GELECHIAD^. 149 



Empedaula insipiens, u. sp. 



2. 12 mm. Head light fuscous, sides of crown whitish-fuscous. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, second and terminal joints each with two 

 bands of dark fuscous irroration. Thorax fuscous mixed whitish- 

 ochreous. Abdomen light fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely 

 obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated fuscous ; 

 some irregular dark fuscous marking towards base, on dorsum 

 forming a suffused patch extending to 5 ; a narrow ob]i(|ue dark 

 fuscous fascia from costa about |-, not reaching dorsum, anteriorly 

 edged by a whitish line continued on dorsum round its lower 

 extremity, posteriorly suffused ; an elongate dark fuscous mark in 

 middle of disc, with crescentic whitish edging above ; a trapezoidal 

 dark fuscous blotch on costa about |, narrowed downwards, 

 anteriorly edged whitish, and posteriorly by an inwards-oblique 

 whitish line continued to dorsum before tornus, followed in middle 

 by a blackish dash : cilia oclireous-whitish, mixed and towards base 

 barred fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Bengal, Pusa, March (Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



Brachyacma sciritis, n. sp. 



$ . 11 mm. Head, thorax light brownish-ochreous, shoulders 

 dark brown. Palpi whitish, second joint brown except apex, 

 terminal as long as second, suffused dark fuscous anteriorly. 

 Abdomen light ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa 

 slightly arched towards extremities, faintly sinuate in middle, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; brownish-ochreous ; 

 base of costal edge dark fuscous ; a white costal line from base to 

 middle, thence continued round margin of a fine elongate wedge- 

 shaped dark fuscous mark Ijing along costa beyond middle, its acute 

 end anterior ; a small black whitish-edged apical dot : cilia brownish- 

 ochreous, a deeper faintly whitish-edged basal shade. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous tinged grey. 



Madeas, Dindigul, October {MaxivcU) ; one specimen. 



Noeza pyropis, n. sp. 



d . 18 mm. Head, thorax ferruginous-orange. Eyes deep 

 crimson. Palpi whitish, second joint orange except apical edge, 

 terminal joint with dark grey subapical band. Abdomen orange. 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched towards 

 extremities, sinuate towards middle, apex obtuse, termen straight, 

 ratlier oblique ; orange, with violet iridescence, dorsal half 

 irregularly and suffusedly mixed ferruginous ; an obhque suffused 

 deeper ferruginous spot in disc at g ; a rather broad streak of 

 ferruginous suffusion along posterior -I of costa ; a blotch of deep 

 ferruginous suffusion along termen, including an almost marginal 

 pale violet-iridescent streak round apex and termen : cilia deep 

 ferruginous. Hindwings light orange; cilia light orange, tips 

 round apex tinged ferruginous. 



Fkench Guiana, St. Jean, H. Maroni, July ; one specimen. 



