104 KXOTIC MICR0I,EP1D0PTERA. 



8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; dark fuscous, slightly tiugod imrjile ; 

 stigmata darker, cloudy, obscure, plical beneath first discal : cilia 

 purplish-luscous. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. 

 a, India, Coimbatore, March (Fletcher) ; one 3i)ecimen. 



Lecithocera caligula, n. sp. 



J 2. 15-lG mm. Head ochreous- whitish, crown suffused grey 

 posteriorly. Palpi whitish, second joint grey except towards apex, 

 with blackish siibapical ring, anterior edge of terminal dark grey. 

 Anteinue whitish ringed fuscous. Thorax, abdomen fiascous, anal 

 tuft S light ochreous. Posterior tibiae rather dark fuscous, apex 

 whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly hardly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, 

 somewhat oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; 

 fuscous, faintly tinged lilac; a small fiattened-triangular whitish 

 spot on costa at |, whence a slightly curved fine indented whitish 

 line (sometimes almost obsolete) runs to dorsum before tornus : 

 cilia fuscous, tips ochreous-whitish on termen. HindAvings 3 and 4 

 short-stalked; grey; in cS a long whitish-yellowish hair[)encil 

 from base lying along costa, costal edge of wing dark fuscous 

 towards middle ; cilia grey. 



New Guinea, Sudest I., December {3Ieek); Kei Is., April; three 

 specimens. 



Lecithocera effera, n. sp. 



J 2 . 12-14 mm. Head light ochrcous-brownish. Palpi stout, 

 pale ochreous, terminal joint infuscated. Antennae J serrate, 

 shortly ciliated. Thorax purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal 

 tuft cT pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, 2 more so, costa 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat 

 oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 long-stalked, 7 to apex ; purplish- 

 fuscous, irrorated darker ; discal stigmata forming round dark spots 

 circled brown or pale ochreous suffusion, plical a pale ochreous dot 

 or mark obliquely before first discal ; a pale ochreous spot on costa 

 at f: cilia dark grey. Hindwings c^ fuscous-whitish, veins suffused 

 grey, $ gi'ey ; cilia light grey. 



S. India, Coimbatore, d" bred from larva feeding on leaves of 

 Ipomoea batatas (sweet ])otato), September (Fletcher) ; Bombav, 

 Surat (MaxiveU-LefrOf/); two specimens. Pupa-case (sent) clothed 

 with scattered erect hairs, a curious feature ; four segments free. 



Lecithocera ptochas, n. sp. 



2 . 10 mm. Head, antennae whitish. Thorax grey. Abdomen 

 whitish-grey. Posterior tibiae grey, apex white. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen 

 faintly sinuate, oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to 

 termen ; dark grey ; second discal stigma indistinct, dark fuscous ; 

 an indistinct whitish dot on costa at | : cilia grey, two darker 

 shades, base on termen whitish. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey. 



Bengal, Pusa, June (Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



