464 EXOTIC MICBOLEPIDOPTEBA. 



wings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to pointed 

 apex ; whitish, costal half suffused pale ferruginous-brownish 

 except undefined spaces about 5 and | ; a streak of pale ferru- 

 ginous-brownish suffusion along fold ; discal stigmata very small, 

 black ; three groups of projecting black scales from dorsal margin : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous becoming greyish-tinged towards tornus, on 

 termen with a line of black irroratiou. Hindwings grey ; cilia 

 pale greyish. 



Bombay, Dharwar, February {Maxwell) ; 1 ex. 



Epermenia trileucota, n. sp. 



(5 . II mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey, pale-speckled. Fore- 

 wings very narrow, moderately pointed ; grey ; a cloudy blackish 

 dot towards costa at -^ ; three white rhomboidal spots on dorsum 

 from base to middle, between these blackish spots obliquely sur- 

 mounted by ochreous-brown spots, between these and costa some 

 undefined dark fuscous irroration ; a small black dot in disc above 

 second white spot, and a larger one at |, beyond this some slight 

 ochreous-brown suffusion ; two small dark fuscous spots on costa 

 towards apex ; scattered short projecting scales from dark dorsal 

 spots : cilia pale greyish, at apex a spot of dark fuscous irroration, 

 baneath this two short hooked darker shades, elsewhere some 

 scattered dark fuscous specks towards base. Hindwings light grey ; 

 cilia pale greyish. 



SouTH_^ Australia, Port Victor, November ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 



Epermenia phorticopa, n. sp. 



cJ . 7mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, pale- 

 speckled, palpi slender. Forewings narrow, costa slightly arched, 

 apex pointed, termen extremely oblique ; dark purplish-fuscous, 

 grey-speckled ; an obscure grey spot above tornus : cilia grej', some 

 projecting dark grey scales from dorsum. Hindwings and cilia 

 grey. 



Madras, N. Arcot, September {Maxwell) ; 1 ex. 



V Epermenia metrothetis, n. sp. 



2 . 15 ram. Head, thorax white or grey-whitish, shoulders 

 greyer. Palpi grey, tip whitish. Forewings rather narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely oblique ; 7 and 8 

 stalked ; light grey irrorated white, slightly sjjrinkled dark fuscous ; 

 some slight dots of blackish irroration along costa ; black dots in 

 disc at i, |, and |, last larger; apical fourth clouded purplish-grey 

 suffusion, scattered dark fuscous scales ; in one example a short 

 whitish-ochreous dash at tornus: cilia pale whitish-ochreous, round 

 apex dark fuscous irrorated white, slight black scale-projections 

 from dorsum before and beyond middle of wing. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia pale greyish. 



Canada, Toronto, July {Parish) ; 2 ex. 



