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preceded by a fascia of golden-bronzo suffusion, more or less expanded 

 dorsally; an apical spot of golden-bronze suffusion: cilia grey, dark 

 grey towards base on termen, with a whitish basal spot on tornal 

 extremity of second fascia. Hindwiugs dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Kanaka, Ganesh Gudi (Maxwell); Cooeg, I)ibidi, 3500 feet 

 (Neiucome) ; S. India, NiJgiris, 3500 feet (Andreives) ; Ceylon, 

 Peradeniya, Matale (Pole, Green); Assam, Margherita ; in January, 

 May, August, and October, twelve specimens. 



Xestocasis hololampra, n. sp. 



5 . 13 mm. Head bright metallic bronze. Palpi bronzy-grey- 

 whitish, anterior edge of terminal joint suffused with dark fuscous 

 on basal half. Antennje dark ])urp]e-fuscous, dotted with white 

 from near base to above middle, with white apical band. Thorax 

 deep shining bronzy-purple. Abrlomeu grey. Forewings narrow- 

 lanceolate ; deep shining bronzy-purple ; apex and costal area on 

 apical half suffused with shining bronze ; a suffused dark fuscous 

 spot above torn us ; some indistinct whitish suffusion beneath costa 

 above this : cilia grey, on tornus tinged with whitish. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Queensland, Herberton, in December and February (Dodd); two 

 specimens. 



Xestocasis colometra, n. sp. 



cS . 12 mm. Head and thorax deep purple. Palpi dark bronzj-- 

 fuscous, tip whitish. Antennte dark fuscous, with broad supra- 

 median and narrow subapical white bunds, i'orewings laiiCL^olate ; 

 dark purple-fuscous ; a narrow transverse white fascia at -L ; a 

 white transverse spot on tornus, reaching half across wing : cilia 

 rather dark grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grcj'. 



Queensland, Cairns, in October {Dodd); one specimen. 



Xestocasis cassandra, n. sp. 



c5' . 12 mm. Head, palpi, and. thorax white, patagia brownish- 

 oclireous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings narrow-lanceo- 

 late, apex rather produced, acute ; ochreons-yellow ; a light fuscous 

 basal patch occupying i of wing ; a broad downwards-dilated fascia 

 extending from middle of wing on costa to | and on termen more 

 widely, on upper half white margined anteriorly wilh golden- 

 metallic, on lower half black edged anteriorly by a while transverse 

 spot and marked with a longitudinal series of four small violet- 

 golden-metallic spots and a longitudinal violet-golden-metallic 

 mark on tornus ; a silvery-white transverse mark before apex, and 

 a dot at apex : cilia pale yellow-greyish, round apex yellow with 

 white costal bars on apical markings, on middle of termen with 

 a white basal patch edged above Avith a spot of blackish suffusion, 

 below this yellow towards base. Hindwiugs rather dark grey ; 

 cilia whitish-grey. 



CinLON, Colombo {Machwood); two specimens. 



