518 EXOTIC MICROLEriDOrTERA. 



Eucosma siibdecora, n. sp. 



S . 9 mm. Head, palpi dark grey. Tliorax dark grey some- 

 wliat whitish-sprinkled. Forewings elongate-triaTigular, costa 

 slightly arched, cilia somewhat prominent at |, termen rather 

 obliquely rounded ; dark leaden-grey obscurely strigulated with 

 white speckling; a dark grey fascia edged blackish at ^, obtusely 

 angulated in middle ; a subquadrate blackish-grey spot on dorsum 

 towards tornus ; an obscure fascia of dark suffusion from | of costa 

 to tornus, some faint irregular ochreous tinge about and beyond 

 this ; some slight orange-fulvous marks on apical margin and 

 middle of termen ; obscure violet-leaden lateral margins of ocellus : 

 cilia pale grey, a black basal line. Hindwings 4 absent ; dark 

 grey, thinly scaled anteriorly ; a suffused, light ochreous-yellow 

 spot in middle of disc ; cilia grey, a black subbasal line. 



Madras, Palnis, 7000 feet, August (Fletclier) ; 1 ex. 



Eucosma ineridospila, n. sp. 



c? 5 • 13-14 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders 

 greyish. Palpi whitish, second joint with greyish median spot and 

 apical baud. Maxillary palpi distinct, slender, subascending, 

 Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, costa gently arched, termen 

 sligbtly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; brownish-ochreous obscurely 

 whitish-sprinkled, sometimes partially greyish, some scattered 

 blackish scales or small strigulse, dorsum shortly strigulated 

 blackish, costa with oblique dark fuscous and whitish strigula3 ; 

 disc indistinctly streaked longitudinally fuscous; a brownish 

 prsetornal spot, anterior dorsal portion occupied by a smaller 

 rhomboidal black spot; three or four oblique brown streaks from 

 costa posteriorly ; ocellus obscurely pale, crossed by three or four 

 indistinct dark fuscous dashes, lateral margins obscurely silvery, 

 more or less fuscous suffusion above it : cilia ochreous- Avhitish, 

 somewhat grey-mixed, round apex suffused dark grey. Hindwings 

 3 and 4 stalked ; light grey, darker towards termen ; cilia whitish, 

 a grey subbasal line. 



Brazil, Obidos, Santarem, August, September {Pca-ish) ; 6 ex. 

 The maxillary palpi throughout the Tortricina are normally 

 rudimentary or obsolete, nor have I noticed any other instance of 

 their development to the extent found in this species, yet it appears 

 to be merely a specific idiosyncrasy without systematic importance. 



Eucosma encaustica, n. sp. 



J 5 . 14-16 mm. Head, palpi, and anterior margin of thorax 

 dark fuscous or blackish variably tinged purple-crimson, rest of 

 thorax iridescent grey. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, costa 

 gently arched, termen vertical ; leaden-bluish, strewn numerous 

 indistinct whitish dots or small strigulae, these sometimes tinged 

 rosy-purplish, costal edge dark fuscous ; basal area with some 



