IlEr.TODINID,E. 



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Stathmopoda nitida, n. sp. 



2. 12 mm. Head pearly -whitish, crown ochreous- yellow. 

 Palpi ochreoas-whitish. Thorax pale shining lilac-bronze, anterior 

 margin and posterior extremity tinged with ochreons. Abdomen 

 pale ochreous, beneath white. Posterior legs whitish-ochreous, 

 tarsi tinged with fuscous except at apex of joints, bristles very 

 short. Forewings narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to 

 pointed apex, costa slightly arched ; fuscous, suffused with deep 

 bronzy-ochreous ; two broad shining yellowish-white fasciae, first 

 before g, somewhat narrowed towards costa, second at |, somewhat 

 narrowed on dorsum, its anterior edge obtusely angulated in disc ; 

 cilia grey, at apex with a white dot. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia 

 grey. 



North Austuaija, Port Darwin (Dodd) ; one specimen. 



Stathmopoda isoleuca, n. sp. 



2 . 8 mm. Head shining white, back of crown dark fuscous. 

 Palpi white. Thorax dark fuscous, postei'ior extremity white. 

 Abdomen fuscous. Forewings very narrow, costa straight, dorsum 

 rounded-prominent at base, thence narrowed to pointed apex ; dark 

 fuscous, with slight purplish tinge ; two broad white transverse 

 fasciiC, tinged with ochreous on margins, first at |, slightly nar- 

 rowed on costa, second at |, of nearly even width : cilia fuscous. 

 Hindwings and cilia grey. 



BoiMBAY, Koukan (Toioig); Ceyi>on, Puttalam, in November 

 (Pole); two specimens. 



Stathmopoda ovigera, n. sp. 



d $. 8-9 mm. Head orange -ochreous, forehead and face 

 pearly-white. Palpi ochreous- white. Thorax bronzy-ochreous. 

 Abdomen A\hitish-ochreous. Forewings very narrow, costa hardly 

 arched, dorsum rounded-prominent at base, thence narrowed to 

 pointed apex ; ochreous-brown ; two shining white blotches, some- 

 what darker-edged, first forming a fascia at |, moderate on costa 

 and becoming very broad on dorsum, outer edge rather convex, 

 second at |, oval, not quite touching costa or dorsum : cilia pale 

 brownish-grey, round costa and apex brown. Hindwings and 

 cilia pale brownish-grey. 



Ceylon, Puttalam, in September and October (Pole); three 

 specimens. 



Stathmopoda zalodes, n. sp. 



cJ . 11 ram. Head shining ochreous-whitish, crown rather dark 

 fuscous. Palpi white, with dark fuscous lateral line throughout. 

 Thorax ochreous-whitish, anterior margin irregularly fuscous. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath whitish. Posterior legs white 



