gelechiadj:, 585 



tions and again projecting before apex, apex tolerably pointed, 

 termen hardly sinuate, rather oblique; pale brownish-ochreous ; 

 first discal stigma moderate, dark brown, conspicuous, plical hardly 

 indicated, beneath first discal, second discal only indicated by a 

 faint brownish line running from its position to dorsum before 

 tornus ; a dark brown elongate mark on costa beyond middle ; 

 a marginal series of small dark fuscous dots round posterior part 

 of costa and termen : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings in (S light 

 grey, paler anteriorly, in 5 rather dark grey ; cilia pale grey, 

 in 5 somewhat darker. 



Assam, Margherita ; two specimens. 



Trichotaphe inelitura, n. sp. 

 $ . 18 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen rather dark ashy- 

 grey, apex of abdomen ochreous-yellow. Palpi whitish speckled 

 ■with dark fuscous, second joint dark fuscous except apex, towards 

 apex shortly rough- scaled beneath and with scales expanded above, 

 terminal joint longer than second. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly sinuate, some- 

 ■wliat oblique ; dark ashy-grey with faint violet tinge, sprinkled 

 with black specks ; a short oblique black streak in disc at ^ ; 

 costal edge shortly blackish beyond middle : cilia ochreous-whitish 

 at origin just beyond this, otherwise grey. Hindwings dark grey ; 

 cilia grey, darker towards base. 



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



Autosticha auxoielta, n. sp. 



6 . 13 mm. Head light fuscous, face whitish-yellowish. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, second joint with undefined subapical ring of 

 dark fuscous suffusion, terminal joint suffused with dark fuscous 

 except apex. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse- pointed, 

 termen slightly rounded, oblique ; dark fuscous ; a large ochreous- 

 yellow triangular blotch, edged anteriorly with ochreous-whitish, 

 extending on costa from | to -i, its apex touching dorsum beyond 

 middle : second discal stigma blackish, resting on posterior edge of 

 this blotch ; a terminal series of ochreous-whitish dots : cilia pale 

 ochreous-yellowish, towards tornus suffused with grey. Hindwings 

 and cilia grey. 



Assam, Khasis, in April ; one specimen. 



Autosticha iterata, n. sp. 

 c5' 2 . 10 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 

 second joint with basal f and a subapical ring suffused with dark 

 fuscous, terminal joint with more or less developed subapical band 

 of dark fuscous suffusion. Thorax pale ochreous, shoulders infus- 

 cated, posterior extremity with a dark fuscous dot. Abdomen 

 light greyish-ochreous, Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen very oblicjucly rounded; pale 



