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KXOTIC MlCliOLKPlDOrTKUA. 



Hieroxestis clinomima, n. sp. 



5 . 18-20. Head dark purplc-fuscoiis, face and iorchfad aliining 

 prismatic wliitisli. Palpi whitish, externally with a dark grey lino. 

 Thorax deep yellow. Abdomen whitish-ochreoiis. Furowings 

 narrow-hineeolate ; apex produced, acute ; deep yellow ; costa tinel}' 

 dark purple-fuscous towards base; apical half of wing fuscous- 

 pur])le, lighter towards apex, anterior edge outwardly oblique from 

 costa: cilia pale brownish. Hiiidwings grey ; cilia light brownish- 

 grey. 



S. India, Nilgiris, Fernhill, September {Maxwell) ; two specimens. 

 This would be taken for the allied Opo(/ona isocUua, but apart from 

 the short rougli hairs behind the frontal fillet, tlie wholly yellow 

 thorax distinguishes it. 



\/ DOLEROTHERA, n. g. 



Head loosely haired ; ocelli small, ])osteriur ; tongue short. 

 AntenniE ^, basal joint short, hollowed beneath and expanded with 

 liap of scales anteriorly to form a small eyecaj). Labial palpi 

 moderate, porrected, with appre.^sed scales, second joint very short, 

 with two or three apical bristles externall}', terminal joint longer 

 than second, tolerably pointed. Maxillary i)al])i moderate, several- 

 jointed, folded, tilifovm. Posterior tibia) and basal joint of tarsi 

 clothed with very long tine hairs. Forewings with apex rather 

 bent up, 1 b short, simple, 2 from |, ',i from angle, 7 absent, 11 from 

 towards base. Hindwings |, lanceolate, cilia 2; cell ojien between 

 3 and 4, 5 and 6 stalked. 



Apparentl)' a development of the ErecJithias group. 



Dolerothera amphiplecta, n. s[). 



5 . 12-13 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Forevvings elongate-lanceolate ; whitish-ochreous ; 

 hardly defined rather broad faintly deeper ochreous-yellowish 

 fascite before and beyond middle and at | ; a fine irregular some- 

 what oblique dark grey streak from ^ of dorsum to fold ; a similar 

 somewhat oblique streak from costa at | ; a blackish apical dot : 

 cilia whitisli-ochreous, tinged ochrcous-yellowish towards base. 

 Hindwings ocbreous-whitish, suffused light grey at apex and along 

 terminal edge ; cilia ocbreous-whitish. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, March (Pole); two specimens. 



Decadarchis tlirasymacha, n. sp. 

 § . 20 mm. Head yellow-whitish. Palpi yellow-whitish, 

 towards base dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen rather 

 dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termen routided, rather strongly oblique ; dark 

 fuscous ; markings yellows-whitish ; a transverse fascia at 5, 

 moderate on costa and gradually dilated to dorsum ; a semioval 

 blotch on costa beyond middle ; a semioval spot on dorsum before 



