GKACILAWADiE. 



561 



Lithocolletis clepsiphaga, n. sp. 



(5 . 9 mm. Head ochrcous-whitish. Thorax oehreous- 

 brownish, two white lines. Forewiiigs ochreous-brownish ; a 

 slender white median line from base to first dorsal streak ; four 

 costal and three dorsal narrow white oblique streaks, edged 

 anteriorly black scales, first two costal short and dorsal long, nearly 

 meeting, third costal very short, direct, fourth costal moderate, 

 third dorsal directed towards its apex but not reaching it ; some 

 fine blackish irroration along termen, preceded on costa by an 

 indistinct wliitish short inwards-oblique fifth costal streak : cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, within a blackish line light bronzy-ochreous 

 round apex with some blackish specks, towards tornus grey. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, bred October {Fletcher) from blotch- 

 mine on upper side of leaf of an unidentified jungle shrub ; tlio leaf 

 (sent) is elongate-lanceolate, petiolate, 4 inches long. 



Phrixosceles fibulatrix, n. sp. 



5^5 . 7 mm. Head white. Palpi white, a small blackish dot at 

 apex of second joint. Thorax white partially suft'used pale ochreous. 

 Porewings very narrow, moderately pointed ; shining snow-white ; 

 markings pale ochreous partially edged dark fuscous irroration; an 

 irregular inwards-oblique transverse spot at 5, connected with costa 

 but not with dorsum ; a narrow fascia before middle, anterior edge 

 straight, inwards-oblique from costa, posterior with acute pro- 

 jections above middle and on dorsum ; a fine longitudinal strigula 

 in disc at |, and a very oblique one from costa somewhat beyond 

 it; a longitudinal mai'k on tornus; a minute blackish dot just 

 below apex : cilia white, a dark grey basal line. Hindwings and 

 cilia white. 



Fiji, Cuvu, November (Veiich) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 



Epicephala subtilis, u. ep. 



2 . 13 mm. Head, thorax white, collar behind eyes and 

 shoulders greyish-ochreous. Palpi slender, white, a light grey 

 lateral streak except towards base and apex. Porewings very 

 narrow, rather long-pointed ; light grey with silvery-white 

 reflections, irrorated dark fuscous ; a slender white dorsal streak 

 from base to tornus, at middle of wing with an oblique white 

 projecting streak reaching half across wing, at apex with a some- 

 what longer and stronger very oblique streak, closely followed bv 

 a fine irregular parallel whitish line ; a very fine oblique whitish 

 striga from middle of costa to disc beyond apex of these ; a slender 

 curved silvery transverse line towards apex, followed by a small 

 blackish prseapical spot : cilia light grey, round apex whitish with 

 blackish-grey subbasal line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 



S. India, Ootacamund, April {Mujtaba); 1 ex. 



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