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elongate-lriangulnr, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, lermeu 

 rouiided, rather oblique ; dark fuscous, posterior third and some- 

 times base more or less suffused with fulvous ; an irregular 

 indistinct pale brassy-blue-nietalhc transverse line towards base ; 

 tirst and second lines pale brassy-blue-metallic, irregular, inter- 

 rupted, forming white dots on costa, first rather curved, followed 

 by a broad irregular fascia of white irroration except towards 

 costa, second angulated in disc ; an oblitiue brassy-blue-metallic 

 mark from costa at 4 ; a streak of violet-silverj^-metallic irroration 

 along termen : cilia white with dark fuscous basal and postmediaii 

 shades. Ilindwings dark fuscous; cilia as in forewings. 

 Assam, Khasi Hills, from July to October ; six specimens. 



Choreutis philonyma, d. sp. 



J. 12 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen daik bronzy-fuscous. 

 Palpi black sprinkled wnth white, second joint with long rough 

 tuft. Antenna) white ringed with black, ciliations 4. Eorevvings 

 elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; dark bronzy-fuscous, 

 posterior third suffused with fulvous ; basal area with some 

 scattered pale blue-metallic scales ; a white dot on costa at l, 

 beneatli which is an elongate patch of pale blue-metallic suffusion, 

 and between this and dorsum an irregular fascia of white irrora- 

 tion; two minute white dots transversely placed in disc at |; 

 second line pale blue-metallic, forming a white dot on costa, 

 angulated above middle and dentate outwards at | ; a series of 

 several pale blue-metallic dots before termen on upper half ; some 

 scattered whitish scales along termen : cilia white, with dark 

 luscous basal and postmedian shades. Hindwings dark fuscous ; a 

 short white linear mark on tornal margin ; cilia as in forewings. 



Ceylon, Hakgala, in February [Green)\ one specimen. 



Choreutis argyrota, n. sp. 



r{ 2 . 10-11 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, more or less 

 Rl)riukled with white. Palpi with whorls of dark fuscous white- 

 tii)ped scales, tuft of second joint short. Antennae white ringed 

 with black. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins silvery. 

 Eorewings elongate-ti'iangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen rounded, rather obliciue ; dark bronzy-fuscous more or less 

 suftusedly mixed with blackish ; a silvery-metallic transverse line 

 towards base; first line silvery-metallic, interrupted in middle, 

 forming a white dot on costa; an irregular undefined median fascia 

 of silvery-white irroration ; second line violet-silvery-metallic, 

 forming a white dot on costa, obtusely angulated in middle, 

 interrupted near dorsum ; an oblique violet-silvery-metallic mark 

 from a white dot on costa at 4 ; an irregular more or less inter- 

 rupted or incomplete violet-silvery-metallic line before termen : 



