594 EXOTIC WlCKOLEl'lDOPTEKA. 



Lecithocera nomaditis, n. sp. 



c? . 15 mm. Head light oclireous-yellowish, face fuscous. Palpi 

 yellow-wliifcish, second joint fuscous except apex, terminal joint 

 with anterior edge dark fuscous. Anteimaj whitish-yellowish. 

 Thorax bronzy-brownish. Abdomen bronzy-grey. Forewiugs 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 nearly straight ; somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 

 stalked, 7 to termen ; purple-bronzy-fuscous, darker towards base 

 of costa ; costal edge suffused with fulvous-ochreous from ^ to near 

 apex ; an indistinct darker transverse mark on end of cell ; a dark 

 fuscous terminal line : cilia fuscous, basal third yellow-ochreous. 

 Hind wings with 3 and 4 stalked ; rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Solomon Is., Choiseul (Meek) • one specimen. 



ENCRASIMA, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli present ; tongue developed. Antennae |, 

 in cJ simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi 

 very long, recurved, second joint with appressed-scales, terminal 

 joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, 

 filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with rough 

 hairs above. Porewings with 2 from towards angle, 3-5 approxi- 

 mated, 7 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings somewhat over 1, 

 trapezoidal-ovate, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, cilia | ; 

 3 and 4 connate, 5 slightly approximated to 4, 6 and 7 connate. 



Type reuersa Meyr. Differs from Autostichu by the separation 

 of vein 2 of forewiugs. 



Encrasima elaeopis, n. sp. 



d $ . 20-22 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow. Palpi light 

 yellowish, second joint in J grey except tip, in 5 with a grey 

 streak. Thorax light greyish-ochreous, anterior margin yellowish. 

 Abdomen light grey, segmental margins and anal tuft light yel- 

 lowish. Forewiugs elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; ochreous-yellow, 

 more or less greyish-tinged except towards costa ; stigmata blackish, 

 plical somewhat beyond first discal ; an almost marginal row of 

 blackish dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia clear 

 ochreous-yellow. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale yellowish, with light 

 grey subbasal shade. 



Ceylon, Haputale and Kandy, in April and June (Alston, Mack- 

 wood) ; three specimens. 



Encrasima reversa, n. sp. 



(5 $ . 22-26 mm. Head and thorax light ochreous-orange, 

 sometimes tinged with fuscous. Palpi ochreous-yellowish, second 

 joint grey except apex. Abdomen grey', apex ochreous-yellow. 

 Forewiugs elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 slightly rounded, rather oblique ; ochreous-orange-yellowish, some- 



