226 EXOTIC MTCROLtlPlDOPTEEA. 



arched, apex obtuse, termcn slightlj' rounded, oblique ; white 

 irrorated brownish, appearing finely striated transversely, with 

 scattered dark fuscons scales ; opposite triangular fuscous spots 

 sprinkled dark fuscous from cobia and dorsum before middle, almost 

 meeting, enclosed by streaks of i)ale brassj'-ocbreous suffusion 

 uniting them into a fascia; apical third of wing suffused light 

 vellow-ochreous, including two smtill spots of blackish irroration 

 on costa and a central roundish blotch of black irroratio)i mixed 

 white: cilia whitish, with two grey shades including rows of black 

 points. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light grey. 



S. Inbia, Coimbatore, July {Fletcher)-, two specimens, 



; Acrolepia marmaropis, n. sp. 



cJ 5 . 12-13 mm. Head ochroous-yellowish. Palpi very long, 

 slender, smooth, acute, Avhitish irrorated blackish. Thorax 

 brownish suffused whitish anteriorly, patagia mostly daik fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; silvery- 

 whitish, strigulated and reticulated dark fuscous posteriorly; 

 markings dark bronzy-fuscous ; a moderate basal patch, outer edge 

 oblique ; a large triangular patch extending over costa from \ to |, 

 and reaching nearly to dorsum, containing a central blotch of 

 whitish mottling on costa ; a spot towards dorsum beyond this ; an 

 irregular fascia from | of costa to tornus ; some apical mottling : 

 cilia whitish, on termen with dark fuscous subbasal shade, round 

 costa and apex broadly barred dark fuscous. Hindwings grey, 

 paler and thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia whitish-grey, at apex a 

 whitish spot. 



Colombia, La Crurabre, G600 feet, May (Parish) ; two specimens. 



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Acrolepia elaphrodes, n. sp. 



J 5 • 12-13 mm. Head \a hitish more or less suffused grey, 

 sides of face dark fuscous. Palpi with moderate rough tuft towards 

 apex of second joint beneath, terminal joint rather thickened with 

 appressed scales, whitish banded dark fuscous irroration,. Thorax 

 whitish sprinkled grey, a dark grey spot on shoulder. Abdomen 

 light grey, Forewings elongate, narroAv, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termen straight, oblique ; white irregularly irrorated 

 grey ; markings dark grey with some black scales ; costal edge 

 strigulated blackish ; a basal patch of irregular marbling, edge 

 oblique, forming a tolerably acute angle on fold, followed on dorsum 

 by a more or less defined white spot ; several cloudy darker spots on 

 posterior half of costa ; a small white spot on dorsum at |, sur- 

 rounded by more or less dark suffusion ; an irregular narrow fascia 

 from ^ of costa to tornus, suffused with dark fuscous in disc : cilia 

 grey with dark grey antemedian shade, suffused whitish exteriorly 

 towards middle of termen, Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish 

 grey. 



Peku, Matucaua, 7780 feet, July (Parish) ; three specimens. 



