GELECHIADiE. 575 



Cortliyntis chlorotricha, n. sp. 



c? . 15-16 mm. Head and thorax varying from whitish- 

 ochreous to pale fuscous. Palpi whitish-yellowish, basal joint 

 fuscous. Antennae whitish-yellowish, tuft of basal joint dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous. Porewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termeu somewhat sinuate, oblique ; light brownish- 

 ochreous ; a faint cloudy fuscous mark on end of cell, and one on 

 dorsum towards tornus : cilia pale ochreous, on termen infuscated 

 except towards base. Hindwings pale ochreous-fuscous ; cilia pale 

 greyish-ochreous. 



CooRQ, Dibidi, 3500 feet {jSewcome) ; S. India, Nilgiris, 3500 feet 

 (^Andrtives) ; in February and October, three specimens. 



Homaloxestis antibathra, n. sp. 



2 . 1-i mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, 

 terminal joint and apex of second oehreous-white. Antennae 

 ochreous-whitish, basal joint dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Eore- 

 wings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen ; dark 

 fuscous : cilia dark grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Kanaka, Karwar, in August {Maxwell) ; one specimen. 



Lecithocera nefasta, n. sp. 



J . 21 ram. Head, antennae, and thorax dark purplish-fuscous. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint dark fuscous except towards 

 apex. Abdomen fuscous. Porewiugs elongate, rather narrow, 

 posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen rounded, rather oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex (in- 

 definite) ; dark purplish-fuscous ; discal stigmata represented by 

 small obscure darker spots, first round, second transverse-oval: 

 cilia fuscous, base pale. Hindwings grey, darker towards apex ; 

 cilia grey, extreme base whitish. 



Kanaka, fSupa, in April {Maxwell) ; one specimen. 



Lecithocera megalopis, n. sp. 



6 $ . 16-17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous tinged with grey, 

 sides of crown yellowish. Palpi pale yellowish, second joint tinged 

 with grey except towards apex. Antennae whitish-ochreous. 

 Thorax whitish-ochreous dorsaily tinged with grey. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous tinged with grey. Porewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termen in J faintly sinuate, in 5 slightly rounded, 

 rather strongly oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex or hardly above 

 it; pale ochreous-yollowish or whitish-ochreous, more or less 

 sprinkled with fuscous ; discal stigmata large, black, second con- 

 nected with tornus by a rather dark fuscous shade ; a marginal 

 series of small dark fuscous dots round apex aud termen : cilia 



