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Persicoptila scholarcha, n. sp. / 



S. 17 mm. Head light golden-ochreous, face white. Palpi 

 ochreoiis-white. Thorax bronz3--ochreous, posterior extremity 

 and apical half of ])atagia white. Tuft of posterior tibias rosy- 

 M'hitish with two ochreous bands tipped with dark grey. Fore- 

 wings very narrowly lanceolate, long-pointed, acute ; yellow- 

 ochreous; basal | irregubirl}' spotted with whitish-rosy suffusion ; 

 a narrow oblique wliitish fascia beyond middle, anteriorly edged 

 with some light fuscous suffusion except towards extremities, 

 posteriorly suffused ; a small oval whitish spot in disc at ^, 

 preceded and followed by smaller spots of light greyish suffusion ; 

 a narrow inwardly obli(iue whitisli fascia before apex : cilia 

 ochreous, becoming whitish-ochreous-grey towards tornus. Hind- 

 wings pale grey; cilia ochreous grej^-whitish. 



S. Incxa, Palnis (Campbell) ; one specimen. 



Persicoptila rhodocnerais, n. sp. 



c? 5 . 13 mm. Head and thorax j whitish-ochreous. Palpi 

 whitish, second joint with a subapical ring and extreme apex 

 fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Tuft of posterior tibife 

 whitish mixed with dark fuscous, apical portion beyond tuft 

 rosy-crimson with dark fuscous apical ring. Porewings narrow- 

 lanceolate, long-pointed, acute ; pale greyish-oclireous, more or 

 less irrorated with fuscous, on apical half partially tinged Avith 

 rosj' ; an elongate white mark above middle of termen, surrounded 

 with a few dark fuscous scales ; a fine white transverse bar before 

 apex, followed by more or less dark fuscous suffusion : cilia light 

 greyish-ochreous, towards tornus greyish, towards middle of 

 termen tinged with rosy, at apex with a subfalcate brownish 

 projection edged beneath by a short incurved blackish line beyond 

 which the apical portion of cilia is whitish. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia light grey. 



QuioEJ^^sLAND, Cairns, in September and October (Dodd) ; two 

 specimens. 



Persicoptila oriaula, n. sp. 



S. 19 mm. Head and palpi white. Thorax pale oehreous- 

 grey, with a white stripe on each side of back. Tuft of posterior 

 tibiae whitish with two grey bars. Forewings very narrowly 

 lanceolate, long-pointed, acute ; light greyish-ochreous, with a 

 few scattered dark fuscous scales; an indistinct cloudy whitish 

 line from base of costa through middle of disc to termen ; a 

 stronger whitish line along fold throughout, irregularly margined 

 with scattered dark fuscous scales ; stigmata dark fuscous, disc:il 

 placed on median whitish line, plical repr-esented by a cloudy dark 

 grey spot obliquely beyond first discal ; a blackish apical spot, 

 anteriorly angular and edged with whitish : cilia whitish-ochreous. 

 Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 



S. India, Palnis, 6000 feet {Camphell) •, one specimen. 

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