TINEID^. — GELRCHIADiK. 97 



from base to beyond middle : cilia light greyish-ochreous. Hind- 

 wings wliitisli-oclireous-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreovis. 



N.W. India, Abbottubad, in Juno {Fletcher)-^ two specimens. 

 Extremely like Tinea ofhello, but the peculiar ueuration of fore- 

 wings and the obsolescence of maxillary palpi, alike in both 

 specimens, appear to be conclusive as to its distinctness. 



GELECHIAD^. 



Crocanthes eurypyra, n. sp. 



cJ . 1(3 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark violet-fuscous, 

 face whitish. Palpi whitish, terminal joint dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 terraen straight, oblique ; 4 and 5 out of 2, 9 and 10 out of 7 ; 

 orange; markings dark purple-fuscous; a basal patch, outer edge 

 rather convex, running from ^ of costa to before ^ of dorsum, 

 connected by a slender costal streak with terminal band ; a some- 

 what pentagonal spot in middle of disc ; a terminal band, edge 

 slightly concave, running from | of costa to just before tornus : 

 cilia dark bronzy-grey. Hindwings orange ; markings dark fuscous : 

 a small basal patch, hardly extending to i of wing ; a trapezoidal 

 spot in disc at |, broadest above ; an apical fascia, broad on costa, 

 attenuated to below middle of termen : cilia grey, with darker sub- 

 basal shade, towards tornus suffused with orange. 



New Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet ; one 

 specimen. 



Crocanthes gelastis, n. sp. 



J . 17 mm. Head and thorax dark purple-fuscous, face shining 

 whitish-ochreous. Antennae dark fuscous, with apical and very 

 broad supramedian whitish bands. Palpi pale ochreous-yellowish, 

 terminal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen deep yellow, basal third 

 and apex dark purple-fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 

 posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen straight, rather oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 5 connate, 9 and 

 10 out of 7; dark purple-fuscous ; an irregular transverse deep 

 yellow spot crossing end of cell, not reaching costa or dorsum : cilia 

 dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ; a rather 

 broad rather irregular deep yellow fascia from somewhat beyond 

 middle of costa to termen above tornus : cilia dark bronzy -fuscous, 

 round dorsum and lower part of termen yellow. 



New Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 2-3000 feet; one 

 specimen. 



Crocanthes rhodantha, n. sp. 



2 . 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 

 second joint rosy-tinged anteriorly. Thorax whitish-ochreous, 

 shoulders and a central spot light crimson. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous, slightly rosy-tinged. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 



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