606 EXOTIC MICKOLBPIDOPI'ERA. 



Foro wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; brownish-fuscous or rather dark fuscous, 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous, margins coarsely and sufi'usedly 

 strigulated with dark fuscous ; second discal stigma cloudy, dark 

 fuscous : cilia fuscous, obscurely barred with darker. Hindwings 

 dark fuscous ; ciha grey, with darker subbasal shade. 



S. India, Shevaroys (4500 feet), Cuddapah (4000 feet) and 

 Madras; Mtsoke, Bangalore and Maddur ; in April, July, and 

 August (^Fletcher) ; nine specimens. One of these (only) has veins 

 7 and 8 of forewings long-stalked, apparently an exceptional in- 

 dividual. 



LATFPICA, n. g. 



Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli minute ; tongue absent. An- 

 tennae |, in (S simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial 

 palpi long, subascending, second joint densely tufted beneath with 

 long rough projecting hairscales, with some long lateral bristles, 

 terminal joint shorter than second, slender, loosely scaled, pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibia3 clothed with very long 

 fine hairs above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 from towards 

 angle, 7 absent, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate- 

 ovate, cilia I ; 2 remote from angle, 3 from angle, 3-7 paraliel. 



Type albofascie.lla Staiut., described as a Gerostoma, from Cal- 

 cutta ; I have it from Pusa, Bengal (Fletcher) and Dibidi, Coorg 

 {Newcome). 



EPICNAPTIS, n. g. 



Head rough-haired; tongue absent. Antennae |, in c? fascicu- 

 late-ciliated, basal joint thickened with scales. Labial palpi 

 moderate, porrected, second joint loosely scaled, with some project- 

 ing bristles towards apex externally, terminal joint shorter tlian 

 second, pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, rough-scaled. Pos- 

 terior tibiae with long hairs above. Forewings with 2 from 

 towards angle, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from 

 before middle. Hindwings under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 1 ; 2-4 

 remote, parallel, 5-7 somewhat approximated towards base. 



Epicnaptis rigens, n. sp. 



(5 . 12 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax grey-whitish mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous, Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely 

 rounded ; whitish-fuscous, sprinkled with blackish, and strewn with 

 coarse blackish strigulae, posteriorly tending to coalesce in blotches 

 of suffusion : cilia whitish-fuscous, sprinkled with blackish. Hind- 

 wings dark grey ; cilia greyish. 



NvAssALAND, Mt. Mlaujc, in December (Neave) ; one specimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



TRETOSCOPA, n. g. 



Head loosely haired ; ocelli present ; tongue absent, .intennae .], 

 in d moderately ciliated, basal joint thickened with scales. Labial 



