96 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



Eucrotala nucleata, n. sp. 



2 . 15 iniu. Head and palpi dark fuscous. Thorax greyish- 

 ochreous, anteriorly suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen lig-ht 

 greyish-ochreous. Forewiugs elongate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtuse, terraen obliquely rounded; light greyish-ochreous, 

 with slight violet reflections, with scattered coarse grey strigulge 

 sprinkled with blackish, especially along costa ; spots of blackish 

 irroration on costa at base, 4> and middle; an elongate blackish 

 blotch in disc beyond middle, with some raised scales: cilia whitish- 

 ochreous, on costa barred with grey. Hindwings pale brassy-grey ; 

 cilia whitish. 



Assam, Grurana Range, Goalpara District, bred in June from 

 Shorea robusta (? bark or wood, probably) (Beeson). 



Tineola exsculpta, n. sp. 



cJ . 10-11 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish-ochreous, face 

 concave, densely tufted. Palpi greyish, apex whitish-ochreous. 

 Abdomen light ochreous-grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 7 

 and 8 stalked ; pale greyish-ochreous, with scattered coarse ratlier 

 dark fuscous scales, especially towards apex ; a small dark fuscous 

 spot beneath costa near base ; stigmata large, dark fuscous, 

 plical ratlier obliquely before first discal : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 towards base with scattered coarse rather dark fuscous scales. 

 Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 



N.W. India, Abbottabad, in June (Fletcher); two specimens. 



Tineola corticina, n. sp. 



(5 8 mm., $ 11 mm. Head light grey, face white. Palpi 

 grey, apex white. Antenna) grey-whitish. Thorax light grey. 

 Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 

 7 and 8 stalked; whitish irregularly sprinkled with fuscous; mark- 

 ings formed by dark fuscous irroration ; some small undefined spots 

 towards base ; stigmata represented by rather large irregular spots, 

 plical more or les-i obliquely beyond first discal ; undefined s[)ots 

 above first and second discal and on tornus, some small scattered 

 spots between discal stigmata, and some small irregular confused 

 spots towards apex: cilia whitish, sprinkled with dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings pointed, pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 



Bengal, Pusa, in March and June {Fletcher) ; two specimens. 



Tineola paramima, n. sp. 



c? . 16-17 mm. Head dark fuscous. Palpi grey. Antennae 1, 

 whitish-grey. Thorax pale greyish-ochreous. Abdomen pale 

 greyish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 short- 

 stalked, 9 absent; light greyish-ochreous, costa suffused with grey 



