(ECOPHORID^. 233 



very long, thickened with very dense scales hroadly and roiighly 

 expanded on terminal half above and beneath, terminal joint 

 half second, thickened with dense rough scales except at apex, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. 

 Anterior tibiae and tarsi short, somewhat thickened with scales; 

 posterior tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 



1 h very long-furcate, 2 from |, 3 from g, 4 from angle, 5 approxi- 

 mated, running to beneath apex, 6 absent, 7 and 8 long-stalked, 

 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hind wings 1, elongate-ovate, 

 cilia 1 ; cell with a hyaline striated patch beneath it before 2, 



2 from before middle of cell, 3 widely remote from angle, 4 and 5 

 connate from angle, 6 and 7 parallel. 



Helicacma catapasta, n. sp. 



2 . 20-22 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish. Antennae 

 whitish, with four slender dark fuscous rings between ^ and apex. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish, more or less sprinkled with fuscous, 

 especially towards apex of second joint. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous mixed with grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 

 costa straight, apex strongly falcate-prominent, slender, pointed, 

 termen beneath this rounded, rather strongly oblique ; whitish- 

 ochreous, posteriorly finely sprinkled with pale fuscous points, 

 with a few scattered blackish specks ; an undefined subcostal 

 streak of whitish suiJusion, becoming stronger and costal towards 

 base ; costal edge somewhat greyer posteriorly, with faint in- 

 dications of fine pale oblique strigulae at f and ^ ; an undefined 

 spot of grey or sometimes blackish irroration on dorsum beyond 

 middle, and smaller similar spots towards base and before tornus ; 

 several minute black dots or scattered scales on termen ; a minute 

 black dot near base of apical prominence and one at apex: cilia 

 pale whitish-ochreous with several fine greyish-ochreous lines and 

 towards base sprinkled with fuscous points, round apical prominence 

 mostly whitish, beneath this with outline suddenly indented. 

 Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia light grey. 



Assam, Khasis, from October to December ; three specimens. 



PROTOGRYPA, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts raised ; ocelli present ; 

 tongue developed. Antennae |, basal joint elongate, with pecten. 

 Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened with 

 appressed scales, expanded towards apex posteriorly, terminal 

 joint as long as second, moderately stout, acute. Maxillary palpi 

 very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Thorax with posterior 

 crest. Anterior tibiae and tarsi short, somewhat thickened with 

 scales ; posterior tibiae clothed with hairs above. Forewings with 

 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from before 



