HTILIOBTNID^. 335 



Microcolona phalarota, n. sp. 



c? 2 . 10-llmm. Head ochreous-whitish, sides of crown sprinkled 

 witii blackish. Palpi whitish, second joint irrorated with dark 

 fuscous, terminal joint Avith two blackish rinn:s. Thorax whitish, 

 anterior half irrorated with fuscous and dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 grey. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; ochreous-brown, 

 with narrow costal ajid median and broader dorsal streaks and 

 entire apical third of wing dark grey irrorated with blackish; an 

 irregular ochreous- white blotch along dorsum from base to | 

 of wing, terminated by a large blackish tuft ; a rounded ochreous- 

 Avhite blotch resting on costa before middle, containing elongate 

 black tirstdiscal stigma ; leadon-metallic spots on tornus and middle 

 of termen, and a considerable blackish-grey tuft in disc between 

 these : cilia grey, sprinkled with blackish towards base. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



Assam, Khasis, in April and May ; six specimens. 



HELIODINID^. 



ZARATHA Walk. 



Head rounded, smooth-scaled ; ocelli present ; tongue deve- 

 loped. Antennae over 1, in c? simple, basal joint very long, 

 slender, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, very slender, 

 recurved, terminal joint longer than second, acute. Maxillary 

 palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibite 

 clothed with long rough hairs above, tarsi with very small or 

 minute s^nnes at apex of joints. Forewings with 2 from towards 

 angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from or beyond middle. 

 Hindwings 1, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3; 2-4 parallel, 5 and 6 

 stalked, 7 parallel. 



I had not included this genus in my published catalogue of the 

 family, having failed to recognize its affinities, but am now satisfied 

 that it is truly referable here ; in the commoner species the tarsal 

 spines are so minute as to be easily overlooked, but in an un- 

 described South American species (my example is not good enough 

 to describe) they are more conspicuous. The full generic characters 

 have not previously been published. 



Zaratha trisecta, n. sp. 



(J . 17 mm. Head greyish-ochreous, face whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitisli, terminal joint greyish anteriorly. Thorax 

 greyish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings linear- 

 lanceolate ; whitish-ochreous ; a dark grey dot at baso beneath 

 costa ; an elongate leaden-metallic mark in disc about ^, extended 

 basally with some dark fuscous scales, and margined beneath by 

 some ochreous-yellow sufi'usion ; a dark blue-leaden-metallic streak 

 in disc from g to |, edged above with yellowish suffusion, anterior 



