184 EXOTIC MK'l;ul,i;l'lli01'TKkA. 



apex caudate; ochreous-white ; a narrow rather irregular fuscous 

 streak along costa from near base to near apex, edged before and 

 beyond middle by slight dashes of dark fuscous irroration ; a 

 blackish- fuscous dash above dorsum before tornus, and one on 

 upper part of termcn ruuniug into apex ; some scattered dark 

 fuscous specks towards a])ex : cilia wliitish-oclireous, round apex 

 some blackish specks. Hindwings pale oclireous-greyish ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, tinged grey. 



S. India, Coimbatore {Fletcher); Kanaka, Dharwar (Maxwell); 

 in January, two specimens. 



Bucculatrix crateracma, n. sp. 



d" 2 . 7 nun. Head varying from white with a few dark fuscous 

 hairs to largely suffused witli dark fuscous. Tliorax white, slightly 

 speckled or densely irrorated blackish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous. 

 Forewings lanceolate; white, variably speckled or irrorated blackish ; 

 markings liglit brown irrorated blackisli specks ; a variable ))lotch 

 on dorsum about ^, sometimes large and extended as a fascia to 

 costa towards base ; an oblique median fascia, sometimes obsolete 

 towards dorsum ; a cloudy blotch on costa about ^ ; a subtriangular 

 blotch on tornus ; a blackish blotch occupyin^j; apex ; tufts of raised 

 scales above middle of dorsum and in disc at | : cilia whitish, some- 

 times partially suffused pale brownish, round apex irrorated blackish 

 specks. Hindwings and cilia liglit grey. 



Ukngal, Pusa, bred in October and November from larvte mining 

 leaves of Bomhax (BoiH/iacacea') (Fletcher); three specimens. 

 Varies extremely in extent of dark irroration and development of 

 markings, but the species seems easily recognisable by the blackisli 

 apical blotch, which is constant. Pupa with five abdominal 

 segments free, in ribbed rosy-whitish cocoon attached to leaf. 

 If the mining habit of larva is really persistent, it is exceptional in 

 the genus. 



Bucculatrix verax, u. sp. 



(S . 6 mm. Head whitish, tuft mixed fuscous. Thorax whitish 

 speckled dark fuscous, patagia brownish. Abdomen light grey. 

 Forewings elongate, apex produced, verj' acute ; whitish, speckled 

 dark fuscous ; markings ochreous-brown ; a suffused elongate spot 

 on fold towards base ; oblique blotches from costa before and 

 beyond middle ; an elongate blotch above dorsum in middle of 

 wing, having a blackish dot on its anterior end ; a spot on tornus, 

 tending to connect with second costal blotch ; a blackish dot in 

 disc at ^ ; an irregular spot following this : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 round apex sprinkhd dark fuscous within a dark fuscous line. 

 Hindwings and cilia pale grey. 



BioNGAL, Pusa, bred in ilarch from larva feeding externally on 

 leaf of Ireivia nudijlora (Eu^ihorbiacecfi) (Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



