114 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPXERA. 



Brachmia melicephala, n. sp. 



(^ . 13 mm. Head pale ycllow-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous, second joint fuscous except apex. Antennae serrulate, 

 simple, dark grej'. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grej-. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly 

 straight, ratlier oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; pale fuscous 

 irrorated darker, costa anteriorly suffused darker ; second discal 

 stigma obscurely darker : cilia pale greyish. Hindwings light grey; 

 cilia pale greyish. / 



Bdrma, Lashio, 3000 feet, August (Fhtcher) ; one specimen. 



Brachmia sitiens, n. sp. 



c? $ . 18-19 ram. Head, thorax fuscous irrorated whitish- 

 ochreous. Palpi whitish- ochreous sprinkled fuscous. Antennae c? 

 slender, simple. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, lather oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 

 7 to termen ; light greyish-ochreous irrorated I'ather dark fuscous ; 

 stigmata cloudy, dark fv;scous, plical somewhat before first discal, 

 a faint irregular transverse shade from second to dorsum ; traces 

 of cloudy submarginal dots round apex and termen : cilia whitish- 

 grey, slightly sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia 

 whitish-grey. 



S. India, Nilgiris, Pykara, 700u feet, March, April (Andrewcs); 

 seven specimens. 



Brachmia engrapta, n. sp. 



(S $ . 12-14 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. Palpi ochreous- 

 whitish more or less infuscated externally. Antennae S serrulate, 

 moderately ciliated. Thorax brown. Abdomen grey. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen sliglitly 

 rounded, oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; brown, cell clouded 

 fuscous ; suffused fuscous interueural streaks, in $ two beneath 

 apex sprinkled blackish ; stigmata indicated by some darker suffusion, 

 lateral margins marked by small cloudy wliitish dots, plical rather 

 before first discal ; an obscure cloudy whitish dot on costa at |, 

 whence a faint paler angulated shade crosses wing ; indications 

 dark fuscous marginal dots round apex and termen : cilia light grey. 

 Hindwings and cilia light grej'. 



Punjab, Lahore, cJ bred in July from larva on Ipomoea batatas; 

 S. India, Coimbatore, October {Fletcher) ; two specimens. Nearly 

 allied to xerastis, but though a narrow-winged species, it has not 

 the peculiarly elongate forewings of xerastis. 



Brachmia philomusa, n. sp. 



c? 5 . 9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen ochreous-whitish, 

 patagia infuscated. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 



