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costa at 1^, lower half running along termen ; beyond this a white 

 spot mostly in cilia, preceded and followed by minute indistinct 

 whitish strigulte : cilia pale grey, above apex a white patch 

 containing two dark grey lines terminated beneath by a fine dark 

 grey apical bar, beneath apex an ochreous-white patch on basal 

 half including a black subapical dot. Hindvvings grey ; cilia light 

 grey, 



S. India, Coimbatore, May {FhtcJier); Assam, Khasis ; two 

 specimens. The distribution of this characteristic genus is very 

 unusual and interesting ; it includes at present twelve American 

 species, fourteen African, and this one, the only other known to me. 



\i ISTRIANIS, n. g. 



Head with apprcssed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue 

 developed. Antennae ^, in c^ simple, basal joint elongate, without 

 pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint rather thickened, 

 rough-scaled beneath, terminal joint as long as second, slender, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae clothed with 

 hairs above. Forewings with tufts of rough scales on siirface ; 

 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 9 connate, 

 11 from middle. Hindwings under 1, narrow- trapezoidal, apex 

 produced, acute, termen sinuate, cilia 3 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 

 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 long-stalked. 



Probably allied to Recurvaria, from which it is easiest separated 

 by the tufts on surface of forewings, 



Istrianis crauropa, n. sp. 



c? . 6 mm. Head, thorax whitish irrorated grey. Palpi white, 

 second and terminal joints each with two rings of black and grey 

 irroration. Abdomen grey, apex whitish. Forewings narrowly 

 elongate-lanceolate ; dark giey sprinkled whitish ; undefined 

 elongate spots of blackish irroration on costa at \, |, and f, 

 separated and last followed by small suffused whitish spots ; a 

 black subbasal dot on dorsum surrounded by ochrcous-brownish 

 suffusion ; an oblique black bar in disc at |, surrounded ochreous- 

 brown ; several ochreous-brown tufts in disc ; some irregular 

 ochreous-brown suffusion and small blackish dots posteriorly : cilia 

 grey speckled whitish. Hindwings pale grey; cilia pale greyish- 

 oehreous. 



Kanaka, Dharwar, bred in June from a larva feeding externally 

 on lower surface of leaf of Butea frondosa {Le{/uminoscp) in May' 

 [Maxwell) ; pupa in spindle-shaped cocoon on leaf. 



Recurvaria orsicoma, n. sp. 



cJ . 11-12 mm. Head white, a few grey specks. Palpi Avhite, 

 basal half and subapical ring of second joint, and two rings of 

 terminal ochreous irrorated black. Thorax white partially tinged 

 or speckled ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings 



