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Epichorista sicca, n. sp. 



(S . 14 mm. Head, palj)!, and thorax grey-whitish sprinkled 

 with grey. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, costa 

 moderately arched, apex pointed, termen sinuate, rather strongly 

 oblique ; whitish-grey sprinkled with grey, with a few scattered 

 black scales: cilia whitish sprinkled with dark grey. Hindwiugs 

 and cilia Avhitish. 



Madaoascak, Antananarivo ; one specimen. 



Epichorista perversa, n. sp. 



2 . 1">-17 mm. Head whitish-ochrcous, sometimes mixed with 

 fuscous, i'alpi 4, whitish-ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous. 

 Thorax browuish-ochreous. Abdomen light grey. Forewings 

 moderate, costa anteriorly strongly arched, posteriorly nearh' 

 straight, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique ; pale 

 browuish-ochreous, somewhat strigulated with brown ; a brown spot 

 on fold indicating acute angle of basal patch ; central fascia rather 

 dark brow'n, moderate, oblique, broader on lower iialf, anterior 

 edge straight ; costal spot rounded-triangular, dai'k fuscous, sending 

 a dark brown stria from middle of its posterior side to termen above 

 toruus ; a marginal black dot on each side of tornus : cilia whitish- 

 ochreous tinged with grey or brownish, with dark brown median 

 shade, sometimes dark fuscous towards tij)S. Hindw'ings ochreous- 

 whitish, dorsum narrowly tinged with grey ; cilia whitish. 



Natal, Pinetowu and Camperdown, from January to March 

 (Lei(/h); three specimens. Recognisable from the very similar 

 TortrLc hedrastis by the whitish hindwings. 



Epichorista ingemia, n. sp. 



2 . 14 mm. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous. Thorax pale 

 brownish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings sub- 

 oblong, costa anteriorly moderately arched, posteriorly nearly 

 straight, apex obtuse, terpen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 

 glossy whitish-ochreous; dorsal half of basal area suffused with 

 yellow-ochreous ; central fascia yellow-ochreous, rather oblique, 

 dilated towards dorsum, dorsal edge sufl'used with dark fuscous ; 

 costal patch triangular, yellow-ochreous, sending an obsolescent 

 striga to tornus: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-grey ; 

 cilia whitish. 



iSiKKiM, Kungra Valley, at 4500 feet, in July (Dudgeon) ; one 

 specimen. 



Arotrophora crustata, n. sp. 



d $ . 13-1 1 mm. Head aiul ihoi'ax whitish. Palpi 3, fuscous 

 sprinkled with whitish, internally wlute. Antenna) in J flatly- 



