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of rough scales at ^ and q, apex obtuse, terraen faintly sinuate, 

 rather oblique ; pale ochreous, faintly brownish-tinged ; a cloudy 

 V-shaped rather dark brown streak resting on costal prominences, 

 apex in middle of disc, immediately followed by a raised snow-white 

 dot; an indistinct tine rather dark brown dentate-curved subterminal 

 line ; dark brown marginal dots round apex and terraen : cilia 

 Avhitish-ochroous tinged brownish, basal third dark brown. Hind- 

 wings ochreous- whitish, tinged grey towards termon ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, a light brownish subbasal shade. 

 Punjab, Murree, 7500 feet, June [Dutt) ; 2 ex. 



Epimactis melithorax, n. sp. 



(S . 22 mm. Head, thorax yellow-ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous, 

 second joint dark fuscous except apex. Antennal ciliations 3. 

 Forewings suboblong, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 rounded, somewhat oblique; fuscous, with faint purple tinge; 

 costal edge yellow-ochreous : cilia whitish-yellowish, basal half 

 light yellow-brownish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



KuMAON, Bliirn Tal, 4500 feet, August {Fletcher) ; 1 ex. 



PROTHAMNODES, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts raised ; ocelli posterior ; 

 tongue developed. Antennae |, basal joint rath«r elongate, stout, 

 without pccten. liabial paljti very long, recurved, second joint 

 with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. 

 Posterior tibiae clothed with long rough hairs above. Forewings 

 \b furcate, 2 nearly from angle, 2-5 approximated, 7 and 8 long- 

 stalked, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal- 

 ovate, cilia ^, costa with large median scale-projection, somewhat 

 sinuate beyond this; 3 aud 4 connate, 5 from middle of transverse 

 vein, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Near Oditcs. 



Prothamnodes platycycla, n. sp. 



2 . 23 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint fuscous 

 except towards apex. Thorax pale greyish-ochreous, Forewings 

 rather broad, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, 

 termen rounded, little oblique ; light greyish-ochreous, costal edge 

 ochreous-whitish except towards base ; stigmata small, dark grey, 

 plical very oblicjuely beyond first discal ; a curved subterminal line 

 of irregular blackish-grey dots ; a terminal series of small indistinct 

 dark grey dots : cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish- 

 grey, somewhat darker posteriorly, apical edge marked dark grey 

 suffusion ; a small cloudy dark grey spot on costa beyond middle; 

 cilia ochreous-whitish mixed pale grey, round apex with irregular 

 subapical grey shade. 



BuKMA, Thaton, March [Fletcher) ; 1 ex. 



