54 EXOTIC JlICROLEPIDOrXEEA. 



white, first three joints with dark fuscous apical rings, last two 

 wholly dark fuscous. Forewiugs elougate-triangular, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat 

 oblique ; dark fuscous, irregularly and variably irrorated with 

 whitish or pale brownish, sometimes indicating obscure transverse 

 shades and discal ring ; three irregular blackish terminal spots 

 partially suffused and surrounded with irregular fulvous markings, 

 first forming a streak round apex marked with two round white 

 dots, second on middle of termen, marked posteriorly with a small 

 violet-golden-metallic spot, third above tornus, including a golden- 

 metallic dot : cilia ochreous-fuscous, with obscure whitish median 

 line preceded by a darker fuscous line. Hindwiugs dark fuscous ; 

 an oblique grey-whitish ring in disc ; a curved inwardly-oblique 

 violet-metallic streak from costa at t; a violet-metallic subterminal 

 line on lower | of wing, its extremities whitish ; a violet-metallic 

 streak round apex; cilia dark fuscous, with oblique patches of 

 whitish suffusion at apex and above and below middle. 



Assam, Khasi Hills, from December to March ; twelve speci- 

 mens. 



Choreutis moniligera, u. sp. 



(S . 10-12 ram. Head and thorax dark fuscous sprinkled with 

 whitish. Palpi with tuft of second joint formed of two whorls of 

 long j)rojectir.g dark fuscous wliite-tipped scales, terminal joint 

 dark fuscous sprinkled with white. Antennae white ringed with 

 black. Abdomen rather dark fuscous. Forewings ratber elongate- 

 triangular, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen 

 rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark fuscous, markings formed of 

 whitish irroration ; two transverse shades towards base; first line 

 very irregularly and strongly radiate-dentate throughout; a trans- 

 verse linear mark in disc beyond middle; second line slender, 

 forming a white dot on costa, in disc forming a quadrate loop 

 outwards, its outer side sinuate ; a very irregular subterminal 

 shade near beyond this ; terminal edge irrorated Avith whitish : 

 cilia fuscous, round apex and upper half of termen with basal 

 fourth marked Avith small sharp black and white chequers. Hind- 

 wings rather dark fuscous ; two indistinct whitish more or less 

 widely interrupted lines towards termen on dorsal |^ ; cilia whitish- 

 fuscous, with dark fuscous subbasal and i)ostmedian lines. 



Assam, Ivhasi Hills, in November; three specimens. Distin- 

 guished from all species of the genus by the peculiar markings at 

 base of cilia of forewings. 



Choreutis hestiarcha, n. sj). 



J 5- 10-12 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-bronzy. Palpi 

 mixed with white and dark fuscous, second joint with a band of 

 ochreous suffusion, tuft long and rough. Antennas white ringed 

 Mith black,, cilia in J 2. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings 



