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joint with dark fuscoiis lateral line. Forcwings very narrow, 

 widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; dark bronzj^- 

 fuscous, bases of scales iridescent-white, forming a very fine 

 transverse striation in certain liglits ; a narrow lighter fascia 

 obscurely indicated towards l)ase ; a moderate snow-white fascia 

 rather inwards-oblique from middle of costa ; an elongate-semioval 

 snow-white blotch on costa towards ajiex ; a white longitudinal 

 strigula just above tornus : cilia grey, round apex tinged purple 

 with dark fuscous median line and slight apical projecting hook. 

 Hindwing.s and cilia grey. 



BuKMA, TLaton, Tebrutiry (Z'7e^7(«-); 1 ex. 



Limnoecia trissodelta, n. sp. 



d2' 10 mm. Head, thorax light bronzy-metallic. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. 

 Antennae bronzy-grey, a whitish ajjical band. Forewings narrowly 

 elongate-lanceolate; metallic bronze; markings shining yellow- 

 whitish; a triangular blotch on dorsum towards base, apex just 

 reaching costa ; an irregular-edged triangular spot on middle of 

 costa, and one on dorsum just beyond it : cilia grey. Hindwings 

 a]id cilia grey. 



Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, July {Fletcher) ; 2 ex. 



Limnoecia acontophora, n. sp. 



5. 11 ram. Head ochreous, face paler and greyish-tinged. 

 Eyes crimson. Palpi slender, ochreous-whitish, terminal joint 

 grey anteriorly. Thorax dark purple-fuscous, a large whitish- 

 ochreous posterior spot. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings lanceo- 

 late, acute; dark purple-fuscous: markings whitish-ochreous; an 

 oval basal spot in disc with projections beneath and posterioi-ly, 

 connected at base with a subcostal dot ; a subcostal dot at 1 ; a 

 pentagonal blotch on middle of dorsum ; longitudinal subcostal, 

 supraraedian, and submedian streaks from about middle to | : cilia 

 dark grey. Hindwings 3 and 4 somowbat approximated ; dark 

 fuscous ; cilia dark grey. 



Philippines, Manilla, 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). 



Idiostyla catharopis, n. sp. 



c? . 12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining whitish. Antennte 

 grey. Genital valves very large. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 

 shining whitish : cilia whitish, becoming whitish-grey towards 

 tornus. Hindwings and cilia grey. Forewings beneath with 

 ferruginous bristle from lower angle of cell reaching termen, as 

 in oculata. 



Fiji, Loloti, September {Greenwood); 1 ex. (Brit. j^Cus.). 



SYNTETRERNIS, n. g. 

 Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antenntc 

 almost 1, in c? minutely ciliated, basal joint elongate, without 



