248 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOI'TKEA. 



of cost a to posterior half of dorsum, where it is mixed with 

 dark fuscous anteriorly ; a pale ochreous irregular fascia from 

 f of costa to toruus, suffused with rather dark fuscous beneath; 

 a small ochreous spot on costa near apex, whence an irregular 

 line of ochreous ai:d fuscous scales runs almost along termen : 

 cilia pale yellow-ochreous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia 

 whitish -ochreous. 



CEiiox, Puttalam, in August (Pole); one specimen. 



XENOMICTA, n. g. 



Head loosely scaled, sidetufts spreading; tongue short. An- 

 tennae I, in c? rather strongly ciliated, basal joint moderate, 

 thickened with scales, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately 

 ascending, second joint clothed with rough projecting scales above 

 and beneath, terminal joint short, pointed. Maxillary palpi very 

 short. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs. Forewings with tufts 

 of scales in disc ; 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 

 termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia |; 

 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel, 8 connected with cell by bar before 

 angle. 



Type ciq^reifera Butl. 



CHEZ ALA Walk. 



Differs from PJiilobota by stalking of veins 2 and 3 of forewings. 

 This is a good genus, of which I have about a dozen species. 



Chezala fictilis, n. sp. 



S . 20 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. (Palpi broken.) 

 Antennal ciliations 2|. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Porewings 

 elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen straight, rather oblique ; pale ochreous, tinged 

 with brownish towards termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, tips tinged 

 with grey. Hindwings ochreous-whitish posteriorly suffused with 

 pale grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Nbw South Wales, Parramatta, in February ; one specimen. 



ASTIARCHA, n. g. 



Characters of HarpeUa, but antennge thickened with scales on ^ 

 back. Vein 7 of forewings runs to just below apex, not to apex . ^ ^ 

 as stated by Snellen. q ^^^^ 'IS^ akcf- c^^ ^L-^ ^r^^^'^xM^ 



Type aureateUa Snell. J^ ^,^|^jc L ^i^uU^ < S^ U^Hm^ ^ 



