IG EXOTIC MICROLEPTBOPTBR.V. 



Peronea amethystas, n. sp. 



2 . 14 mm. Head whitish-oclireous, coUai' 3'ellow-ochreous. 

 Palpi ochreous-wliitiRh speckled with grpy, second joint with two 

 dark fuscous spots anteriorly. Thorax ochreous-whitish partially 

 tini^ed with violet and bluish. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, terraen 

 slightly sinuate, oblique ; deep green, largely suffused with 

 blackish ; about six irregular oblique shining indigo-blue fasciae 

 with violet reflections, space between third and fourth suffused 

 with whitish, fourth marked with a purple spot above dorsum ; an 

 indiffo-blue spot at apex : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwiugs fuscous, 

 darker posteriorly ; cilia fuscous. 



Assam, Khasis, in January ; one specimen. 



Peronea erioptila, n. sp. 



$. 14-15 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous sprinkled with 

 whitish and marked with dark fuscous, palpi long. Abdomen dark 

 grey. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex pointed, termen sti'ongly sinuate, rather oblique ; purplish- 

 fuscous, with scattered raised white scales and blackish striguhie ; 

 costa marked with obscure paler and blackish strigulae ; ^ basal 

 patch darker, edge blackish, obtusely angulated in middle,^ en- 

 closing a small white tuft on fold and some scattered white 

 scales ; a spot of blackish scales on tornus edged with whitish 

 laterally ; two transverse white strife posteriorly resting on 

 termen above tornus and below middle respectively, not reaching 

 costa : cilia fuscous sprinkled with dark fuscous and whitish. 

 Hindwings rather dark fusoous ; cilia fuscous. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, in June (Poh); two specimens. Allied to 

 rapax and halidora ; very like rapax in colouring, but readily 

 separated by obviously shorter and broader forewings. 



Peronea enitescens, n. sp. 



^ 5 . 14-15 mm. Head ochreous-whitish mixed with fuscous. 

 Palpi fuscous. Thorax ferruginous-brown. Abdomen grey. Fore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, costa strongly and evenly arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; ferruginous ; 

 basal area with violet reflections ; a semioval blotch of ochreous- 

 yellowish suffusion extending on dorsum from | to | ; two very 

 oblique fasciae of pale violet iridescence before and beyond middle, 

 posterior running to tornus ; two small black tufts below middle of 

 disc, and several other minute scattered black dots ; a bluish-leaden- 

 metallic curved streak crossing apex : cilia grey mixed with dark 

 fuscous. ■ Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 



Assam, Khasis, in September and October ; three specimens. 



