BPBRMENIAD^. 60 



Epermeuia anacantha, ii. sp. 



c? . 12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous 

 irrorated with dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 whil.ish-ochreous tinged with grey. Posterior tibia) and tarsi with- 

 out spines. Eorewiugs narrowly elongate-lanceolate; 7 and 8 

 separate; light fuscous or greyish-ochreous, base suffused with tine 

 dark fuscous irroration, margins with faint coarse strigulation of 

 dark fuscous specks; cilia liglit greyish, sprinkled with blackish 

 specks, with moderate projection of blacki>.h-lipped scales from 

 dorsum slightly belore middle. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 



Cei'Lo.v, Maskeliya, in February (Pole); one specimen. The 

 absence of tibial and tarsal spines is exceptional, all the other 

 species of the genus having them more or less developed, but the 

 definition of the genus is not impaired by the inclusion of this 

 species, which otherwise accords well. 



Epimarptis septicodes, n. sp. 



2 . 1-1 mm. Head violet-bronzy-grey. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 

 aiiLerior edge of terminal joint dark grey. Thorax greyish-bronze, 

 shoulders dark grey. Abdomen grey, segmental margins and anal 

 tufc ochreous-whitish. Eorewiugs narrowly elongate-lanceolate, 

 widest near base, long-pointed ; 3 absent, 6 separate ; rather deep 

 yellow-ochreous ; base of costa suffused with blackisli-grey, and 

 some scattered scales along it to middle ; a narrow irregular 

 blackish-grey fascia from middle of dorsum towards middle of costa, 

 but not reaching it ; a transverse blackish-grey spot from torn us 

 not reaching cosla, and another crossing wing midway between 

 this and apex, connected with it by a terminal streak: cilia pale 

 oclu'eous, at apex with a grey bar, on dorsum with a projection of 

 blackish-grey scales before middle, and some scattered scales on 

 tornus. Hindwings grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, in February and April {Pole) ; two specimens. 

 Much like 2}hilocom((, but duller-coloured, and distinct by neuration; 

 m philocoma (of which 1 have now received a good bred series from 

 Mr. Maxwell, and have also examples from tlie Kliasis) the head, 

 thorax, and groundcolour of forewings are yellow. I have recog- 

 nised that this genus, whose affinities I was at first unable to 

 perceive, is justly referable to the Epermeniad<x. 



Notodryas aeria Meyr. 



I have omitted hitherto to record that I bred an example of 

 this species from a larva feeding at the base of the leaves of au 

 unknown shrub, gnawing the undersurface beneath a slight web. 



