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above middle of dorsum, with some scattered ochreoiis scales before 

 and Ih'J-oikI il ; a somewhat olJiquo transverse blotch from ccsta 

 before middle reaching' half across wing, its angle sleiulerl}' con- 

 nected with preceding; a small spot on costa at -| ; a biind of 

 irregular marking extending from f of costa to tornus, and spots 

 on middle of termen and at apex : cilia grey-whitish, somewhat 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous. Kindwings light grey ; cilia pale grey. 

 Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, in October {Fletcher)-^ one specimen. 



Tinea frugivora, n. sp. 



5 2 . 9-12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous or pale brownish- 

 ochreons. Palpi dark fuscous, apex whitish-ochreou.s. Antennae 

 dark grey. Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia pur[>lish-fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 sometimes 

 stalked ; purplish-fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous, sometimes 

 tending to form longitudinal series of small dots; a rather broad 

 irregular whitish-ochreous dorsal streak from near base to tornus, 

 upper margin with a semicircular indentation in middle filled with 

 dark fuscous (plical stigma); second discal stigma large, dark fuscous, 

 sometimes followed by some ochreous-whitish scales ; a suffused 

 whitish-ochreous spot on costa above this, extending more or less com- 

 pletely to it; some variable wliitish-ochreons marbling in apical area : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous, with strong antemedian and faint post- 

 median grey lines, basal third suffusedly spotted with dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings with 5 and 6 separate ; ochreous-whitish-grey with 

 brassy or bronzy rellections; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



S. India, Coimbatore, one taken in July; and a series bred in 

 November and December from fruits of Trichosanthes (containing 

 larva) of a Bactrocera (Triipaneidae), which were reared) collected 

 at Lashio, 3000 feet, Burma, in August {Fletcher), but probably the 

 dried remains of the fruits were attacked later on the journey or at 

 Pusa. The species approaches in character of neuration the genus 

 Mono/)is, as well as in superficial resemblance to the ferriuiinella 

 group, but the forewings have no discal impression, nor are veins 

 3 and 4 stalked. 



Tinea isopela, n. sp. 



6 • 8-9 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi fuscous, apex whitish. 

 Antenuoe whitish-grej'. Thorax and abdomen whitish-grey- 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrou', costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely rounded ; 4 absent, 7 and 

 8 stalked ; glossy vvhitish-grey-ochreous, somewhat obscurely grey- 

 sprinkled posteriorly; costa suffused with grey on basal half: 

 cilia whitish- grey -oclireous, becoming whitish towards tips. 

 Hindwings with 4 absent, cell o[)en between 3 and 5 ; pale whitish- 

 grey-ochreous; cilia concolorous, 



N.W. India, Tarnab, Peshawar district, in JFay and June 

 {Fletcher) ; two specimens. 



