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Aci'oclita vigescens, n. sp. 



c? $. 8-11 min. Head givy-whitisli, sides and somotiracs crown 

 dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint and ajjex of 

 second white. Thorax rosy- whitish transversely barred blackish. 

 Forewings rather narrow, t.erinen somewhat sinuate, rather 

 obli(jue ; whitish, irregularly tinged fleshcolour; basal patch 

 irregularly irroratod dark grey and marked black, edge slightly" 

 oblique, obtusely angulated belovv middle ; costa beyond this with 

 seven [laiis of white strigulae separated by black marks ; upper half 

 of central hiscia oblique, black, narrow, surrounded by more or less 

 dark grey irroration in rf extanding to dorsum before tornus, in 5 

 more mixed rosy suffusion ; a small black spot in disc beyond this, 

 sometimes connected with it ; an ajjical patch of dark grey 

 irroration (less developed in $ ) and black apical spot : cilia 

 brownish-grey speckled whitish, on tornal area rosy-grey-whitish. 

 Hind wings grey ; cilia light grey, base pale. 



Bengal, Pusa, bred from larvie on Covdia Intifolia and C. myxa, 

 iNlarch, April {Fletcher) ; Bombay, Surat, May {Ma.vweU) ; 4 ex. 



Acroclita canthonias, n. sp. 



2 . 11 uira. Head whitish-grej', a grey spot on each side of 

 cri)wn. Palpi whitish-grey, second joint with median and apical 

 dirk fuscous spots. Thorax grey-whitish transversely barred 

 l)Iaekish, patagia slightly reddish. Eorewings rather dilated, 

 teruieu sinuate, little oblique ; ^rey, slightly pinkish, irregularly 

 iri'orated whitish and blackish ; basal patch very small, darker 

 grey, edge acutely angulated in middle ; upper half of central 

 fascia moderate, rather oblique, blackish, dilated towards apex ; 

 four pairs of whitish costal strigulge beyond this, separated by 

 small blackish spots ; a series of four small blackish spots near 

 bofore median portion of termen : cilia dark grey speckled whitish, 

 base fleshcolour finely barred blackish. Hindwings grey, semi- 

 hyaline towards base, veins darker ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey 

 subbasal line. 



Bengal, Pusa, IN^ovember, " on stem Fleas glomerata " {Fletclw) ; 

 1 ex, 



Acroclita historica, n. sp. 



S • 1"2-13 mm. Head, thorax brownish, partially suffused light 

 ochreous. Palpi ochreous mixed fuscous, tuft of second joint 

 Avliitish towards tip. Porewings slighllj- dilated, termen concave 

 below apex, rather oblique ; light brownish-ochreous or brownish, 

 dorsal half more or less streaked transversely dark fuscous suffusion, 

 costa suffused dark fuscous and obliquely strigulatcd grey-whitish, 

 striguhe on posterior half leaden-metallic at tips; more or less 

 dark grey suffusion tending to form an undefined triangular blotch 

 on costal half beyond middle ; a thick leadon-grey streak forming 

 posterior edge of ocellus ; a tine black line on upper half of termen : 

 cilia light brownish-ochreous, with silvery reflections. Hindwings 



