124 EXOTIC MICKOLIOPIDOPTKRA. 



projecting grey hooks, on termcu beneath apex basal lialf violet- 

 grey-inetallic edged dark grey. Ilindwings grey, paler anteriorly, 

 extreme tip whitish ; cilia pale grey, a whitish apical bar with 

 dark grey basal dot and postmedian mark. 



Assam, Khasis, October; one specimen. Neuratiou of forewings 

 in this and some other s[)ecies 6 and 8 stalked, 7 absent, 9 closely 

 approximated ; doubtless therefore in this genus the absent vein is 

 always 7, and not 9 as originall}' suggested. 



Thiotricha synacma, n. sp. 



c{ . 12 mm. Head, thorax iridescent white. Palpi white, 

 a hairpencil from apex of second joint above, terminal greyish 

 anteriorly. Antennal ciiiations 2^. Forewings very narrow, 

 narrowed posteriorly, apex pointed, termen very obliquely bent; 

 fuscous ; markings ochreous-white ; a broad pointed median streak 

 from base to near apex ; a streak from beneath this before middle 

 to tornus ; a line along costa from middle to a short oblique line 

 from costa terminating above apex of median streak ; a very 

 oblique lino from above tornus to beneath apex of median streak ; 

 a wedgeshaped streak along lower half of termen; a tine transverse 

 blue-leaden-metallic line just beyond these markings before ai)ex ; 

 apex ochreous-tinged ; a small black apical dot preceded by a 

 minute violet-silvery dot : cilia pale grey, on costa whitish, at apex 

 two projecting dark grey hooks, on termen beneath apex basal 

 third met:illic-grey limited by a darker line. Hiudwings grey, 

 paler in disc anteriorly ; cilia light grey. 



Assam, Khasis, JSovember ; one specimen. 



Thiotricha cuneiformis, n. sp. 



J 5 . 9-11 mm. Head, palpi., thorax shining white. Forewings 

 very narrow, narrowed posteriorly, apex obtuse-pointed, termen 

 very obliquely rounded ; shining white ; costal edge black from 

 base to a slight mark before middle ; an elongate dark fuscous spot 

 on dorsum before middle ; an oblique wedgeshaped black mark on 

 costa about |, closely followed by a black strigula, from apex 

 of these a tine black line runs to tornus, acutely indented on I'old ; 

 a black apical dot with a dark fuscous dot adjacent beneath : cilia 

 pale grey, on costa pale brownish, round apex darker grey, with 

 projecting apical hook. Hiudwings grey, paler in disc anteriorly ; 

 cilia whitish-grey, at apex a short black postmedian line. 



CooRG, Uibidi, 350 J feet, February, May {Neivcome); two 

 specimens. 



Thiotricha clinopeda, n. sp. 



6 $. 9-11 mm. Head, thorax shining white. Palpi white, 

 anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous, 

 beneath white, sides obliquely striped dark fuscous. Forewings 

 very narrow, slightly narrowed posteriorly, apex obtuse-pointed, 



