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KXOTIC WICKOLEPIDOPTKEA. 



elongate, rather narrow, posteriori}' somewhat dilated, costa slightly 

 arclied, apex obtuse, terruen nearly straight, rather oblique; 2 and 



3 loiig-stalked, 4 atul 5 connate, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; 

 browiiish-ochreous sprinkled fuscous; stigmata moderate, cloudy, 

 rather dark fuscous, plical beneatli lirst discal, second lying in an 

 undetined fascia of fuscous suffusion crossing wing : cilia pale 

 greyish-ochrcous, a faint darker subbasal shade. Hindwings 3 and 



4 stalked, 5 connate; pale brassy-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 

 Madagascak, Antananarivo ; one specimen. 



Lecithocera malacta, n. sp. 



2 . 14 mm. Head pale bronzy-fuscous, face and sidetufts 

 whitish-ochreous. Antennae whitish-ochreous ringed fuscous, 

 basally thickened. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint light 

 fuscous except apex, anterior edge of terminal dark fuscous. 

 Thorax light fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; 2 and 6 

 stalked, 8 and 9 out, of 7, 7 to apex ; light brownish-ochreous, 

 irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous ; stigmata moderate, cloudy, 

 dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, an additional dot beneath 

 second : cilia pale ochreous, somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings 8 and 4 stalked; whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled 

 fuscous towards apex ; cilia whitlsh-oclireous. 



CoMOKo Is., Grand Comoro, August {Leigh) ; one specimen. 



Lecithocera caecilia, n, sp, 



S . 15 mm. Head ochreous, crown centrally tinged pale 

 violet-fuscous. Palpi ochreous. Antennae pale ochreous, on apical 

 half indistinctly ringed fuscous. Thorax ochreous, shoulders 

 fuscous. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 

 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; ochreous ; base of costa dark 

 fuscous ; discal stigmata blackish, second almost connected dorsum 

 by narrow irregular transverse streak dark fuscous suffusion ; dark 

 fuscous marginal dots round apex and termen : cilia ochreous. 

 Hindwings 3 and 4 long-stalked ; light grey ; cilia pale greyisli- 

 ochreous. 



Ceylon, Pundaloya, January [Oreen); one specimen. 



Lecithocera combusta, n. sp. 



(S . 19 mm. Head, thorax violet-fuscous, sides of crown tinged 

 ochreous. Palpi j^ellow-ochreous, anterior edge of terminal joint 

 dark fuscous. Antennae pale ochreous. Abdomen light greyish- 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5 

 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to just below apex ; violet-fuscous. 



