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Argyroploce cenchropis, n. sp. 



2 . 13 ram. Head, palpi <i;rpyish-ochreous. Thorax f^rey 

 speckled whitish. Forewings little dilated, costa straight, tenncu 

 slightly rounded, somewhat oblicjue ; ochreons-grey, extreme ti])s 

 of scales whitish ; a blackish dot in disc at j ; some white suffusion 

 along termen, preceded on median portion by about six irregular 

 black dots : cilia grey speckled whitish and dark grey, on tornus 

 whitish. Hiiidwings ratiier dark grey, lighter towards base; cilia 

 whitish-grey, a dark grey siibbasal line. 



Bkngal, Pusa, June, larva in fruits Cordia my xa {Fletcher) ; 1 ex. 



Argyroploce encarpa, n. sp. 



2 . 16-17 mm. Head dark grey, slightly reddish. Palpi dark 

 grey. Thorax dark indigo-grey, tips of patagia slightly reddish. 

 Forewings dilated, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; daik 

 violet-grey, somewhat sprinkled whitish ; faint light grey paired 

 costal strigulse ; some irregular blackish strigulse posteriorly,' and 

 two or three oblique strigte resting on termen ; a small triangular 

 ]>raetonial si)ot of blackish strigulatiou : cilia daik violet-grey, pale- 

 speckled, llindwings dark grey, paler towards base ; cilia pale 

 grey, a darker subbasal line. 



Bengal, Calcutta, April, larva in pulp Tangerine orange (Fletcher); 

 Ceylon, off coast, February (Fletcher); 2 ex. 



Argyroploce clytocarpa, n. sp. 



c^ . 14 mm. Head orange mixed dark fuscous. Palpi orange. 

 Thorax dark fuscous anteriorly irrorated orange. Forewings dilated, 

 termen rounded, little oblique ; fulvous-orange, becoming reddish 

 posteriorly ; costa obliquely strigulated dark fuscous, costa edge 

 posteriorly whitish between these ; dorsal area suffused dark 

 fuscous ; terminal third strigulated blackish and marbled w'ith 

 violet-leadeu-metallic spots and streaks, the largest limiting ocellus 

 anteriorly. Hiudvviugs blackish ; an elongate yellow blotch ex- 

 tending in disc from near base to | ; a smaller elongate blotch 

 along dorsum from base to | ; cilia pale yellow. 



Philippines ; 1 ex. 



Argyroploce tetrarcha, n. sp. 

 J. 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark violet-fuscous. Forewings 

 suboblong, costa moderately arched, termen slightly rounded, some- 

 what oblique ; dark fuscous, marbled dark violet-leaden excej)t 

 towards costal patch ; a rounded-triangular whitish-ochreous patch 

 tinged pinkish towards costa, extending on costa from ^ to -|, and 

 reaching half across wing, marked on costa with one or two dark 

 fuscous striguloe : cilia violet-grey somewhat speckled whitish, a 

 darker basal line. Hindwings grey ; a downward-direct fringe-tuft 

 of grey- whitish hairs from beneath costa at ^ ; dorsal margin 

 tiiickencd with a tuft of ochreous-vvhitish scales towards tornus; 



