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Forewiugs very narrow, "widest near base, thence narrowed to 

 pointed apex, costa slightly arched [losteriorly ; dark purplish- 

 fuscous ; a pale yellow longitudinal dash above dorsum at | of 

 wing ; a pale yellow roundish spot in disc at | : cilia dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous, with bronzy rctiections ; cilia dark 

 fuscous, 



Assam, Khasi Hills, in September ; one specimen. 



Stathinopoda balanistis, n. sp. 



J. 14 mm. Head shining bronze, face paler, crown dark 

 bronzy-fuscous. Palju whitish, second joint with a grey lateral 

 line, terminal joint externally suffused with dark fuscous. Thorax 

 dark bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath white with 

 a dark fuscous postmedian band. Posterior tibiae white with dark 

 fuscous median and apical bands, bristles moderate, dark fuscous, 

 tarsi dark fuscous, with a band on basal joint, apical portion of 

 third, and last two joints wholly white. Forewings verj' narrow, 

 widest near base, thence narrowed to pointed apex, costa gently 

 arched towards apex; dark purple-fuscous ; an oblique-oval light 

 yellow spot in disc at | : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous with faint bronzj' tinge ; cilia dark fuscous. 

 Assam, Khasi Hills, in October ; one specimen, 



Stathinopoda aristata, n. sp. 



J. 12 mm. Head shining bronze. Palpi ochreous-whitish, 

 anterior edge dark fuscous except towards base. Thorax dark 

 purplish-fuscous, posterior extremity white. Abdomen dark fus- 

 cous, beneath white with dark fuscous bars on sides. Posterior 

 tibite white broadly banded with dark fuscous, bristles numerous, 

 very long, tawny, tarsi dark fuscous with white band on basal 

 joint and two apical joints white, with large blackish tuft above 

 between the white areas. Forewings very narrow, widest near 

 base, thence narrowed to pointed apex, costa hardly arched ; dark 

 fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged ; a small white spot below middle 

 at 1 ; a transverse white bar from costa at |, narrowed downwards, 

 reaching | across wang : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings dark 

 tawny-fuscous ; cilia dark fuscous. 



Ceylon, Kegalle (Alston)- one specimen. A J from Khasi 

 Hills, Assam, is 13 mm., white markings of forewings reduced to 

 a plical and discal dot respectively, hindwings without tawny 

 tinge ; the characteristic posterior legs are identical, and I do not 

 consider it distinct. 



Stathmopoda ochrodelta, n. sp. 



cj' . 10 ram. Head and i)alpi whitish-ochreous, thorax and 

 abdomen rather dark fuscous. Posterior tibise clothed on apical 

 half above with a dense tuft of very long roughly expanded light 

 greyish-ochreous bristly hairs (tarsi partly broken). Forewings 



