514 EXOTIC MICUOLKriDOl'TEUA. 



Psendodoxia subacuta, n. sp. 



c? . 17 nun. Head li<;ht jjrey suifusedly iiTorutod ochrcous- 

 wlutish. Tiilpi ratlier dark fuscous. Antennae serrulate. Tliorax 

 grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arclied, apex tolerabiy 

 pointed, termen scarcely rounded, very oblique ; grey irroialed 

 fuscous ; stigmata strong, dark fuscous, plical oblitjuely before first 

 discal; an almost marginal series of large dark fuscous dots round 

 posterior part of costa and termen : cilia light grey, basal half 

 fuscous-sprinkled. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish, a faint 

 greyish subbasal shade. 



S. India, Palnis, 6000 feet {Camj)bell) ; 1 ex. Also two seen from 

 same region in Coll. Joanuis, 



EUCOSMID.E. 



Ancylis catharaspis, u. sp. 



5 . 10 mm. Head white, sides of crown light grey. Palpi white, 

 externally greyish towards base. Thorax whitish-giey. Forewings 

 slightly dilated, apex obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, rather obliquely 

 rounded beneath ; fulvous-brown, dorsal half and basal area sufi'used 

 dark purple-grey ; indistinct oblique deeper strigae from costa, short 

 faint whitish striguloe between these; a subtriangular white tornal 

 blotch, a blackish dot in this and short fine black dash above it: cilia 

 white, round apex rather dark purplish-grey. Hindwings 3 and 4 

 stalked ; light grey, darker towards apex ; cilia whitish, a pale grey 

 subbasal line. 



China, Shanghai ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Forewings less falcate 

 than usual. 



Ancylis arcitenens, n. sp, 



5. 12 mm. Head wliitish, sides of crown light brownish. 

 Palpi light brownish, a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on second 

 joint, terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Thorax rather 

 dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, apex tolerably pointed, termen 

 concave beneath apex, then rather obliquely rounded ; white 

 suflusedly mixed grey and light brownish, costa strigulated dark 

 f\iscous ; basal patch grey strigulated dark fuscous, occupying | 

 of wing, edge slightly and irregularly curved ; central fascia 

 moderate, oblique, dark fuscous, posterior edge angulated above 

 middle, from middle a suftused lobe extends above ocellus to a 

 blackish dash towards apex ; costa beyond this with four pairs of 

 whitish strigulae, whiter and more distinct to-wards apex ; ocellus 

 forming a whitish tornal patch mixed pale bluish-grey, pointed 

 above: cilia pale brownish, above apex dark fuscous. Hind- 

 wings 3 and 4 stalked; grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia whitish, 

 a gi'ey subbasal shade. 



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



