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beneabh white. Posterior legs yellowish, with dark fuscous rings 

 on origin of spurs and apex of lirst tarsal joint, bristles long. 

 Eorewings very nari'ow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute 

 apex, costa almost straight ; orange-yellow ; markings dark 

 fuscous; a very slender costal streak from base to -|; a moderate 

 basal fascia, widest on dorsum, enclosing an orange basal spot on 

 upper half ; a very irregular outwardly oblique fascia at ^, dilated 

 on. dorsum, where it is slenderly connected with a scmioval dorsal 

 spot at I of wing ; a slender streak along upper part of termen to 

 apex : cilia grey, on costa yellowish. Hindwings I'ather dark 

 grey ; cilia grey. 



Ckylon, Hakgala, in March {(rreen); two specimens. 



Stathmopoda triloba, n. sp. 



2 . 12-13 mm. Head shining whitish, crown orange-yellow. 

 Palpi whitish, second joint dull orange, with grey lateral line 

 towards base. Thorax ochrcous-yellowish. Abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish. Posterior legs light yellowish, with dark fuscous rings 

 on origin of spurs and apex of first two tarsal joints, tarsi whitish 

 towards ajiex, bristles long. Forewings extremely narrow, widest 

 near base, thence narrowed to acute apex, costa faintly sinuate ; 

 orange-yellow ; markings brown tinged with lilac-grey ; a very 

 slender costal streak from base to ^ ; a moderate basal fascia of 

 even width, enclosing a yellow basal spot on upper half; a trilobate 

 blotch in disc before middle, with anterior, posterior, and upper 

 lobes ; an oval blotch in disc at | : cilia pale grej', round costa 

 and apex yellow. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey. 



Ceylont, Maskeliya, in June and August {Pole, dc Mowhraij) ; 

 two specimens. 



Stathmopoda commoda, n. sp. 



J $. 11-14 mm. Head pearly-white, crown yellow. Palpi 

 light orange. Thorax orange-yellow. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. 

 Posterior legs yellowish, with dark fuscous spots at apex of tibiaj 

 and first two tarsal joints, tarsi whitish towards apex. Forewings 

 very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex, 

 costa faintly sinuate ; orange-yellow ; costal edge dark fuscous 

 from base to middle ; three moderate or rather narrow brown 

 fasciae tinged with grey, first darkest, basal, nearly of even width, 

 enclosing a yellow basal spot on upper half, second and third not 

 reaching costa, second at |, rather outwardly oblique, anterior edge 

 excavated in middle, third at |, rather inwardly oblique ; some- 

 times a faint spot of brownish suffusion towards apex: cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, round apex more yellow. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia ochreous-grey-whitish or pale greyish. 



Assam, Khasi Hills, from April to September ; twenty-four 

 specimens. 



