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whitish-ochreous, second joint greyish-ochreous except apex. Antennse 
whitish-ochreous, ciliations in ¢ 1, fasciculated. Thorax greyish-ochreous. 
Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat 
oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 3 absent, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ; light glossy 
bronzy-fusecous, vems slightly darker: cilia pale ochreous tinged with 
fuscous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 
Matale, Ceylon (Pole); im April and August, two specimens. Closely 
allied to myadelpha, but iighter-coloured, forewings tess dilated posteriorly, 
termen more rounded, stigmata wholly absent, in 3 without hair-pencil. 
Pachnistis, Meyr. 
Allied to Brachmia, from which it differs in havmg vein 7 of forewmgs 
absent, 8 and 9 stalked. Besides ee Meyr., which is the type of 
the genus, I refer here diluticornis, Wals., cherandre, Meyr., continctella, 
Walk., and the two following species. 
Pachnistis exeema, ni. sp. 
3 @. 13-17 mm. Head and thorax dark purphish-fuscous, sides of head 
pale ochreous or whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale whitish-ochreous, second 
joint suffused with dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint 
variably suffused on anterior edge and towards apex. Antenne pale 
whitish-ochreous, in ¢ simple. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft whitish- 
ochreous. Posterior tibise rather dark purplsh-grey, apex ochreous- 
whitish, tarsi ochreous-whitish more or less banded with dark grey. 
Forewmgs elongate, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently: arched, 
‘apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 
4 sometimes out of 2; dark purplish-fuscous; a pale whitish-ochre- 
ous cloudy rather irregular streak crossing wing before middle ; small 
whitish-ochreous costal and dorsal spots at +: cilia purplish-grey. Hind- 
wings pale grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia pale grey, sometimes darker 
round upper part of termen, base whitish-ochreous. 
Kegalle, Matale, Peradeniya, Maskeliya, Haputale, Ceylon (Green, Pole, 
Alston) ; Cuddapah, 4,000 feet (Campbell) ; in March, April, and from July 
to September, twelve specimens. Very like cherandra, but in that species 
there is no entire antemedian line, and the antennee of Jd are ciliated. 
Pachnistis lygaea, n. sp. 
Sd. 24 mm. Head brownish. Palpi pale ochreous, second joint dark 
brown, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antenne pale 
ochreous, ciliations 2. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 
somewhat oblique; 2 and 8 stalked; rather dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous ; 
discal stigmata rather small, cloudy, blackish: cilia bronzy-fuscous. 
Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia fuscous, 
Dalhousie, Kashmir ; in July, one specimen. 
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