S52 nxnxiC MICROLKPIDOrrKHA. 



black dots : cili;i s^rey, rows of -uhitish points, lliiidwiiigs liglit 

 prey, thinly scald anteriorly ; an undefined tornal blotch of 

 ochreous-whitish suffusion, followed on termen by a roundish 

 blotch of dark fuscous suffusion ; cilia whitish-grey, a grey subbasal 

 lino. 



Bkngal, Pusa, May, bred from pupa in rolled leaf {Fletcher) ; 

 C. India, Dehra Dun, bred from shoots of Butea {Lcyutuiuosie) 

 ( Beeson) ; 2 ex, 



Laspeyresia malesana, n. sp. 



S 2 . 15-17 mm. Head pale brownish-ochreous, f;ice and palpi 

 ochreous-whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous irrorated light grey. 

 Abdomen S blackish, 3 last segments partially grey, anal tuft 

 whitish-ochroous, a whitish htiirpencil from each side of basal 

 segment, $ greyish-ochreous. Posterior tibioe stout, dilated with 

 I'oiigh scales beneath. Forewings somewhat dilated, costa hardly 

 arched, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; whitish- 

 ochreous, bises of scales light grey ; costa obli(iuely strigulated 

 blackish-grey irroration ; some faint pale violet-leaden marks 

 beneath these posteriorly, and a striga from | of costa to termen 

 beneath apex ; posterior margin of ocellus indistinct, violet-silvery, 

 ])receded by three small black dots : cilia whitish-ochreous, rows of 

 blackish-grey points. Hindwings S grey, some black speckling 

 along dorsum, § dark grey; cilia grey-whitish, a grey basal line. 

 Forewings S benealh with some black suffusion towards base of 

 upper margin of cell. Hindwings S beneath with some black 

 speckling towards anterior half of costa. 



Madras, Coimbatore, March, September, bred from larvaj in 

 pods Farkinsonia [Leguminosce) {L'letcher) ; 3 ex. Also a small 

 (11 mm.) and paler J, but with same sexual characters, bred from 

 pods Cassia coi-i/mbosa ; and a $ from pods Cassia auriculata , 

 Bombay {Beeson). 



Laspeyresia perfricta, n, sp. 

 5 . 13-14 mm. Head, thorax light fuscous, face and palpi 

 whitish. Forewings suboblong, costa gently arched, termen slightly 

 sinuate, little oblique ; light lilac-fuscous, irregularlj^ mixed fuscous 

 except towards costa anteriorly, more ochreous-tinged towards 

 apex; posterior half of costa with small dark fuscous marks 

 alternating with faint obscure pale paired strigula) ; two very 

 oblicjue violet or leaden-blue strigoe from costa posteriorly, and 

 some marks of blackish irroration before and between these; area 

 towards tornus more or less striated longitudinally violet ; lateral 

 margins of ocellus obscurely violet, posterior preceded by two or 

 three small obscure dots of blackish irroration : cilia ochreous- 

 fuscous, outer half paler with whitish reflections. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous, lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey-whitish, a dark fuscous sub- 

 basal line. 



Bengal, Pusa, August, September, bred from larvae boring top 

 shoots Fonyamia ylabra {Leyuminosce) {Fletcher) ; 4 ex. 



