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of anterior edge white. Abdomen white. Forowings elongate, 

 ratlier narrow, costa anteriorly slightly, posteriorly moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen somewhat sinuate, extremely 

 oblique ; shining white ; an oblique triangular slightly curved 

 golden-bronze blotch on dorsum beyond middle, reaching | across 

 wing ; a ]>ale gnlden-bronze blotch extending over costal halt" of 

 wing from middle to apex, deeper towards costa, pointed anteriorly, 

 its anterior portion marked with tliree ol)lique white striguloe from 

 costa reacliing half through it: cilia white, round apex pale bronzy 

 Avith dark fuscous subbasal line (imperfect). Hindwings grey, 

 basal half white ; cilia white. 



Ckylon, Maskeliya, in April (Pole) ; one specimen. Very like 

 o.ri/deltd, but differs in colour of thorax, and lighter golden-bronze 

 markings of forewings. 



Calantica devota, n. sp. 



5 . 1-t mm. Head wliite. Palpi white, second joint marked 

 wit,h grey. Thorax white, shoulders with a bronzy spot. Abdomen 

 grey-whitish. Fort wings elongate, ralhcr iiarrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; white ; costal 

 edge blackish near base ; an oblique-transverse brown blotch edged 

 with dark fuscous from dorsum beyond middle, reaching hardly 

 more than half across wing ; a bronzy-brownish blotch extending 

 along posterior half of costa, narrow anteriorly, suffused posteriorly 

 and extending to middle of termen, marked anteriorly with three 

 white oblique streaks and before apex with a round black suffused 

 Bpot : cilia white, round apex with dark fuscous subbasfll line and 

 suffused with fuscous towards tips. Hindwings light grey ; cilia 

 white with faint grey subbasal shade. 



Assam, Ivhasis, in October ; one specimen. Also very like the 

 two preceding, but larger, form of forewings different, dorsal blotch 

 shorter and not pointed, hindwings not whitish anteriorly. 



Calantica delias, n. sp. 



J 5 . 16-19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax white. Abdomen 

 light grey, anal tuft of c5' Avhite. Forewings elongate, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, oblique; 

 shining white; an oval subhyaline patch between vein 12 and cell 

 towards base ; costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; a slender 

 oblique fuscous streak from middle of dorsum to fold ; sometimes 

 an ochreous-fuscous suffused mark on dorsum before tornus ; some 

 scattered dark fuscous scales on posterior half of M'ing; posterior 

 third of costal edge more or less suffused wnth pale fulvous, 

 especially in $ : cilia light ochreous-yellowish, ti))s dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings in c? pale greyish, in $ grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



AssAJi, K basis, in June and July; thirteen specimens. Extremely 

 similar to argnphaves, which al?o possesses the subhyaline patch of 

 forewings (not mentioned in original description); anjojihanes is 



