GELECHIAD^. 671 



termen; light ochreous-yellow, costa and tornus suifused -with 

 grey ; a deep plical groove tilled with long expansible yellow- 

 whitish hairs ; cilia ochreous-yellow, becoming whitish- yellow 

 towards tips. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, in August (AJslon) ; two specimens. 



Timyra lecticaria, n. gp. 



S . 18 ram. Head and thorax pale yellow-ochreous, patagia 

 dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-yellowish, second joint with loosely 

 expanded hairs above, terminal joint shorter than second, slender, 

 acute, anterior edge dark fuscous. Basal joint of antennsB with 

 dense anterior tuft of dark fuscous scales. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Posterior tibiae above with large median tuft of dense 

 dark indigo-blue-grey scales. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique ; 7 to 

 termen ; dark fuscous ; an elongate pale yellow-ochreous blotch 

 extending along costa from before middle almost to apex, and 

 reaching nearly half across wing, its anterior angle sending a 

 short slender whitish-ochreous projection downwards : cilia rather 

 dark fuscous, on costa pale yellow-ochreous. Hindwings whitish- 

 yellowish, on terminal f except along costa closely strewn with 

 rather dark fuscous hairscales ; cilia whitish-yellow, round apex 

 with fuscous subbasal shade. 



Ceylon, Colombo ii\Jacl-wood)- one specimen. 



Timyra pristica, n. sp. 



d 2 • 16-18 ram. Head pale greyish-ochreotis. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous, second joint tufted with 

 long projecting hairs beneath, with dark fuscous subapical ring, 

 terminal joint as long as second, slender, acitte, anterior edge dark 

 ftiscous. Basal joint of antennae without tuft. Thorax pale 

 greyish-oehreous more or less mixed with fuscous and dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Posterior tibiae from ^ to near apex 

 clothed above Avith long rough curled ochreous-whitish hairscales 

 mixed with dark fuscous towards both ends of the area. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, in c? posteriorly rather dilated, costa in c? 

 gently, in 2 slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly 

 sinuate, oblique, more so in § ; 7 to termen ; rather light fuscous, 

 with scattered dark fuscous scales ; markings very undefined, 

 formed of dark fuscous and blackish irroration ; a basal patch 

 occupying about i of wing, edge convex on upper half and sinuate 

 beneath ; transverse lines before middle and at |, first rather 

 incurved, pale-edged anteriorly, second curved inwards on mediau 

 third, pale-edged posteriorly ; a terminal fascia, widest opposite 

 apex and narrowed to a point at tornus : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 with two fusco\is shades. Hindwings whitish-ochreous, apex 

 suffused with pale grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Ceylon, Namunukuli, 6000 feet, in February (Oreen) ; four 

 specimens. 



