554 EXOTIC MICHOLEPIDOPTERA. 



slightlj- sinuatp, in 2 straight, rather oblique; shining white; 

 costal edge on posterior third in J ochreous, in 2 dark fuscous : a 

 few dark fuscous scales indicating an oblique mark beneath middle 

 of fold and a slight dorsal mark before this : cilia white becoming 

 ochreous-tinged outwards, ti])s in $ dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 grey, paler and wliitish-tingod towards base; cilia whitish, towards 

 base ochreons-tinged, a faint greyish subbasal line. 

 Assam, Cherrapunji {Hetcher) ; 2 ex. 



SCYTHRIDJE 



Scythris trinumnmlata, n. sp. 



cf 2 . 12-13 ram. Head, thorax greyish-bronze. Palpi dark 

 grey, posteriorly whitish-ochreous. Forewings rather narrow, 

 obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark purplish- 

 grey or greyish-bronze ; moderate round obscure spots of light 

 greyish-ochreous suffusion above fold before middle, above tornus, 

 at apex, and some undefined irroration towards costa at | : cilia 

 grey. Hindwings 4 and 5 separate ; dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Palestine, Haifa, May {Buxton) ; 2 ex. Type Brit. Mus. 



Scythris praestructa, n. sp. 



c^" . 12 mm. Head, thorax grey- whitish speckled dark fuscous. 

 Palpi M'hitish, second and terminal joints each with blackish band. 

 Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; grey-whitish,-rather thinly irrorated 

 blackish, tinged ochreous on dorsal area ; markings formed by 

 denser blackish irroration ; an oval spot towards dorsum at :j ; a 

 slightly curved irregular transverse fascia at |^; a spot in disc at |: 

 cilia grey-whitish, thinly speckled black towards base. Hindwings 

 4 and 5 separate ; grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 



South Australia, Adelaide, March ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 



Scythris detestata, n. sp. 



cT. 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax grey mixed white. Forewings 

 elongate-lanceolate ; grey irregularly and suifusedly irrorated white ; 

 small ekingate cloudy dark fuscous spots in disc at \ and before 

 middle, and an irregular spot on dorsum beneath second of these ; 

 a cloudy darker dot in disc at | : cilia pale grey, mixed white 

 round apex. Hindwings 4 and 5 separate; pale grey; cilia 

 whitish-grey-ochreous. 



South Australia, Adelaide, September ; 2 ex. Type Coll. Lower. 



HELIOZELID^. 



Prophylactis memoranda, n. sp. 



S. 10 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Paljn whitish. Fore- 

 wings broad-lanceolate ; 6 and 7 separate ; dark purple-fuscous ; 

 two rather irregular transverse oehreous-whitish blotches, first on 

 middle of dorsum reaching half across wing, second from | of costa 



