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oblique, second less oblique ; a thick very irregular oblique curved 

 ochreous-whitish streak from dorsum beyond middle to apex of 

 first costal line, dorsal space beneath this somewhat mixed with 

 whitish ; an oblique ochreous-whitish streak or spot beneath second 

 costal line, sometimes connected with preceding ; a raised blackish 

 longitudinal apical mark : cilia ochreous-whitish, with three 

 oblique blackish lines on costa, two project ing from apex, and 

 two beneath apex all converging to apex. Hindwings grey, paler 

 anteriorly ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Ceylon, Namunukuli (6200 feet), and Ilakgala, in February and 

 April (Green). Specially characterised by the second costal line 

 being less oblique than the first. 



Hieroxestis tachygrapha, n, sp. 



c5' . 12-13 ram. Head white, with a dark fuscous bar running 

 across middle of front of tuft and thence along sides of crown. 

 Palpi whitish, externally with a dark fuscous line. Thorax white 

 shoulders narrowly dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish. Eorcwings 

 narrow-lanceolate, apex produced, upturned ; whitish ; a broad 

 dark fuscous costal streak, cut by fine very oblique white lines 

 from costa at middle and | ; two curved dark fuscous streaks from 

 dorsum near base and in middle, space between these partially 

 suffused with fuscous ; some undefined fuscous suffusion towards 

 posterior third of dorsum ; a raised blackish longitudinal apical 

 mark : cilia ochreous-whitish, tinged with grey towards tornus, 

 with three oblique dark fuscous lines on costa, two projecting from 

 apex, and two beneath apex all converging to apex. Hindwings 

 light grey ; cilia ochreous-grey. 



Ckylon, Maskeliva, from January to March (Pole) ; three 

 si:)ecimens. 



Hieroxestis gyracma, n. sp. 



c?. 12 mm. Head fuscous, tuft mixed with whitish, face and 

 palpi whitish. Thorax dark fuscous. Forewings lanceolate, apex 

 somewhat produced, upturned ; dark fuscous, lighter in disc; very 

 oblique white lines from costa before and beyond middle, reaching 

 g across wing; a cloudy whitish spot on dorsum towards base; an 

 upcurved white line running from dorsum before middle to termen 

 above tornus ; a large rouud black apical dot : cilia white, towards 

 tornus grey, with three oblique dark fuscous lines on costa, two 

 projecting from apex, and two beneath apex all converging to 

 apical dot. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Assam, Khasis, in May ; one specimen. 



Hieroxestis commalias, n. sp, 



J 2 • 11-14 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, face and lower 

 hairs of tuft whitish. Palpi whitish. Abdomen grey- whitish or 

 light grey. Forewings narrow-lanceolate, apex produced, up- 

 turned; fuscous, sprinkled or sometimes-wholly suflPused with dark 



