244 nxoTic miceoi.epidoptkra. 



fiiRCOUS-whitish -witli a few dark fuscous scales, shoulders dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen whiti^h-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, cost a gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very 

 obliquely rounded ; 3 and 4 stalked ; pale whitish-ochreoiis, 

 sometimes tinged with fuscous, more or less sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous scales ; an almost basal narrow fascia of dark fuscous 

 suffusion, widest on costa, sometimes obsolescent towards dorsum ; 

 stigmata rather large, blackish, somewhat raised, plical obliquely 

 before first discal ; some fuscous and dark fuscous irroratioii 

 forming a more or less indicated triangular spot on costa about | 

 and irregular streak along termen : cilia pale whitish-ochreous, 

 somewhat sprinkled with fuscous. Hindwings grey or pale grey, 

 paler towards base ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, in January, February, and May {Pole, 

 de Mowbraif) ; ten specimens. 



Aristeis chloropa, n. sp. 



<S . 10 mm. Head and palpi pale whitish-ochreous. Antennas 

 with short pectinations and moderately ciliated (1). Thorax grey 

 mixed with dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings rather 

 elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 obliquely rounded; grey irrorated with dark fuscous; a sub- 

 oblong ochreous-white blotch extending on dorsum over median 

 third, and reaching nearly \ across wing: cilia grey sprinkled 

 with dark fuscous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Ceylon, Patipola {Alston) ; one specimen. 



HIPP0M4CHA, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts spreading ; ocelli present ; 

 tongue developed. Antennae ^, in S strongly ciliated, basal joint 

 moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi rather long, slender, curved, 

 ascending, second joint not reaching base of antennae, smooth, 

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

 very short, filiform, api)ressed to tongue. Posterior tibias clothed 

 with hairs. Forewings with \h furcate, 2-5 rather approximated, 

 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings 

 under 1, elongate-ovate, tolerably pointed, cilia -t ; 3 and 4 

 connate, 5-7 parallel. 



Type callista Meyr. ; includes also Tiemicalypta Meyr., relucens 

 Meyr., and others. 



OLBONOMA, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts spreading; ocelli present ; 

 tongue developed. Antennfe |, in J strongly ciliated, basal joint 

 moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint 

 not reaching base of antennae, with appressed scales, terminal 



