328 Exo-rrc microlepidopteea. 



pale wliitisli-oclireous ; base narrowly black ; a flattened-triangiilar 

 (lark (uscoiis ])atch on costa before middle ; stigmata small, black, 

 iirst discal larger, forming apox of costal patcb, plical obliquely 

 before first discal ; costa and dorsum from beyond costal patcb, and 

 entire apical third more or less infascated, with i)ale cloudy 

 ojjposite spots at |, and darker fuscous marginal patches beyond 

 these : cilia light grey, round costa and apex dark fuscous. Hind- 

 wings grey ; cilia light grey. 



Assam, Khasis, from March to May ; Coorg, Dibidi, 3500 feet, in 

 May {Newcome); Kanaka, Kop and Belke, ia March and April 

 [Maxwell) ; Ceylon, Poradeniya, Kandy, Madulsiraa, in February, 

 May, and June (fr>veH) ; twenty-four specimens. The absence of 

 vein in forewings is an extension of the generic characters, 

 probaVdy occurring iti several allied species, though not always to 

 be easily ascertained ; it is of minor importance. 



Cholotis spermatica, n. sp. 



(5 $. 10-11 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous or greyish- 

 ochreous tinged or sprinkled with fuscous, posterior extremity of 

 thorax ochreous-whitish behind a slender blackish bar. Palpi 

 ochreous-grey-whitish finely transversely ribbed with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen Avhitish-grey, Forewings lanceolate ; 6 absent ; pale 

 whitish-ochreous more or less tinged and irrorated with grey, with 

 scattered suffused dark fuscous strigulae, margins except towards 

 base more strongly suffused with grey and strigulated with dark 

 fuscous; base narrowly grey edged with black; stigmata small, 

 black, first discal larger, resting on edge of a slight subtriangular 

 expansion of costal suffusion, plieal obliquely before first discal: 

 cilia light grey. Hindwiugs grey ; cilia light grey. 



Assaji, Khasis, from July to October ; eighteen specimens. The 

 differences from the preceding are well-marked and constant, yet 

 as they are essentially closely related and occur seemingly at 

 different seasons, I think it possible that they may be seasonal 

 forms of the same species. 1 have not yet, however, obtained any 

 instances of the occurrence of such diverse seasonal forms in the 

 Tineina. 



Cholotis icriota, n. sp. 



6 2 • 7-8 mm. Head shining dark leaden-grey, face lighter, 

 in § tinged with whitish. Palpi fuscous irrorated with blackish, 

 anterior edge of terminal joint with a few whitish specks. Maxillary 

 palpi in S unusually developed. Thorax blackish. Abdomen 

 grey. Forewings lanceolate ; whitish-ochreous ; a narrow blackish 

 basal patch, connected on costal edge with a broad dark purple- 

 fuscous costal streak extending from \ to apex, with lower edge 

 rather expanded before middle and at | ; discal stigmata moderate, 

 black, lying on edge of expansions of costal streak, jdical absent ; 

 a patch of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum towards tornus, and 

 unotucr along termen^betweea these a fine pale suffused augulated 



