92 EXOTIC MIOROLKPIDOPTERA. 



Fumea servicula, n. sp. 



6 . 9 mm. Head and tborai^light grey. Antcnnal pectinations 

 4, several apical joints simple, ciliaterl. Eorewings ratlier elongate, 

 moderately broad,, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 rounded, rather oblique ; rather light grey : cilia concolorous. 

 Hindwings and cilia rather light grey. 



S. India, Coimbatore, in September (Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



\/ HOMILOSTOLA, u. g. 



Head with short loosely appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue 

 al)sent. Antennae under ^, in ci" dentate, strongly ciliated, basal 

 joint short, with dense projecting anterior flap of scales. Labial 

 palpi short, ascending, with loose appressed scales, somewhat rough 

 beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, tolerably obtuse. 

 Maxillary palpi obsolete. Abdomen in ^ more or less hairy, and 

 with dense anal tuft of long hairs, ovipositor elongate. ■* Posterior 

 tibia) rough-haired above and beneath. Forewings with J b long- 

 furcate, 2 from angle, -4 and 5 approximated or short-stalked, 7 

 absent, 8 and 9 sometimes stalked, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, 

 ovate, cilia ^-|, frenulum in § of numerous hairs, 3 absent, -4 and 

 5 rather aj)proximated towards base, 6 and 7 parallel. 



Type taeniata. Allied to Lepidoscia, but the female is winged. 



i/ Homilostola taeniata, n. sp. 



S 18-24 mm., $ 24-34 mm. Head white, neck and sides 

 of face dark fuscous, collar sometimes greyish. Palpi dark fuscous. 

 Thorax whitish, more or less tinged or mixed with grey. Abdomen 

 in S gi'ey, in $ pale grey or whitish. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather 

 oblique ; 8 and 9 stalked ; light fuscous-grey, somewhat sprinkled 

 with Avhitish, and strewn with numerous blackish-grey dots or 

 strigulae tending to be arranged in longitudinal series ; dorsal and 

 terminal areas variably irrorated or suffused with whitish ; a more 

 or less strong suflused white streak from \ of costa to termen 

 beneath apex : cilia light grey more or less mixed with white 

 suffusion. Hindwings in S grey, in 5 light grey sometimes 

 whitish- suffused towards base ; cilia light grey, more whitish 

 towards tips. 



French Guiana, 11. Maroni ; eighteen specimens. 



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Homilostola autoplecta, n. sp. 

 (5 22 mm.. $ 32 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. Palpi pale 

 fuscous sprinkled with dark fuscous. Thorax pale fuscous, in S 

 marked on shoulders and posteriorly with black. Abdomen fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; 8 

 and 9 separate ; pale fuscous, strongly strigulated transversely 

 with dark fuscous, in $ more closely and finely ; in cf a dark 



