BLASTOBASIBiE. 697 



stigmata obscurely darker; plical somewhat before first discal, 

 a cloudy dot on dorsum beneath second discal : cilia pale grey, 

 sprinkled with whitish points. Hindwings light grey, on dorsal 

 half light yellow-ochreous from base to near middle ; cilia pale 

 grey. 



S. India, Coimbatore, in August, taken at light {Fletcher) ; one 

 specimen. 



Blastobasis spermologa, n. sp. 



cT 2 . 11-17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, in J with terminal 

 joint ^ of second, moderate, pointed. Anteunte in (S with notch 

 near base of stalk. Thorax greyish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated 

 ■with fuscous. Abdomen greyish, anal tuft pale ochreous. Fore- 

 wings narrow, attenuated from near base, acute ; 4 and 5 connate 

 or short-stalked ; fuscous, variably whitish-sprinkled ; discal stig- 

 mata dark fuscous, first usually absorbed in a fascia of dark fuscous 

 suffusion before middle, anterior edge somewhat concave or nearly 

 straight or sometimes angularly indented in middle, preceded by 

 more or less strong white suffusion, small cloudy dark fuscous spots 

 on costa and dorsum opposite second discal ; dark fuscous marginal 

 dots round apex, often mei-ged in general dark sufi"usion : cilia light 

 grey, sprinkled with whitish points. Hindwings grey, paler towards 

 base ; cilia light grey. 



Cetlon, Maskeliya, Madulsima, TJndugoda {Pole, Oreen, Vaughan, 

 Alston); S. India, Wainad, 2500 feet, bred from tea-seed 

 {Andrewes) ; China, bred at Port Darwin, North Australia, from 

 dried smoked garlic imported from Hongkong {Hill) ; in May and 

 June and from September to February, fourteen specimens. 



Blastobasis incuriosa, n. sp. 



J. 17mm. Head and thorax light greyish-ochreous. Palpi 

 fuscous, pale-sprinkled, terminal joint shorter than second, mode- 

 rate, tolerably pointed. Antenuae with notch near base of stalk. 

 Abdomen ochreous- whitish. Forewings very narrow, moderately 

 pointed ; 4 and 5 short-stalked ; fuscous, faintly whitish-sprinkled, 

 with scattered dark fuscous scales ; stigmata obscurely darker, 

 plical rather before first discal, small cloudy obscure darker spots 

 on costa and dorsum opposite second discal ; indistinct dark fuscous 

 marginal dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia pale 

 fuscous, slightly whitish-sprinkled. Hindwings rather dark grey, 

 base paler ; cilia light fuscous. 



New South Wales, Sydney, in the Botanical Garden in Sep- 

 tember ; one specimen. 



SYNCOLA, n. g. 



Characters of Blastobasis, but forewings with 7 and 8 coincident. 



