TINEID^, 601 



Coniastis sectilis, n. sp. 



J . 13-15 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, second 

 joint suflfusedly irrorated with dark fuscous. Thorax whitish 

 slightly sprinkled with fuscous, shoulders with spot of dark fuscous 

 irroration. Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely oblique ; silvery- 

 grey-whitish ; four slender rather oblique irregular ochreous- 

 brownish fasciae, irregularly margined with blackish irroration, 

 at ^, ^, middle, and |, an oblique spot from costa at |, and 

 indistinct striae between and beyond these, forming distinct dots 

 or 8trigula3 on costa : cilia whitish, with some dark fuscous specks 

 towards base. Hindwings grey, hyaline in disc anteriorly ; cilia 

 ochreous-grey- whitish. 



2 . 22 mm. Forewings with fasciae more irregular, more 

 spotted generally with black irroration; hindwings without hyaline 

 area anteriorly. 



Ceylon, Maskeliya, in May, July, October, and November 

 {Pole) ; seven specimens. 



ECHYROTA, n. g. 



Head rough-haired ; ocelli present ; tongue absent. Antennae f , 

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

 moderately long, subascending, second joint rough-scaled beneath, 

 with some lateral bristles, tei'minal joint shorier than second, 

 slightly roughened anteriorly, hardly pointed. Maxillary palpi 

 several-jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibias clothed with long 

 hairs above. Forewings with raised tufts on surface; 16 short- 

 furcate, 2 from |, 3 and 4 connate from angle, 5 and 6 stalked, 

 7 absent, 11 from 5. Hindwings 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia li; 

 2 widely remote from angle, 3 absent or in $ stalked with 4, 4 from 

 angle, 5 and 6 stalked, 7 parallel. 



Echyrota chalicitis, n. sp. 



J . 17-18 mm. Head whitish. Palpi white, second joint dark 

 fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint with dark fuscous 

 basal and supramedian rings. Thorax whitish sprinkled with 

 fuscous, shoulders with dark fuscous spot. Abdomen whitish, 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, 

 termen extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish, obscurely sprinkled 

 with fuscous and dark fuscous, appearing to form indistinct trans- 

 verse striae ; rather oblique irregular dark fuscous transverse lines 

 of raised scales at i and |, dark fuscous dots on costa near base 

 and in middle, and several smaller and more indistinct posteriorly : 

 cilia ochreous-whitish, with a few dark fuscous specks. Hindwings 

 pale grey, thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



S, India, Palnis, 6000 feet (Camphell) ; two specimens. Also 

 a 2 , 15 mm., from Nilgiris, 6500 feet, in May (Andreiues), which 



