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caudate-produced, termen beneath this obliquely rounded ; dark 

 fuscous; a broad white dorsal stripe, irrcgularlj' sprinkled dark 

 fuscous, from base to near tornus, npper edge angularly emarginate 

 before middle, thence irregular, projecting on end of cell, posteriorly 

 narrowed and suffused ; a short leaden dash above torniis ; a leaden- 

 metallic streak along upper part of termen ; a black subapical dot : 

 cilia grey, above apex three converging dark fuscous lines separated 

 by whitish, on termen beneath apex a basal ochreous-brown patch 

 edged posteriorly leaden-metallic and then strongly black. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



Assam, Khasis, June; one specimen. 



Idiophantis croconota, n, sp. 



5 . 14 mm. Head, thorax whitish-yellowish, patagia fuscous. 

 Palpi whitish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous-grey. Forewings elon- 

 gate, narrow, costa slightly arched, ajiex forming a slender 

 projection, termen semi-circularly excavated, rounded-prominent 

 beneath; 2 and 3 separate, 8 absent, 9 out of 7 near base; fuscous; 

 a rather broad light ochreous-yellow dorsal stripe throughout, edge 

 broadly prominent about |, where it reaches half across wing, 

 narrowed towards tornus ; a curved dai'k grey line from ^ of costa 

 to tornus, edged anteriorly by a light greyish line becoming stronger 

 and white towards costa, preceded towards co^ta by an obscure 

 ochreous dark-edged line ; area beyond this light oelireous-yellow, 

 marked on upper part of tornal prominence with a dark bronzy 

 spot containing a round black dot, apical projection suffused grey 

 and containing a white lotigitudinal mark : cilia pale yellow, above 

 tornal prominence a dark fuscous spot, round apical area greyish, 

 on costa two or three dark bars separated by white suffusion 

 (imperfect). Hindwings grey, lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey- 

 whitish, round apex a dark fuscous subbasal line. 



Madagascak, Antananarivo ; one specimen. 



Polyhymno alcimacha, n. sp. 



c? $ . 11-12 mm. Head white or ochreous-white. Palpi white, 

 anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 

 c? 2. Thorax dark bronzy- fuscous, patagia ochreous-white. 

 Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, 

 costa slightly arched, apex strongly produced, acute, termen concave 

 beneath apex, then obliquely rounded ; dark bronzy-fuscous ; 

 a strong ochreous-white median streak from base to A, attenuated 

 to a point posteriorly ; an ochreous-white line along costa from 

 towards base to before middle, thence very obliquely to beyond apex 

 of median streak, where it is very acutely angulated inwards and 

 joins an ochreous-white line running along fold from before middle 

 of wing to tornus ; apex and termen occu]ued by ])ale ochreous 

 suffusion ; an angulated leaden-metallic line from a white mark on 



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