314 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



yellow-ochreous. Abdomen grey-whitish, three basal segments 

 pale ochreous. Eorewings narrow-lanceolate, apex acutely pro- 

 duced ; deep yellow-ochreous ; a very oblique silvery -white line 

 from costa near base to fold, where it meets a similar oblique line 

 from dorsum before middle, forming an acute angle ; a very 

 oblique slightly sinuate silvery-white line from f of costa to disc 

 at |, thence acutely angulated back to fold ; a fine white line along 

 fold from base to second line, interrupted before first ; a fine white 

 line along dorsum from base to beyond middle ; costal edge silvery- 

 white from first line to a somewhat oblique blackish whitish-edged 

 strigula before | ; a small leaden-grey anteriorly whitish-margined 

 spot on tornus, its apex followed by a black dot ; a rather irregular 

 thick dark fuscous streak running from above this to apex of wing, 

 costal space above it pale ochreous : cilia ochreous- whitish-grey. 

 Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey, 



Cetlok, Patipola, Maskeliya, in September, October, and February 

 (Pole, Alston) ; three specimens. 



Pyroderces thalamaula, n, sp. 



i-j 2 - 9-15 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi Avhitish, second 

 joint sometimes tinged with ochreous-grey. Thorax grey-whitish, 

 patagia ochreous, suffused with grey towards shoulders. Abdomen 

 whitish-grey, three basal segments pale ochreous, Forewiugs 

 narrow-lanceolate, apex somewhat produced, acute ; ferruginous- 

 ochreous ; markings pearly- whitish, interspaces towards termen 

 and apex sometimes sprinkled or sufl'used with grey ; a streak 

 along costa throughout, from middle to | dilated to enclose an 

 elongate-oval blotch of groundcolour ; a streak along fold through- 

 out, near extremity irregular and partially confluent with dilation 

 of costal streak ; a streak along dorsum from base to near tornus, 

 connected by bars in middle and at | with plical streak : cilia pale 

 grey, round apex pale brownish, on costa white, Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia pale grey. 



QcTEESsLAND, Caims, in October and November (Dodd) ; five 

 specimens. 



Pyroderces pyrrhota, n. sp. 



2 . 16 mm. Head ferruginous-ochrcous, face shining whitish. 

 Palpi light ferruginous, terminal joint whitish-ferruginous. Thorax 

 ferruginous. Abdomen grey, three basal segments light ochreous, 

 Forewings narrow-lanceolate, apex acutely produced ; ferruginous, 

 median longitudinal third suffused with fuscous ; a dark fuscous 

 mark along dorsum about | ; dark fuscous dots on costa before and 

 beyond |, just above tornus, and on middle of termen : cilia light 

 brownish, beneath apex tinged with fuscous, on costa whitish- 

 ochreous, Hindwings grey; cilia pale grey, above apex grey- 

 whitish, 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, in May (Pole) ; one specimen. 



