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Cholotis staurocentra, n. sp. 



2. 8 mm. Head vvliitish-ochreous-grey, crowu suffused witli 

 blackish. Palpi dark fuscous, upper edge aad apex of second 

 joint ochreous-whitish. Antenuaj grey, apical third ochreous- 

 whitish. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen light fuscous. Eore- 

 wiugs elongate-lanceolate ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a moderately 

 broad pale ochreous transverse fascia near base, not quite reaching 

 costa, sprinkled with some blackish scales ; a narrow transverse 

 whitish-ochreous fascia at |, rather irregular-edged, including 

 a cruciform black dot in middle: cilia dark grey. Hind wings 

 light grey ; cilia light grey, base whitish-ochreous. 



iS^YAssALANT), Mt. MLiujo, iu December {A^eave) ; one specimen. 

 Type in Jiritish Museum. 



Cholotis molifera, n. sp. 



J 2. 7 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, face shining 

 bronzy. Palpi whitish-ochreous irroraied with dark fuscous, 

 t<n-minal joint suftusodly ribbed with dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 light greyish-ochreous. Porewings lanceolate; whitish-ochreous 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous ; base narrowly dark fuscous ; a large 

 transverse dark fuscous blotch from costa before middle nearly 

 reaching dorsum, connected ou fosta by dark fuscous suffusion 

 with a dark fuscous apical patch occupying nearly half of wing, 

 cut by an angulated whitish-ochreous transverse line at | : cilia 

 grey, round costa and apex dark fuscous. Hiudwings and cilia 

 grey. 



CooRG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in May (jyewcome) ; Ckylon, Pera- 

 dcuiya, in Pebruary {^Green) ; five specimens. 



Cholotis epicrypta, n. sp. 



J 5 • 8 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, face fuscous. 

 Palpi fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous, anterior edge of terminal 

 joint with ochreous-whitish specks. Abdomen grey. Forewings 

 lanceolate ; dark fuscons ; base or a subbasal bar black ; stignuita 

 rather large, black, plical obliquely before first discal ; an indistinct 

 obscure whitish angulated transverse line at f , followed on costa by 

 a spot of darker suffusion : cilia grey. Hindwings rather dark 

 grey ; cilia grey. 



CooKG, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in May and June (N-ewcome) ; three 

 specimens. 



Cholotis thoracista, n. sp. 



cf 2 • 8-9 mm. Head rather dark fuscous, face shining bronzy- 

 whitish. Palpi fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous, anterior edge 

 of terminal joint dark fuscous minutely dotted with ochreous- 

 whitish. Thorax blackish, posterior extremity ochreous-whitish. 

 Abdomen pale bronzy-grey. Porewings lanceolate; G absent; 



