HEL10UliMI).15. 97 



(Edematopoda venusta, n. sp. 



(^ $ . 11 ram. Head sliining dark bronze, collar deep purple. 

 Palpi orange, anterior edge of terminal joint black. Antennae 

 blue-blackish. Thorax deep orange, patagia purple-blackish. 

 Abdomen deep orange, apex blackish. Porewings elongate-lanceo- 

 late ; deep reddish-orange ; apical third indigo blue-black ; in one 

 specimen an indigo -blue -black fasciaform blotch from beneath 

 costa before middle obliquely to dorsum, where it is connected 

 Avith apical patch, in the other this blotch is represented only by a 

 few blue-black scales in disc : cilia blackisli, base blue-black. 

 Hindwings shining bright orange ; apical f dark fuscous ; cilia 

 light reddish-orange, round apical patch dark grey. 



India, Central Pjrovinces, Jabalpur, in September {Indian 

 Forest Zoologist) ; two specimens, bred from colonies of lac-iusecfc 

 {Tacliardia lacca). 



Stathmopoda hemitonia, n. sp. 



2 . 8 mm. Head and thorax yellow, forehead, face, and palpi 

 white. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Posterior logs ochreous- 

 whitish, tibioe hairy, tarsal brisrle-whorl short. Forewings very 

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

 ochreous-yellow ; a moderate fuscous antemedian transverse fascia, 

 narrowest on costa, connected by a tine streak along torn us with a 

 fuscous patch occupying apical fourth of wing, anterior edge of this 

 inwardly oblique, forming with tornal streak and fascia a regular 

 curve: cilia whitish-ocbreous. Hindwings light gre}' ; cilia whitish- 

 ochrcous tinged with grey. 



S. India, Ootacamund (Siruguppa), in September (T'.ZJ.i^/e^f/ter); 

 one specimen. 



Stathmopoda basiplectra, n. sp. 



6 ?. 12-13 mm. Head and thorax shining bronze. Palpi 

 ochreous-white. Forewings ver}- narrow, widest near base, gradu- 

 ally attenuated to pointed apex ; dark shining purplish-fuscous or 

 purplish-bronze ; a slender ochreous-whitish transverse costal mark 

 at base ; a whitish-ochreous fascia at ^, broad on dorsum, much 

 narrowed towards costa; sometimes some indefinite oohreous- 

 Avhitish suffusion appearing to form two longitudinal streaks on 

 apical third of wing: cilia grey, sometimes tinged -«ith whitish- 

 ochroous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



India, Ranipur, near Hardwar ; five specimens. Larva in 

 seeds of Alhizzia lehbek (a large Leguminous tree) in December, 

 emerged in April {office of Forest Zooloijist). A specimen of the 

 large pod sent shows that the larva burrows into the seeds, after- 

 wards eating a hole through the wall of pod to emerge. 



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