612 EXOTIC MICR0LJ3PID0PTERA. 



rnargin, and posterior crest suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 whitish-fuscous. Forewings elougate, costa slightly arched, apex 

 rounded-obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded ; light fuscous, 

 partially or wholly suffused with whitish, and strigulated with 

 dark fuscous or blackish irroration ; basal third of costa more or 

 less suffused with fuscous or dark fuscous; fuscous blotches beyond 

 cell and beneath its posterior portion, connected at a right angle, 

 each mai'ked with a suffused dark fuscous spot, posterior blotch 

 connected with costa beyond middle by bar : cilia fuscous-whitish 

 barred with fuscous. Hindwiugs pale fuscous ; cilia fuscous- 

 whitish. 



$ . 38-46 mm. Forewings with termen more oblique, without 

 white suffusion, markings indistinct ; hindwings grey, cilia liglit 

 gi-eyish. 



Ceylon, Puttalara, Matale, and Eppawela, in April, June, 

 September, and October (G^re^H, Po7(?) ; twelve specimens. At first 

 sight much like the following species, but forewings obviously 

 narrower, with costa less arched. 



Melasina certatrix, n. sp. 



c? . 31-34 mm. Head whitish, hairs suffused with fuscous 

 towards base. Palpi moderate, fuscous, terminal joint whitish. 

 Antennal pectinations 5. Thorax fuscous-whitish, shoulders 

 irrorated with fuscous. Abdomen pale fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen 

 rounded, rather obli(]ue ; light fuscous suffused with whitish, and 

 strewn with strigulae of dark fuscous irroration ; markings formed 

 by more or less dark fuscous irroration with absence of white 

 suffusion ; a suffused blotch extending along basal third of costa ; 

 an irregular angulate blotch extending round posterior margin of 

 cell and beneath middle of whig, with a strong triangular dark 

 fuscous projection downwards from beneath middle nearly to 

 dorsum, upper portion connected with costa by two indistinct bars, 

 posterior margin with irregular narrow bar above middle and 

 broader one below middle projecting nearly to termen : cilia 

 fuscous-whitish obscurely barred with fuscous. Hindwings pale 

 fuscous ; cilia fuscous-whitish, with fuscous subbasal line. 



Bombay, liombay (Vonm/) ; six specimens. This species has been 

 sometimes identiiied with cossella Walk., but the type of the latter 

 species is from Nepal, and appears to be distinct ; the sjjecies of 

 this genus present great difficulty and require close study, but it is 

 very improbable that this low-country species would occur in Nepal. 

 I take the opportunity of requesting collectors who come across any 

 of the numerous species of this genus to send good series of them, 

 as they cannot be satisfactorily understood without the aid of con- 

 siderable material from the same locality ; the identification of the 

 still more obscure and similar females is often quite impossible 

 except by taking them freely in company with the males. 



