618 EXOTIC MICROLEriDOPTEEA. 



sides posteriorly and apex dark fuscous, in 2 light brownish. 

 Forewiiigs rather narrow, somewhat dilated, costa gently arched 

 towards apex, termen siuuatts, oblique ; in J dark purple-fuscous, 

 in $ brownish suffuscdly iiTorated purple-fuscous; a transverse 

 bar of darker suffusion on end of cell : cilia dark fuscous, an 

 ochreous-whitc patch on median portion of termen. Hindwings 

 dark grey ; cilia greyish, a dark grey spot beneath middle of 

 termen, hence to b.ise pale yellowish. 



S. India, Palnis, Kodaikanal, 7000 feet, August {Fletcher); 

 2 ex. 



ENCRATORA, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli moderate, posterior ; tongue absent, 

 AntennsD |, basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi 

 extremely short, porrected, filiform, pointed. Maxillary palpi 

 obsolete. Posterior tibiae smooth-scaled. Forewings 1 h furcate, 

 2 from near angle, 3 and 4 approximated, 7 to termen, 11 from 

 middle. Hindwings |, elongate-trapezoidal, cilia 1^ ; 3 and 4 

 connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base. 



A derivative of Glyphipteryx. 



Encratora plumbigera, n. sp. 



$. 11 mm. Head, thorax shining dark indigo-leaden- fuscous. 

 Palpi grey, internally whitish. Forewings elongate, soniov\liat 

 dilated, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous 

 speckled pale yellowish ; markings blue-leaden-metallic ; base 

 narrowly sutfused blue-leaden ; a rather narrow transverse fascia 

 at |, and one slightly curved in middle ; a rather oblique fasciate 

 bar from costa at | reaching half across wing ; spots before and 

 beyond toruus, one on costa at ^, and one on termen beneath apex: 

 cilia grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey. 

 Assam, Shillong, July {Fletcher) ; 1 ex. 



Glyphipteryx compastis, n. sp. 



2 . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax bronzy-fuscous. Palpi with four 

 whorls of dark fuscous whitish-tipped scales. Forewings elongate, 

 somewhat dilated, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, very 

 oblique ; ochreous-bronze ; basal third obscurely suffused fuscous, 

 three obscure whitish oblique bars from costa, some whitish suffusion 

 towards dorsum near base; an obscure whitish erect bar from 

 middle of dorsum, edged darker grey suffusion, apex rather silvery; 

 five silvery streaks edged dark grey suffusion from costa, whitish " 

 on costa, first from before middle, rather oblique, irregular, reach- 

 ing more than half across wing, second short, third nearly followed 

 by a silvery dot iu disc, last two very short ; a short erect silvery 

 streak from dorsum towards tornus, and a silveiy dot in disc just 

 beyond this ; a silvery mark along termen, some blackish suffusion 

 round it ; a silvery dot on subapical sinuation ; a small transverse- 



