. 



(S ?. 9-11 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. 

 Palpi bronzy-whitish, terminal joint as long as second. Abdomen 

 dark fuscous, beneath with oehreous-white segmental blotches. 

 Porewings very narrow, short-pointed, costa faintly sinuate ; 6 out 

 of 8 ; very deep bronze ; about eiglit silvery-blue-metallic dots, 

 viz. one in disc at ^, one in disc at |, one towards dorsum beneatli 

 this, one towards costa in middle, one near dorsum beyond tliis, 

 one in disc at |, one on tornus, and one in dis.c at ^ ; white spots 

 on costa before middle and at |, latter inwards-oblique: cilia dark 

 violet-grey, on termen whitish towards tips. Hindwinji,8 dark 

 fuscous ; cilia dark grey. 



PiRinsH GuTANA, Bartica and Mallali, in February and March 

 (ParisJi); three specimens. 



i/ Capanica lamprolitha, n. sp. 



cJ. 10 mm. Head shining indigo-blue-grey. Palpi silvcry- 

 grey-whitish, terminal joint longer than second. Thorax dark 

 ])urple-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath with whitish 

 segmental blotches. Eorewings lanceolate; 6 separate; dark 

 fuscous, with faint purple tinge ; a small pale blue-metallic dot 

 near dorsum towards base ; an irregular transverse pale greenisli- 

 metallic spot at |, nearly reaching costa and dorsum ; a small pale 

 blue-metallic dot in disc at f, a spot on fold beyond this, a small 

 dot in disc at |, and a spot on tornus ; a small white spot on costa 

 beyond middle, and a larger inwardly oblique one at | : cilia dark 



