334 EXOTIC -MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



tongue. Thorax with posterior crest. Posterior tibice clothed with 

 long rough hairs above. Forowings with tufts of scales on surface ; 

 1 h furcate, 2 from angle, 6 absent, 7 separate, to costa, 11 from 

 middle. Hiudwings |, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-4 parallel, 

 5-7 nearly approximated at base. 



Aganoptila phanarcha, n. sp. 



cJ 5- 13-14 mm. Head and thorax brown, variably mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Palpi light ochreous-brown, sometimes sprinkled 

 with fuscous. Abdomeu dark fuscous. Forewings narrowly 

 elongate-lanceolate; ochreous-broAvn or dark brown, more or less 

 suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous tuft on base 

 of dorsum ; stigmata represented by tufts of scales, plical rather 

 obli(iaely before first discal, second discal at f , transversely double, 

 a more or less developed lighter brown streak from between plical 

 and first discal to lower extremity of second discal, sometimes 

 margined above and below with darker fuscous streaks ; two or 

 three cloudy dark fuscous dots on costa towards apex : cilia rather 

 dark grey. Hind wings dark fuscous ; cilia rather dark grey. 



CEYnoN, Pattipola, 6200 feet, in March, bred from galls on an 

 undetermined tree (Green); five specimens. 



Microcolona eriptila, n. sp. 



c? . 7 mm. Head and thorax blackish-fuscous, face ochreous- 

 whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second and terminal joints each 

 with two bands of black irroration. Abdomen grey. Forewings 

 very narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; brown densely irrorated with 

 blackish ; a very large tuft above dorsum at ^ of Aving, and one in 

 disc at I ; first discal stigma black surrounded by an ochreous- 

 whitish ring, rather obliquely beyond first tuft : cilia grey, towards 

 base sprinkled with black. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



S. IxDiA, Shevaroys, 4500 feet, in x\pril {tletcher) ; one spe- 

 cimen. 



Microcolona pycnitis, n. sp. 



(5' 5- 0-13 mm. Head ochreo\is- whitish, sides of crown 

 irrorated with fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second and ter- 

 minal joints each with two bands of blackish irroration. Thorax 

 fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings very narrowly elongate- 

 lanceolate ; 4 absent, 6 absent, 7 and 8 stalked ; fuscous ; large 

 tufts above dorsum at ^ and middle of wing, edged with Avhitish- 

 ochreous or whitish ; discal stigmata blackish edged with whitish- 

 ochreous or whitish, first rather large, before middle, second smaller, 

 at f , followed by a transverse ridge resting on tornus ; an elongate 

 dark fuscous mark on costa at §, edged laterally with whitish- 

 ochi-eous or whitish ; three costal and one terminal cloudy dark 

 fuscous dots towards apex, partially pale-edged : cilia fuscous, 

 towards tornus lighter. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 



CioYLON, Alaskeliya and Namunukuli (6000 feet), in February, 

 March, June, and October (Pole, Greeny \ five specimens. 



