172 KXOTIC MICKOIJOl'IDOl'l i;UA. 



hairscales. Antennae light grey. Abdoiuen pale giey. Forewings 

 elongate, costa slightly arched, ])osteriorly faintly sinuate, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termen abruptly concave beneath apex, rather 

 ()bli(]ue, rounded beneath; '6 and 4 long-stalked; white; dorsal 

 area tinged grey, irregularly barred dark fuse )Us suffusion, especially 

 on two patches before and beyond middle ; tliree very small deep 

 orange marks on costa from before middle to i|, first two emitting 

 very oblifjue pale yollo\v striga) ; pale yellow lines on veins 5-7, 

 space between 4 and 6 suffused light giey ; two oblique wedge- 

 shaped deep orange spots on costa towards apex, second running 

 into apex ; a pale yellow black-edged longitudinal mark beneath 

 apex ; a blackish prasterminal dot in middle : cilia whitish, 

 beneath apex suffused grey towards tips, above apex two oblique 

 dee[) orange marks (imperfect"). Hind wings 3 and 4 stalked ; pale 

 grey ; cilia pale grey, round apex basally darker. 

 Ckylon, Patipola, March (Alston); one specimen. 



GRAClLAKIADiE. 



LithocoUetis ganodes, n, sp. 



cJ . () mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Abdomen grey, anal 

 tuft whitish. Forewings lanceolate; golden-ochreous, markings 

 shining white; a broad pointed median streak from base to *, apex 

 edged two or three dark grey scales ; a narrow obtusely angnlated 

 median fascia, interrupted on angle, edged scattered dark grey 

 scales on both sides ; three transverse wedgeshaped maiks on costa 

 posteriorly, and a rather larger triangular dorsal spot opposite 

 first of these, all edged blackish-grey anteriorly ; a median longi- 

 tudinal line of scattered blackish-grey scales running between these 

 to apex: cilia whitish, a fine median blackish-grey line round apex, 

 base golden-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia light grey. 



N.W. India, Kurruiu, bred in October fiom larva mining leaf of 

 Pt/riis mains {Fletcher). Although belonging to the pomifoUella 

 group, this species is quite distinct from any of the European 

 apple-feeders. 



LithocoUetis menaea, n. sp. 



5. 6 ram. (Head defaced.) Palpi whitish. Thorax greyish- 

 ochreous. Abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings lanceolate ; 

 g<dden-ochreous suffused grey ; markings shining while : a moderate 

 sutt'used pointed median streak from base to g ; a narrow median 

 fascia edged both sides blackish-grey, obtusely angnlated and inter- 

 rupted above middle; three very small costal marks posteriorly, 

 and a triangular dorsal spot opposite first, all edged blackish-grey 

 anteriorly : cilia whitisli, a blackish median line round apex, base 

 golden-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



N.W. India, Abbottabad, June {Fletcher) ; one specimen. 

 Doubtless allied to preceding, but apparently distinct by ditferent 

 colour of thorax and reduction of all costal markings. 



