550 EXOTTC MTCROLEPIDOrTF.Ra. 



ternien very oblique ; light fuscous, slightly whilish-speclilecl, more 

 strongly on second segment and lower margin of first ; cloudy dark 

 fuscous dots in disc at ^ and just before base of cleft, some scattered 

 dark fuscous scales in disc between these and above and below 

 second; extreme apex of both segments white : cilia light grey, on 

 coflta snow-white terminated by a dark fuscous longitudinal mark 

 rather beyond cleft. Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey. 

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



Stenoptilia oxyactis, n. sp. 



c? . 19 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, a faint white lateral line, 

 face forming prominent ridge. Palpi 2, pale ochreous, terminal 

 joint and apex of second white. Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia 

 white towards apex. Forewings cleft from |, segments rather 

 narrow, first pointed, termen of second very oblique ; greyish- 

 ochreous, some scattered blackish and whitish scales beneath costa 

 anteriorly; a few black specks in disc at g ; a small cloudy blackish 

 spot on base of cleft ; scales of extreme costal edge touched whitish 

 from before middle to origin of cilia : cilia light greyish, on lower 

 margins of both segments becoming white towards base, especially 

 near apex, on second segment with indistinct dark grey basal dots 

 at apex and near beneath it. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Palestine, Haifa, May (Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 



CARPOSINID^. 



PICRORRHYNCHA, n. g. 



Labial palpi moderate, straight, porrected, second joint thickened 

 with appressed scales, terminal joint very short, obtuse. Fore- 

 wings with tufts of scales ; 2 from towards angle, 4 and 5 connate, 

 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings 

 without cubital pecten, apex very long-produced, termen concave 

 beneath it; 3 and 5 connate, 4 absent, 6 absent, 7 to apex. 



Picrorrhyncha scaphula, n. sp. 



2 . 11-12 mm. Head whitish, crown sprinkled dark fuscous. 

 Palpi whitish, basal portion and an apical ring of second joint 

 irrorated blackish. Thorax whitish irregularly sprinkled dark 

 fuscous. Forewings narrow, apex pointed, termen sinuate, ex- 

 tremely oblique ; whitish, irregularly sprinkled fuscous and dark 

 fuscous ; a small triangular dark fuscous basal patch, extending 

 on costa to ^, on dorsum very short ; six small blackish spots or 

 marks on costa between this and apex ; a black dot followed by a 

 small tuft below fold beneath first costal spot, and another above 

 fold before middle of wing ; a small irregular black spot on end of 

 cell, and smaller spot of dark fuscous irroration beneath it ; a 

 blackish dot on tornus, and three on termen : cilia whitish-grey. 

 Hindwings light grey, thinly scaled, veins darker; cilia whitish-grey. 



Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, September (Fletcher) ; 3 ex. 



