158 EXOTIC AtlCROLEPIDOrrERA. 



apex acute, slightlj' produced, termen extremely oblique ; whitish- 

 ochreous : cilia coiiC(>lorous. Hiiidwings 4 and 5 stalked; pale 

 Avhitish-oclireous-grey : cilia whitish-ochieous. 



MivsoPoiAJiiA, Basra, September (Fletcher); one specimeu. 



BLASTOBASID^. 



Blastobasis transcripta, n. sp. 



c? § . 11-13 ram. Head, thorax white irrorated grey and dark 

 fuscous. Palpi grey irrorated dark fuscous, apex of second joint 

 whitish. Antenuse J without basal notch. Abdomen whitish, 

 with dark fuscoixs segmental bands. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, terineu extremely 

 obliquely rounded ; white, irrorated grey and dark fuscous ; a dark 

 fuscous transverse spot on costa at ;| ; a thick slightly oblique 

 streak from dorsum beyond middle, reaching more than half across 

 wing ; more or less indicated cloudy dark fuscous spots on costa 

 near base, beyond middle, and at 4, last largest and more distinct, 

 and one on middle of termen ; a slightly inwards-oblique dark 

 fuscous streak from tornus, reaching half across wing: cilia light 

 grey, sy)rinkled white and dark fuscous. Hindwings rather dark 

 grey, ligliter anteriorly ; cilia light grey. 



KuMAON, Almora, 6000 feet, bred from twigs of Pimts Jowjifolia 

 (Beesoii) ; tive specimens. Probably the larva feeds on refuse or in 

 the cones. 



Blastobasis explorata, n. sp. 



J. 12 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous. Palpi considerably 

 thickened with scales throughout ; pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled 

 dark grey, terminal joint pointed, not acute. Antennae with notch 

 above basal joint. Thorax pale fuscous, suffused pale greyish- 

 ochreous centrally, anteriorly suflPused dark luscous. Abdomen 

 light greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, very narrow, widest 

 near base, thence narrowed to pointed apex ; grey, finely sprinkled 

 pale greyish-ochreous, suffused pale greyish-ochreous towards 

 dorsum anteriorly; discal stigmata small, dark fuscous, a larger 

 dark fuscous dot on tornus beneath second discal; margin obscurely 

 dotted dark grey round apex : cilia light grey, sprinkled pale 

 greyish-oclircous specks. Hindwings light grey, towards tornus 

 suffused whitish-ochreous ; cilia pale grey. 



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



\/ Blastobasis cophodes, n. sp. 



(S 2 • 12-14 mm. Head, thorax grey, more or less si>riukled 

 whitish. Palpi dark grey sprinkled whitish, tips of joints 

 whitish, terminal joint in both sexes | of second, moderate, 

 scarcely ])ointed. Antennse (J without basal notch. Abdomen 

 light grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa anteriorly hardly, 

 posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely 



