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October 12, 1910.] Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. 430. 
over 1, in ¢ simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten, Labial palpi 
very long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales, slightly rough 
towards apex beneath, terminal joint as long as second, in ¢ posteriorly 
with erect tuft of scales from base and short median protuberance of scales, 
in 2 slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to 
tongue. Posterior tibie clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 2 
from towards angle, 7 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, very elongate- 
trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen rounded, cilia 13; 3 and 4 out of 
5; cell apparently open, 6 and 7 long-stalked. 
A development of Homaloxestis. 
Dolichotorna hothes, n. sp. 
3 Q. 13-14mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown in Q suffused with pale 
fuscous except on sides. Palpi whitish, second joint infuscated except 
towards apex. Antenns whitish, indistinctly spotted with fuscous. Thorax 
ochreous-whitish, shoulders dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. 
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, 
termen extremely obliquely rounded ; brownish, somewhat mixed or in g 
mostly suffused with ochreous-whitish, somewhat sprinkled with dark 
fuscous; very undefined markings formed by darker fuscous suffusion 
coarsely irrorated with blackish-fuscous, viz., a streak along submedian fold, 
a cloudy patch in dise beyond middle, and a patch occupying apical fourth 
of wing: cilia in ¢ ochreous-whitish, in Q whitish-brownish, with two dark 
fuscous shades becoming obsolete towards tornus. Hindwings in d pale 
whitish-ochreous, in 2 whitish-grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 
Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole) ; in January and February, three specimens. 
Parelliptis, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales; ocelli present; tongue developed. An- 
tenn 1, rather stout towards base, in ¢ simple, basal joint moderately 
elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint 
thickened with dense appressed scales, slightly rough beneath, terminal 
joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, 
appressed to tongue. Posterior tibis rough-scaled above. Forewings 
with 2 from towards angle, 7 absent, 8 and 9 sometimes stalked, 11 from 
middle. Hindwings slightly over 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex obtuse, 
termen slightly sinuate, oblique, cilia almost 1; 4 absent, 5 rather approxi- 
mated to 3 at base, 6 and 7 stalked. 
A development of Homalovestis. 
Parelliptis scytalias, n. sp. 
6. 14-15mm. Head, antenns, and thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders 
narrowly dark fuscous, thorax and crown sometimes with a cloudy fuscous 
central line. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint dark fuscous except 
apex, anterior edge of terminal joint sometimes partially dark fuscous. 
Abdomen whitish-ochreous, suffused with dark fuscous beneath. Forewings 
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