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between the two genera as hitherto conceived, since a strict inter- 

 pretation was found to separate species obviously allied together ; 

 and after reconsideration of the whole 1 think a better demarcation 

 can be made by drawing the line further down, the definitions 

 being recast as follows : Lerdthocera, antennae about 1 or over 1 ; 

 Bfaclunia, antenna) i-^. This will have the effect of transferring 

 all the following species from Braclimia to Lecithocera, viz., comp- 

 sophila, deleastra, isoerijpta, arcifera, orbata, iresia, hracculata, 

 aryocrossa, pJiilosopha, laxata, tlirancuta, pellax, metasavis, corsota, 

 stranr/alistis, citrostrota, storestis, cr}/psil)jchna, (jerma, percnobela, 

 putcolata, elephantopa , lycopis, hcemylopis, octavana, epomia, paro- 

 ristis, eicophthalma, parasema, cordata, isomila, nubigena, fornacalis, 

 capnaula. 



Lecithocera nardinopa, n. sp. 



cJ . 24 mm. Head ochreous- yellow. Palpi yellowish, second 

 joint sprinkled fuscous, terminal suffused dark fuscous except 

 towards base. Antennae dark grey, moderately ciliated (broken). 

 Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Basal joint posterior tarsi thickened 

 rough dark fuscous scales above. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termeu slightly sinuate, 

 rather oblique ; 3 absent, 2 and 4 stalked, 5 connate, 8 and 9 out 

 of 7, 7 to termen ; fuscous; a pale ochreous spot on costa at 4: 

 cilia fuscous, three suffused dark fuscous lines. Hindwings 3 and 4 

 long-stalked, 5 connate ; grey ; cilia light grey, a darker subbasal 

 shade. 



CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, March {Newcomc) ; one specimen. 



Lecithocera coleasta, n. sp. 



J . 13 mm. Head fuscous, sides of crown whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint rather dark fuscous except 

 apex. Antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous, 

 posterior extremity fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal and genital tufts 

 long, whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, pos- 

 teriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 

 S stalked, 7 to termen; dark fuscous; a broad whitish-ochreous 

 costal stripe throughout, lower edge irregular, at base just reaching 

 dorsum, obtusely prominent beyond middle, thence irregularly 

 narrowed to apex, costal edge suffused dark fuscous towards base : 

 cilia fuscous. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; grey ; cilia light grey. 



New Guinea, Sariba 1. (Meeh) : one specimen. 



Lecithocera immobilis, n. sp. 



cJ . l;5 mm. Head, antenn.Te, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, second joint dark fuscous except towards apex. 

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

 apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 



