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orange-yellow ti'ansverse fasciae, first at ^, strongly black-margined 

 on both sides, second at |, not quite reaching costa, anteriorly 

 margined by a thick black somewhat oblique streak, posteriorly 

 unraargined, with a projection in middle : cilia daik grey. Hind- 

 wings and cilia dark grey. 



S. India, Cuddapah, 4000 feet [Campbell); one specimen. 



Statlimopoda amphoritis, n. sp. 



J 5- 11--12 mm. Head deep shining bronze, fillet edged 

 posteriorly^ with a yellow line, crown behind this dark purple- 

 fuscous. Palpi Avhitish, with a blackish lateral line sometimes 

 obsolete towards base, tcirainal joint sometimes wholly dark 

 fuscous. Thorax deep shining purple-bronze. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous, beneath white with dark fuscous median bar on sides. 

 Posterior tibia) yellow with dark fuscous median spot and apical 

 band, tarsi dark fuscous with base of second joint whitish, fifth 

 and apex of fourth wholly white. Forewings very narrow, costa 

 arched towards apex, dorsum rounded-prominent at base, thence 

 narrowed to pointed apex; deep shining purple, base and margins 

 blackish ; two deep yellow blotches broadly margined with blackish, 

 first forming a fascia at |, broad on lower half, suddenly narrowed 

 on upper half and not quite reaching costa, second at |-, pear- 

 shaped, oblique, the narrow end touching costa at | : cilia dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, Pundaloya, in February, May, June, and 

 November (Pole, Green, Alston) ; seven specimens. 



Stathmopoda orbiculata, n. sp. 



c? 5 • 12 mm. Head pearly-white, back of crown suffused with 

 orange mixed with fuscous. Palpi white, tinged with orange 

 externally. Thorax silvery-white, posterior extremity orange 

 preceded by a dark fuscous bar. Abdomen grey, beneath white. 

 Posterior legs orange ringed with dark fuscous, bristles long. 

 Forewings very narrow, Avidest near base, thence narrowed to acute 

 apex, costa straight ; reddish-ochreous-orange, more or less sufi'used 

 with fuscous except towards margins of markings, costal edge dark 

 fuscous; three semicircular silvery-white dorsal blotches at -], 

 middle, and | of wing, broadly edged with dark fuscous, the 

 edgings connected on dorsum and almost reaching costa : cilia 

 rather dark grey. Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey. 



CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in June and October {Newcome) ; three 

 specimens. 



Stathmopoda callopis, n. sp. 



$. 11 mm. Head pearly-white, back of crown dark fuscous 

 edged with yellow anterioilj'. Palpi white. Thorax dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey, beneath ochreous-whitish. Posterior legs yellow- 

 whitish. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence 



