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best separated by the obviously broader and shorter forewings, with 

 termcn less oblique and not sinuate, it is also more strongly 

 marked, and the hiiidwings are darker grey. 



Orthenches imgulata, n. sp. 



c? . 13 mm. Head white, sides of crown dark fuscous. Palpi 

 white, second joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint mucii 

 longer than second. Thorax white, patagia dark fuscous. Ab- 

 domen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, rather 

 oblique; whitish, irregularly strewn with strong dark fuscous 

 strigulae and small spots ; markings dark fuscous ; a moderate 

 basal patch ; a spot on middle of dorsum, and smaller spots on 

 costa before and beyond middle ; a broad irregular streak running 

 from dorsum befoi^e tornus obliciuely inwards, curved round near 

 costa and returning almost to termen above tornus : cilia fuscous, 

 on upper part of termen mixed with whitish at base. Hindwings 

 light grey, veins dark grey ; cilia light greyish, round apex whitish- 

 tinged. 



Assam, Tvhasis, in September ; one specimen. 



Acrolepia manganeutis, n. sp. 



d" 2 . 9-11 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, sometimes mixed 

 or largely sufiused with whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, a subapical 

 ring of second joint, and subbasal ring and apex of terminal joint 

 obscurely ochreous or sometimes whitish. Abdomen pale grey. 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, costa anteriorly gentlj', posteriorly 

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

 brownish-ochrcous, more or less irregularly mixed or nearly wholly 

 suffused with dark fuscous, always with an ochreous patch towards 

 costa about '^ ; a triangular white spot on middle of dorsum, marked 

 with two or three dark fuscous strigulre ; a curved white strigula 

 from dorsum before tornus ; five slender ecjuidistant oblique white 

 streaks from costa between f and |, reaching about ^ across wing, 

 and one inwardly oblique before apex : cilia whitish -grey with two 

 dark fuscous shades, cut by a whitish dash beneath apex. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



Cbylon, Maskeliya (Pole): Bengal, Calcutta (Fletclier); Assasi, 

 Khasis; in March,' June, October, and December, five specimens. 

 Bred from Yam {Dloscorea), but without particulars. 



Acrolepia corticosa, n. sp. 



S 2 . 11-12 mm. Head and thorax fuscous more or less mixed 

 with whitish. Palpi ochreous more or less irrorated with dark 

 fuscous, apex of second joint whitish. Abdomen fuscous mixed 

 with ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costti 



