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and a slender streak along median portion of terraen ; cilia fuscous, 

 with dark fuscous basal line, tips whitish. 



S. India, Nilgiris, 3500 feet, in August (Andreives) ; CEyt-ON, 

 Maskelij-a, in May (Pole) ; two specimens. 



Simaethis psilachyra, n. sp. 



2 . 10 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, slightly whitish- 

 sprinkled, patagia fulvous. Palpi with eight whorls of blackish 

 white-tipped scales, basal joint white. Autennse white ringed with 

 black. Abdomen dark fuscous. Posterior tarsi blackish, third 

 joint and basal and apical portions of first two white. Forewings 

 triangular, costa moderately arclied, apex obtuse, termen bowed, 

 somewhat oblique; dark fuscous suffused with orange-fulvous; 

 two slight strife of whitish irroration towards base ; first line repre- 

 sented by a nearly straight stria of violet-white irroration, preceded 

 by a few black scales, forming a white dot on costa ; second line 

 black, irregular, rather curved outwards above middle and inwards 

 below middle, followed by a few whitish specks and on costa by a 

 snow-white dot; a black irregular line from ^ of costa to tornus : 

 cilia grey mixed wnth white above and below middle of termen, 

 with blackish subbasal line, on costa with a snow-white mark 

 towards apex. Hind wings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, with dark 

 fuscous subbasal line. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, in May {de Moivhray) ; one specimen. Not 

 in good condition, but a distinct species. 



Simaethis holachyrma, n. sp. 



S. i4 mm Head and thorax dark fuscous irrorated with 

 whitish. Palpi ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous, basal joint 

 and median and apical rings of second and terminal joints whitish. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings triangular, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen bowed, oblique, sinuate-indented at | ; 

 dark fuscous, irrorated throughout with whitish ; costal extremities 

 of first and second lines indicated by white dots, first preceded, 

 second preceded and followed by small blackish spots ; an irregular 

 blackish patch on costa towards apex : cilia fuscous, with blackish 

 basal line, in siiiuation indented with whitish. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous : a cloudy orange-ochreous spot in disc beyond middle, and 

 a streak of suffusion along lower 'i of termen ; cilia fuscous, with 

 dark fuscous basal line, tips whitish. 



Assam, Khasi Hills, in November; one specimen. Characterised 

 by the peculiar sinnation of termen, and general pale irroration. 



Simaethis lethaea, n. sp. 



S $• 11-14 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous slightly 

 sprinkled with whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, basal joint whitish, 

 second and terminal joints each with median and apical white 



