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three or four undefined groups from this to beyond tornus. Hind- 

 wings light grey ; cilia pale grey, 



S. India, Shevaroys, in May {Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



Epevmenia dracontias, n. sp. 



$ . 14 mm. Head pale grey. Palpi and thorax pale grey 

 sprinkled with black. Abdomen pale grey. Fore wings nari'ow- 

 laiiceolate ; 7 and 8 stalked; grey, somewhat sprinkled with 

 blackish ; a black streak along basal fourth of dorsum ; several 

 small spots of black irroration along costa ; three small black spots 

 circled with white placed in a longitudinal row in disc from |- to | ; 

 a thick blackish longitudinal streak extending between and beyond 

 these to near apex, between first two extended as a fascia to costa 

 and dorsum, this followed on dorsum by a semioval white spot 

 containing two black dots ; strong dorsal projections of grey scales 

 tipped with black before middle, at |, and before tornus : cilia light 

 grey (imperfect). Hindwings and cilia light grey. 



S. India, Ootacamund, 7500 feet, in December {Fletcher); one 

 specimen, 



Epermenia ellocliistis, n. sp. 



6 • 13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light grey-brownish, 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous and blackish. Abdomen grey, anal 

 tuft grey- whitish. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; 7 and 

 8 stalked ; pale brownish, sprinkled wdth dark grey ; an oblique 

 brown spot irrorated with blackish from dorsum before middle ; an 

 elongate blotch of blackish irroration extending along costa from 

 before middle to | ; some ochreous-brown longitudinal suffusion 

 between posterior portion of this and dorsum ; second discal stigma 

 rather large, black, pale-circled ; some brown suff'usiou towards 

 middle of termen ; a patch of blackish irroration towards apex, and 

 a blackish dot at apex ; a strong triangular projection of blackish- 

 tipped scales at \ of dorsum, three smaller projections between this 

 and tornus, and some scales at tornus : cilia pale brownish becoming- 

 grey towards tornus, round apex strongly irrorated with black, 

 tending to form lines. Hindwings grey, paler anteriorly ; cilia 

 light grey. 



Assam, Khasis, in October ; one specimen. 



Epermenia leucomantis, n. sp. 



S . 8 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish. Forewings elon- 

 gate-lanceolate ; 7 and 8 stalked ; grey-whitish irrorated with 

 blackish ; suffused elongate white spots on costa at | and middle, 

 and smaller spots on dorsum at \ and beyond middle ; costa suffused 

 with blackish towards base, and a spot of blackish suffusion between 

 the white spots ; apical f of wing grey irrorated with black, with 

 some scattered whitish scales : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 dark fuscous ; a wliite spot on costa at | : cilia dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings beneath dark fuscous, with a broad white fascia beyond 

 middle, extended as a streak along dorsum towards base. 



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