508 EXOTIC MIOBOLEPIDOPXERA. 



irroration at tornus, these connected by an irregular dorsal lino; 

 two or three scattered dark fuscous scales towards costa, and a small 

 group towards apex : cilia light grey, on costa white, on upper ])art 

 of termen mixed white, at apex with a patch of black irroration. 

 Hindwiugs 3 absent ; grey ; cilia light ochreous-grey. 

 Victoria, Gisborue ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 



Elachista strepens, n. sp. 



5 . 5 mm. Head, thorax rather dark grey. Palpi whitish, ex- 

 ternally irrorated dark fuscous except apex of joints. Ahdomon 

 dark grey. Forewings lanceolate ; rather dark ashy-fuscous ; a 

 cloudy whitish dot on costa at f , and one at 4 extended into cilia ; 

 several white terminal specks : cilia light grey, round apex basal 

 half rather dark ashy-fuscous. Hindwiugs dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Assam, Shillong, (September {Fletcher) ; 1 ex. 



Elachista deficiens, n. sp. 



6 . 7 mm. Head, thorax pale grey closely speckled blackish. 

 Palpi whitish irrorated dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Fore- 

 wings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; dark fuscous, base of scales 

 minutely pale ; a cloudy whitish dot beneath costa before middle, 

 one on fold hardly beyond this, one on costa at |, and one on tornus 

 opposite, all indistinct: cilia grey, round apex irrorated dark fus- 

 cous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, April (Pole) ; 1 ex. 



Elachista antipetra, n, sp. 



c? . 6 mm., 2 7 mm. Head whitish-grey, speckled blackish. 

 Palpi whitish irrorated dark fuscous. Thorax, abdomen grey. 

 Forewings lanceolate, apex somewhat produced ; dark fuscous, 

 slightly pale-speckled, in $> more blackish, basal area grey, in $ 

 paler; a narrow rather irregular somewhat oblique white fascia at 

 I ; opposite transverse white spots at |, narrowly separated : cilia 

 light grey, round apex thinly speckled black, at apex a suffused 

 white bar. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, 



Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, October {Fletcher) ; 2 ex. 



Elachista leucosoma, n. sp. 



5 . 7 mm. Head, whitish-grey. Palpi whitish irrorated dark 

 fuscous except apex of second joint. Thorax grey. Abdomen 

 silvery-white, a black mark on each side of prseanal segment above. 

 Forewings lanceolate, apex rather produced, acute; light grey, 

 irregularly irrorated dark grey; plical and second discal stigmata 

 obscurely darker: cilia light grey, base sprinkled dark grey. Hind- 

 wings grey; cilia light grey. 



Punjab, Abbottabad, June (Fletcher); 1 ex. 



