578 EXOTIC MICROLEPIUOPTERA. 



costa anteriorly straight, posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termeu hardly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; bronzy-brown ; mark- 

 ings violet-blue-metallic, somewhat edged with dark fuscous ; a 

 streak along costa from base to beyond ^, thence obliquely down- 

 wards to below middle of disc ; a subdorsal streak from base of 

 dorsum to beyond ^; a transverse irregular streak at 4, costal 

 extremity white, groundcolour beyond this wholly dark fuscous ; 

 an irregular waved streak just before termen : cilia violet-metallic. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, with darker subbasal shade. 

 IJpPEE BuEMA, Myitkyina, in August {Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



Helcystogramma doxarcha, n. sp. 



6 5 • 17-18 mm. Head aud thorax rather dark bluish-bronzy- 

 fuscous, thorax suffused with orange posteriorly except at extremity. 

 Palpi orange, second joint in cf suffused with ferruginous. Abdo- 

 men dark fuscous, anal tuft ochreous, Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa slightly arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, 

 somewhat oblique ; deep orange ; brilliant green-blue-metallic costal 

 and median streaks from base to middle, median continued obliquely 

 downwards aloug fold to near its extremity but interrupted beneath 

 end of cell ; an oblique-elongate green-blue-metallic spot in disc 

 beyond middle ; a bright blue-metallic irregularly trapezoidal blotch 

 beneath costa at |, edged above with some blackish suffusion 

 extending along costa ; a roundish tornal blotch of dark fuscous 

 suffusion extending over termen to near apex ; a series of short 

 prisaiatic violet-blue-metallic dashes before posterior part of costa 

 and termen, suffused together towards apex of wing ; a tine dark 

 fuscous terminal liue ; cilia light oehreous-brownish, towards tips 

 infuscated round aj^ex and upper part of termen. Hindwings 

 blackish-fuscous ; cilia pale grey, with dark grey subbasal shade, 

 tips whitish. 



Upper Burma, Karens ; two specimens. 



Helcystog^rainma lithostrota, n. sp. 



$ . 17 mm. Head and thorax dark leaden-grey. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous, terminal joint and apex of second dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 dark fuscous, apical half yellow-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 

 narrow, costa faintly sinuate, -posteriorly gently arched, a2)ex 

 rounded-obtuse, termen nearly straight, slightly oblique ; shiuing 

 leaden-grey ; a thick blackish streak above middle from base, 

 reaching costa at base, terminated by a large irregular ochreous- 

 orange blotch extending in disc above middle from ^ to ij and 

 reaching costa towards middle, preceded and followed on costa by 

 some blackish suffusion ; an elongate irregularly semioval blackish 

 blotch extending along dorsum from 5 to | and reaching half across 

 wing, abutting on the orange blotch ; a fine transverse whitish- 

 ochreous line at 4, very slightly angulated in middle, edged with 

 blackish suffusion which is considerably dilated towards tornus ; 

 a pale greyish -ochreous streak following this on upper half, con- 



