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posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, 

 little oblique; 2 and 3 stalked; light ochreous-brownish, with 

 scattered black specks, especially on veins ; a grey oblique mark 

 from dorsum near base ; first discal stigma very small, dark grey, 

 plical similar, beneath it, second discal rather large, round, dark 

 grey centred with whitish ; four blackish dots on termen : cilia 

 pale ochreous. Hindwings dark grey, lighter towards base ; cilia 

 whitish, basal third grey. 

 Japan; one specimen. 



Depressaria epichersa, n. sp. 



(^ . 22 mm. Head and thorax whitish-fuscous. Palpi whitish, 

 second joint mixed with dark fuscous, terminal joint |, with basal 

 and supramedian indistinct fuscous rings. Abdomen whitish-grey. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obli(]uely rounded ; 

 2 and 3 stalked ; light fuscous, slightly rosy-tinged, finely sprinkled 

 with whitish, with scattered dark fuscous scales; about seven small 

 indistinct rather dark fuscous spots along costa; two indistinct 

 rather dark fuscous dots obliquely placed in disc about ^ • a 

 small cloudy fuscous spot towards costa in middle : cilia light rosy- 

 fuscous sprinkled with whitish. Hindwings light grey, paler 

 anteriorly ; cilia light grey, with rows of whitish points. 

 China, Ta-tsien-lon ; one specimen. 



XYSTOCEROS, n. g. " 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts large, raised, meeting ; 

 ocelli present ; tongue absent. Antenna? -f, in c? rather stout, 

 somewhat flattened, quite simple, basal joint rather short, without 

 pecten. Labial palpi very long, curved, ascending, second joint 

 more than twice face, much thickened with dense appressed scales, 

 above with long rough projecting hairs on apical half, terminal 

 joint about half second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudi- 

 mentary. Posterior tibiae clothed with long fine hairs. Fore- 

 wings with 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 11 

 from middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia nearly 1 ; 3 and 

 4 connate, 5-7 parallel. 



Xystoceros tripleura, n. sp. 



c? . 18 mm. Head white, towards centre of crown suffused with 

 pale grey. Palpi white, upper and lower margins of second joint 

 irrorated with grey. Thorax white mijed with light grey. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey, segments banded with ochreous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex tolerably 

 pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; grey suffusedly mixed 

 with light ochreous-ycUowish, and towards apex mixed with 



