June 13, 1910.) Description of Indian Micro- Lepidoptera. ET 
will be found inthe @ beneath the apex of the elongate joint, clearly indi- 
cating its homology, This curious palpus, which is unique and cannot be 
mistaken for that of any other Lepidoptera, is alike in all the nineteen de- 
scribed aaa and sommes the Peay eueiins mark oe the genus. Besides 
referable Hane 
Periacma contra7 ia, n. sp. 
@ 15mm. Head, palpi, antennx, and thorax whitish-ochreous, Abdomen 
pale grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous, Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded; 7 to termen ,; 
whitish-ochreous, anteriorly tinged with _yellow-ochreous, \ with a few scattered 
blackish specks ; a small spot Tat fuscous suffusion on base of costa ; discal stig- 
mata moderate, black, plical absent, but an additional dot beneath second 
discal ; several minute blackish dots on posterior part of costa and termen : 
cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Nilgiris, 6,000 feet (Andrewes) ;in May, two specimens. 
Periacma scrupulosa, n. sp, 
Q @ 16-18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, Palpi ochreous-whitish, sprinkled 
with black except apex of second and base and apex of terminal joint, secorid 
joint with blackish subapical ring, Antenne ochreous-whitish, ringed with 
dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous sprinkled with blackish. Abdomen 
whitish-ochreous, dorsally suffused with grey, Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 
7 to apex ; pale greyish-ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous and blackish; a 
blackish doton base of costa, one in middle of base, and one beyond and 
between these ; stigmata cloudy blackish, plical rather beyond first discal ; 
cloudy blackish costal dots on veins 8-12: cilia pale fuscous irrorated with 
whitish-ochreous, along costa and on basal third along termen whitish- 
ochreous barred with blackish. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous 
with faint greyish subbasal shade, 
Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole) ; in January, three specimens. 
Periacma metrica, n, sp. 
36 16-19 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders blackish, 
Palpi ochreous-whitish, somewhat sprinkled with blackish, second joint with 
black subapical ring, Antennx whitish-ochreous, sometimes tinged with 
fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with grey, Forewings elon- 
gate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 
very obliquely rounded ; 7 to apex; pale greyish-ochreous, sprinkled with 
blackish ; a black dot on base of costa, one in middle of base, and one beyond 
and between these ; stigmata black, plical slightly beyond first discal; a more 
or less developed longitudinal streak of blackish irroration above middle, 
hardly traceable anteriorly, usually distinct from above second discal stigma 
to beneath costa before apex, where it forms a cloudy blackish spot ; a series 
of blackish dots round posterior half of costa and termen: cilia pale fuscous 
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