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scaled, Jii)|)eariiig obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Thoi'ax with 

 post orior crest. I'ostorior tibi;e with loleiahlyappressed .scales. Forc- 

 wiiiiijs 2 from towards au^Ie, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to tcrinei), 1) and |0 

 stalked, 11 t'roiu bcl'ore middle. Iliinhviiigs somewhat under 1, 

 elongate-ovate, cilia ^, with rough projection of scales beyond middle 

 of costa ; 3 and 4 almost connate, o-7 nearly parallel, 7 connected 

 with 8 by bar beyond cell. 



A peculiar form, perhaps allied to Macaaeropteris. 



Parameristis eremaea, n. sp. 



(S . 12 mm. Head ochreous-grey-whitish. Palpi dark grey, 

 internally whitish. Thorax dark grey, somewhat sprinkled whitish. 

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

 apex obtuse, termen faint 1}' sinuate, rather strongly obliqne ; deep 

 purplish, partially sntfused grey and irregularly irrorated blackish ; 

 three obscure small whitish marks on costa towards base; an 

 elongate white mark on costa at t and small irregular spot on 

 middle of dorsum, with some irregular obscure whitish irroration 

 indicating a fascia joining them ; five whitish dots on costa pos- 

 teriorly, and some scattered dots towards termen and tornus : cilia 

 greyish, with a suffused dark fuscous subbasal shade, and a whitish 

 basal dot on termen l)eneath apex. Hindwings bronzy-grey; cilia 

 grey, costal tuft dark fuscous. 



Ci;ylox, Maskeliya, October (PoL') ; one specimen. 



Machaeropteris plinthotripta, n. sp. 



5 . 24 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale [)inkish-ochreo;is, shouldeis 

 brownish-tinged, terminal joint of palpi moderate, exposed. Abdomen 

 whitish-grey, anal tuft very long and large, whitish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen 

 obli(|uely rounded; all veins separate; pale pinkish-ochreous, 

 suffusedly mixed fuscous irroration tending to form coarse strigu- 

 lation, most distinct on costa; roundish clear rosy-ochreous spots 

 in position of stigmata, plical very obliquely before first discal ; 

 dorsum suffused pale rosy towards base; cilia pale ochreous 

 sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings and cilia light grey. 



Madras, Madura, October (Jla.cwdl) ; one specimen. 



Eucrotala tetracola, n. sp. 



S . 13 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint 

 somewhat infuscated laterally beneath apex. Maxillary ])alpi 

 concealed (?). Antenn* g, serrulate, shortly ciliated. Thorax 

 whitish, shoulders slightly speckled fuscous.' Abdomen whitish. 

 Forewinga elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 9 and 10 paraUel ; whitisli, 

 some scattered striguhu of dark fuscous specks tinged Avith 

 ochreous ; a rather oblique antemedian fascia of whitish-ochreous 

 suffusion, edged anteriorly by median and subdorsal tufts of 

 scales ; a similar fascia towards apex, edged anteriorly bv two 



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