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projecHoii of band, whence a sinuate white line, yellow at base, 

 runs along tennen to apex : cilia grej^ ronnd apex dark fuscous, 

 with white dash at apex and white costal patch on posterior 

 margin of band. Hindwing") and cilia grey. 



Kanaka, Karwar, in August {Maxwell) ; Bengal {Fletcher) ; two 

 sjieciinens. 



Cosmopteryx iphigona, n. sp. 



2 . 10 mm. Head bronzy-blackish, with a white line above 

 eyes. Palpi white lined with black. Antennae black lined with 

 white, two apical joints black, then two white, live black, one 

 Avhite, one black, one white. Thorax bronzy-blackish, w^th very 

 fine white lines on inner edge of patagia. Abdomen dark fuscous. 

 Posterior tibia) blackish, with white basal dash and median and 

 apical rings. Forewings narrow-lanceolate, apex long-caudate ; 

 bronzy-blackish ; dorsal edge white towards base ; three very 

 fine white longitudinal lines, subcostal rather oblique, from 

 beneath base of costa to beyond |, median from |, subdorsal 

 somewhat shorter, these two not nearly reaching band; costal 

 edge shortly white before band ; a broad pale ochreous-yellow 

 postniedian band, margined by two golden-metallic fasciae, anterior 

 vertical (without black dot), posterior rather inwards-oblique, 

 white on costa, almost or quite interrupted by a triangular pro- 

 minence of band above middle, edged anteriorly with dark fuscous 

 on costa and near dorsum ; a very short fine white dash midway 

 between band and apex, and another at apex : cilia dark fuscous, 

 with white costal spot on posterior margin of band, towards tornus 

 lighter fuscous. Hindv\ing3 dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in February {Xewcome) ; one spe- 

 cimen. 



Cosmopteryx neodesma, n. sp. 



S . 8 mm. Head dark bronzy-fuscous, with very fine white 

 lines above eyes. Palpi white lined with black. Antennje 

 blackish dotted with white, third and fourth joints from apex 

 whitish. Thorax dark fuscous, apex of patagia pale golden- 

 metallic. Abdomen dark fuscous, sides pale violet - golden - 

 metallic. Posterior tibite dark fuscous, with white median and 

 apical, and silvery-metallic subapical rijigs. Forewings narrow- 

 lanceolate, apex shortly caudate ; dark fuscous ; a slightly oblique 

 pale violet-golden-metallic fascia at ^ ; a broad postmedian band 

 centrally mixed with dull ochreous-orange suffusion, and margined 

 by two pale violet-golden-metallic fasciae, anterior vertical, pos- 

 terior rather inwards-oblique ; a violet-silvery dot midway between 

 this and apex ; a white apical dot : cilia dark fuscous, lighter 

 towards tornus, with a white dash at apex and white costal spot 

 on posterior margin of band. Hiudwings and cilia rather dark 

 fuscous. 



CooKG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in January (Xewcomc) ; one specimen.. 



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