90 EXOTIC WICROLEPIDOriERA. 



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

 costa appearing faintly sinuate, somewhat arched towards apex ; 

 rather dark fuscous ; a triangular ochreous-yellow blotch on costa 

 somewhat before | : cilia rather dark fuscous. Hindwirgs and 

 cilia rather dark fuscous. 



Ckylon, Puttalara, in October (Pole) ; one specimen. 



Stathmopoda p3rp"byrantha, n. sp. 



5 . 8 mm. Head dark purple-fuscous on crown, fillet shining 

 bronze, face whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, terminal 

 joint with anterior edge dark fuscous. Thorax dark purple-fuscoTis. 

 Abdomen fuscous, beneatli white. Posterior tibiae ochreous-white 

 banded with dark fuscous, tarsi dark fuscous wnth whitish bands 

 before apex of basal joint and at base of second, bristles moderate, 

 mostly w'hite. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence 

 narrowed to pointed apex, costa almost straight, deep shining 

 bronzy-purple, median third suffused with deep indigo-blue ; some 

 obscure whitish-ochreous suffusion towards dorsum at ^ : cilia dark 

 grey. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 



Ceylon, Madulsima, in December {Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



Stathmopoda spilozona, n, sp. 



6 $. 7-8 mm. Head pale shining bronze, with a white line 

 behind fillet, face whitish-tinged, crown dark purple-bronze. 

 Palpi white, terminal joint with anterior edge dark fuscous. 

 Thorax shining deep purple-bronze. Abdomen dark grey, beneath 

 white, sides with dark fuscous bars. Posterior legs purple with 

 black bands, two apical tarsal joints white, whorls of bristles 

 strong, black, with some very long ochreous-whitish ones. Foie- 

 wings narrow, widest at i, thence narrowed to pointed apex, costa 

 slightly arched, appearing sinuate through expansion of cilia ; deep 

 shining purplish-bronze, on costal half of wing anteriorly violet- 

 purple ; two irregular suffused blackisli fascia? converging towards 

 costa, first at g enclosing white subcostal and subdorsal spots or 

 dots, second at |, enclosing white submedian and larger almost 

 costal spots, latter followed by a white subcostal dot : cilia dark 

 grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey. 



Ceylon, Arawa (900 feet), Peradeniya, from December to 

 February {Fletcher, Green) ; " flying commonly round Dimorpho- 

 calyx fjJabellus " {Fletcher) ; ten specimens. 



Stathmopoda xan thorn ochla, n. sp. 



§ . 8 mm. Head shining bronze, face paler. Palpi white, 

 terminal joint with a fine grey lateral line. Thorax dark purplish- 

 bronze. Abdomen dark fuscous, with rather broad white segmental 

 margins, beneath white. Posterior tibiae with few bristles, but 

 two or three of each whorl very long. Forewings very narrow, 

 widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex, costa hardly 

 arched ; dark shining slaty -purple-fuscons ; tAvo rather narrow 



