termen, thickest ncnr ai)ex, somotimee black-marked on terminsil 

 edgo : cilia light ochreous-yellowiah. Kiudwings light grey, paler 

 and thinly scaled towards base ; cilia pale grey. 



China, Shanghai ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joaniiis). Near quercicola. 



Zomeutis praealbescens, n. sp. 



c? 2 • 13-14 mm. Head, thorax fuscous-whitish. Palpi dark 

 fuscous, terminal joint shorter than second, whitish except base. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate in middle, 

 apex obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique; whitish, 

 closely irregularly speckled rather dark fuscous ; a cloudy spot of 

 dark fuscous suffusion about fold at ^ ; stigmata represented by 

 similar spots, plical obliquely beyond first discal, these rather 

 elongate, second discal rather transverse ; a triangular spot of dark 

 fuscous sulSusion on costa towards apex, edged anteriorly by a 

 white strigula and posteriorly by a white apical spot, suffused white 

 subterminal and terminal shades from these crossing wing; apical 

 and terminal edge finely dark fuscous : cilia grey, on costa a white 

 basal line, on termen a blackish subbasal line. Hindwings light 

 grey ; cilia grey-whitish, a light grey subbasal line. 



China, Shanghai ; 3 ex. (Coll. Joannis). 



Homaloxestis phthoneropa, n. sp. 



J . 9 mm. Head, antennae, thorax dark grey. Palpi dark 

 fuscous, extreme tip of joints white. Abdomen grey, anal tuft 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa faiiitly sinuate in 

 middle, gently arched posteriorly, termen rather obliquely rounded ; 



7 absent, 8 and 9 connate; dark fuscous, base of scales wliitisb; 

 stigmata rather large, blackish, jilical and first discal elongate, 

 plical somewhat anterior, second discal transverse ; a small white 

 spot on costa at |, and less distinct one on dorsum rather anterior: 

 cilia grey, base suffused whitish and speckled black. Ilindwii.gs 

 grey ; cilia light grey. 



China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). 



Lecithocera hybrista, n. sp. 



2 . 18 ram. Head ochreous-yellow, back of crown dark violet- 

 fuscous. (Pali)i missing.) Antennse whitish-yellow. Thorax daik 

 violet-fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, slightly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, termen straight, somewhat oblicjue ; 



8 and 9 out of 7; dark violet -fuscous : cilia dark grey. Hind- 

 wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



IJppEft Senegal, Kati, October ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). 



Brachmia tepidata, n. sp. 



5. 18 mm. Head, thorax fuscous, a suffused paler stripe on 

 each side of back. Palpi dark fuscous, second joint internally 



