696 IvXOTlC MICUOLEPIDOPTERA. 



Thorax whitish-ochreous, anteriorly irrorated or suffused with dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen in c? ocbreous-whitish, in § light greyish- 

 ochreous, dark segmental lines well-marked. Porewings narrow, 

 long-pointed, acute ; 4 and 5 stalked ; in J whitish-ochreous 

 slightly sprinkled with grey, in § fuscous irrorated with whitish 

 and sprinkled with dark fuscous ; stigmata indistinct, dark fuscous, 

 jdical somewhat before first discal, a cloudy dark dot on dorsum 

 beneath second discal ; cloudy dark fuscous marginal dots round 

 posterior part of costa and termen, in § very indistinct: cilia pale 

 ochreous-greyish. Hindwings grey, thinly scaled towards base ; 

 cilia pale ochreous-greyish. 



Ceylon, Madulsima, in 'Novemher (Green), five specimens; Bengal, 

 Pusa, bred in March from pods of Crotalaria Juncea (Fletcher), 

 one d . The larvae of this genus, however, appear usually to feed 

 on seeds and dry refuse rather indiscriminately, without being 

 confined to particular plants. 



Blastobasis curta, n. sp. 



cJ 5 • 9-12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous more or less tinged or 

 sprinkled with grey. Palpi whitish-ochreous more or less irrorated 

 with dark fuscous, terminal joint in J shorter than second, stout, 

 obtuse-pointed. Antennae in d" with notch near base of stalk. 

 Thorax whitish-ochreous sprinkled with grey, more or less sufli'used 

 with dark grey anteriorly. Abdomen in J pale greyish-ocbreous 

 or whitish-ochreous, in 5 light grey. Forewings narrow, long- 

 pointed ; 4 and 5 connate or closely approximated at base ; grey 

 irrorated with ochreous-whitish and sprinkled with dark fuscous ; 

 stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, plical slightly before first discal, 

 sometimes indistinct dark dots on costa and dorsum before these, 

 and a faint whitish-tinged slender curved fascia preceding them, a 

 cloudy dark fuscous dot on dorsum beneath second discal ; in- 

 distinct darker marginal dots on posterior part of costa and 

 termen : cilia pale grey, sprinkled with whitish points. Hindwings 

 grey, thinly scaled towards base ; cilia pale grey. 



Kanaka, Ganesh Gudi and Belke, in April (Maxwell) ; S. India, 

 Nilgiris, 3500 feet, in May and July (Andrewes) ; ten specimens. 



Blastobasis decolor Meyr. 



S. India, Coimbatore, bred in October from refuse in fork of 

 tamarind (Fletcher), 



Blastobasis semilutea, n. sp. 



J. 10 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale greyish- 

 ochreous, second joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint as 

 ]oni:f as second, moderate, tolerably pointed. Antennae with strong 

 notch near base of stalk. Thorax whitish-ochreous sufFusedly 

 irrorated with grey. Porewings narrow, moderately pointed, 

 acute ; 4 and 5 connate ; dark grey irrorated with whitish ; 



