606 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA. 



Madras, Surada ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joaiinis). Disliiict by narrow 

 wings and peculiar markings. 



Melasma murifica, n. sp. 



iS . 22 mm. Head ■svhitish-yellowish. Palpi whitish-yellowish 

 slightly infuacated except towards tips. Antennal pectinations 5- 

 Thorax whitish sprinkled dark fuscous, shoulders with a blotch of 

 dark fuscous suffusion. Anal tuft pale yellowish. Forewings 

 moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen 

 rounded, rather oblique ; ochreous-white, strigulated throughout 

 with dark fuscous ; markings formed of suffused dark fuscous 

 irroratiou, viz., an irregular spot above dorsum towards base, an 

 irregular fascia from ^ of costa to middle of dorsum, a similar 

 fascia dilated in lower part of disc from | of costa to tornus, and a 

 transverse spot from costa towards apex: cilia whitish-ochreous 

 obscurely barred pale fuscous, a median line of dark fuscous iirora- 

 tion. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade. 



French Senegal, Kati, June ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Near 

 parajihrictis. 



Melasina accurata, n. sp. 



c? . 25-27 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, some greyish hairs on 

 sides of forehead. Palpi brownish, tip sometimes whitish. Antennal 

 pectinations 7. Thorax fuscous, somewhat mixed whitish and dark 

 fuscous. Forewings elongate, moderate, apex rounded-obtuse, 

 terraen obliquely rounded ; light brownish, suffusedly marbled 

 white, with scattered dark fuscous strigula^ ; small distinct dark 

 fuscous spots on middle of costa and beneath middle of disc, and 

 some dark mottling near dorsum towards base surrounded by white; 

 an indistinct dark subterminal line : cilia whitish barred fuscous, 

 more strongly within a median fuscous line. Hindwings light 

 greyish, lighter and whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia whitish, a 

 light fuscous subbasal line. 



Bengal, Chapra (Mackenzie), Pusa (Fletcher), June ; 3 ex. 



Melasma scrutaria, n. sp. 



cJ. 21mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi short, dark 

 fuscous, tip whitish. Antennal pectinations 4. Thorax ochreous- 

 whitish speckled dark fuscous. Forewings moderate, apex obtuse, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 stalked ; ochreous-whitish 

 irregularly and suffusedly irrorated fuscous ; a suffused dark fuscous 

 basal patch occupying 4 of wing ; a rather narrow dark fuscous 

 fascia from -J of costa to middle of dorsum, with a branch from 

 below middle to costa beyond middle, suffusedly interrupted beneath 

 costa; two or three cloudy dark fuscous dots on costa posteriorly, 

 and one on tornus : cilia ochreous-whitish sprinkled fuscous, a 

 brownish bar on tornus. Hindwings light greyish ; cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, a faint greyish shade. 



French Congo, Fort Crampel ; 2 ex. 



