4g. 
safe 
October 12, 1910. | Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. +49 
dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather 
oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked; pale brownish-ochreous, 
suffusedly irrorated with fuscous except towards costa; base of costa 
suffused with fuscous; a blackish dot beneath costa near base; stigmata 
represented by rather large irregular subquadrate blackish spots, plical 
slightly before first discal and almost connected with it, second discal 
united with a similar spot beneath it to form a transverse spot; a pale 
soinewhat curved subterminal line indicated by marginal bands of fuscous 
~~ suffusion: cilia whitish-ochreous with two light fuscous shades. Hindwings 
grey ; cilia as in forewings. 
_Maskeliya, Ceylon, in April (Vaughan); one specimen. Allied to 
trigonopis, but broader-winged, and vein 9 of forewings separate. 
Lecithocera homocentra, n. sp. 
3. 17-19 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 
ochreous, second joint fuscous except apex, anterior edge of terminal 
joint dark fuscous. Antenne whitish-ochreous, spotted with dark fuscous. 
Abdomen whitish-ochreous, more or less sprinkled with grey, anal tuft 
ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 
8 and 9 out of 7; pale brownish-ochreous, sometimes tinged with fuscous, 
especially towards base of dorsum, sometimes partially sprinkled with 
fuscous; discal stigmata rather large, blackish, plical sometimes indicated 
by some dark fuscous scales beneath first discal, often absent; a cloudy 
transverse mark of dark fuscous scales beneath second discal; a series of 
small dark fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen: cilia 
whitish-ochreous tinged with brownish. Hindwings and cilia whitish- 
ochreous. 
Maskeliya, Ceylon, in July (Pole); six specimens. 
Lecithocera oxalea, n. sp. 
g. 16mm. Head pale ochreous, crown suffused with pale purplish- 
fuscous. Palpi pale ochreous, lower half of second joint dark fuscous. 
Antenne whitish-ochreous. Thorax pale ochreous, shoulders narrowly 
blackish. Abdomen pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 
posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 
hardly sinuate, oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7; brownish- 
ochreous; a small blackish spot on base of. costa; a triangular dark 
fuscous blotch extending along anterior half of dorsum, its apical half 
black, apex formed by first discal stigma; second discal stigma represented 
by a transverse-oblong black spot; a nearly straight pale subterminal 
line indicated by strong blackish anterior margin, broadly suffused 
anteriorly with fuscous, which extends on lower half to dorsal blotch; 
some slight fuscous suffusion towards termen, and a rather dark fuscous 
cloudy terminal line: cilia light brownish-ochreous, with faint fuscous 
subbasal shade. Hindwings pale fuscous; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
