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ANACCEMASTIS, n. g. -^ 



Head with appressecl scales, sidetufts raised ; tongue developed. 

 Antennae §, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi 

 very long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, 

 terminal joint as long as second, moderate, acute. Maxillary palpi 

 very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed 

 with long fine hairs. Eorewings with 2 from towards angle, 7 and 

 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hiudwings under 1, 

 narrowly elongate-ovate, cilia 1|; 3 remote from angle, parallel 

 to 4, 4 and 5 closely aj)proximated from angle, 6 and 7 nearly 

 parallel. 



Allied to Promalactis, but difiers by 4 and 5 of hindwings closely 

 approximated at base. 



Anaccemastis glycaea, n. sp. 



2 . 15 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi white, base of second 

 joint black, terminal joint blackish except base and apex. Antennas 

 white ringed with black. Thorax yellowish-white, with small 

 black spots on shoulders and a black dot in middle of anterior 

 margin. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa slightly arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen very 

 obliquely rounded ; ochreous-w^bite, partially suffused with pale 

 brassy-yellow, with a few scattered blackish scales ; markings 

 blackish ; a spot on base of costa, sending an oblique projection 

 downwards, followed by a small spot ; a semioval blotch extending 

 along costa from ;i to | and reaching half across wing, including 

 two irregular yellow-whitish marks ; a streak along dorsum from 

 base to tornus, its upper edge with broad obtiise prominences at 

 ■| and |- of its length, latter connected with costal blotch by a 

 white bar edged anteriorly with some black scales ; several small 

 irregular groups of black scales towards apex : cilia yellow-whitish, 

 towards base sprinkled with black points, at apex and tornus with 

 blackish bars, Hiudwings grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 

 S. India, Palnis {Camjpbell) ; one specimen. 



Promalactis climacota, n. sp. 



c? . 12 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous, terminal joint suft'used with blackish except base and 

 apex. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax blackish, with some white 

 scales on margins. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, anal tuft yel- 

 lowish. I'orewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex tolerably pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 

 pale shining bronzy-yellow-ochreous ; a black triangular blotch on 

 basal fifth of costa, irregularly edged with white ; an elongate 

 black white-edged raised spot along basal fifth of dorsum ; small 

 oblong black spots on dorsum at f and |^, a black transverse 



