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quely before first diseal ; a series of large cloudy blackish-fuscous dots round 
termen and posterior part of costa: cilia fuscous irrorated with pale greyish- 
ochreous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous, 
Peradeniya, Ceylon (Green); in February, two specimens, Larva feeding 
in the same way as the two preceding species (Green) ; case generally similar 
to that of picrophea but smaller (length 20-23 mm., breadth of hood 8-9 mm.), 
hood extended as a diminishing wing to well below middle of case. 
Psaltica, Meyr.. 
The generic characters, originally drawn from a single specimen, require to 
be amended in the following particulars: Antenne in @ 1, in Q shorter; 
forewings with 2 from 3, 3 from angle, The genus is structurally near 
Pseudodozia, from whieh it is distinguished by vein 7 of forewings running to 
termen, 
Psaltica monochorda, Meyr. 
& Q. 12-16 mm. Head light yellowish, sometimes tinged with brownish. 
Palpi pale yellowish, second joint varying from brownish to dark fuscous. 
Forewings with anterior half brown or dark brown, white median line variable, 
nearly straight or rather curved, often followed by a fascia of pale yellowish, 
suffusion, discal black dot usually on posterior edge of this fascia, but some- 
times within it if broad, apical area beyond this more or less suffused with 
brown, Hindwings varying from pale to dark grey. 
Maskeliya, Madulsima, Peradeniya, Ceylon (Pole) ; from August to May, 
sixteen specimens, A variable species ; the above notes are supplementary 
to the original description, 
Psaltica toxophanes, 0. sp. 
@. 13 mm. Head, antennx, and thorax fuscous, crown suffused with 
ochreous-yellowish, Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint whitish-ochreous. 
Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen very obliquely 
rounded; glossy ochreous-fuscous, with a faint purplish tinge; an incurved pale 
ochreous-yellowish fascia at 3, anterior edge sharply defined, posterior suffus- 
ed : cilia fuscous, Hindwings grey ; cilia pale fuscous tinged with yellowish. 
Khasis ; in July, one specimen. Much blunter-winged than the preceding, 
without white line or black dot, 
Psaltica canthochra, n. sp. 
g.10 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax yellow-ochreous. Antenne greyish. 
Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-yellowish, Forewings elongate, costa 
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; glossy ochreous- 
brown, with a faint lilac tinge ; a straight whitish line crossing wing at 3, 
carrying the small black second discal stigma on its posterior edge, followed by 
a fascia of deep yellow suffusion, becoming much broader towards costa, 
apical area beyond this tinged with deep yellow: cilia ochreous-yellow. 
Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia light grey tinged with yellowish. 
Puttalam, Ceylon (Pole) ; two specimens, Distinguished from P. mono- 
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