January 31, 1911.) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lipidoptera. es eral 
whitish, with an expansible pencil of yellow-whitish hairs from base above, 
tarsi ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 to 
apex, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; dark fuscous ; stigmata represented by small cloudy 
blackish spots, plical elongate, rather before first discal ; a small oblique 
“whitish mark on costa at 3; a cloudy blackish terminal line: cilia fuscous 
mixed with dark fuscous, base suffused with pale ochreous on termen 
Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, base ochreous-whitish. 
Maskeliya, Ceylon (Alston) ; in December, one specimen. 
Brachmia metasaris, a. sp. 
3 Q. 17-18 mm. Head and thorax rather dark purplish-fuscous, crown 
with a white line above eyes, face suffused with whitish-ochreous. Palpi 
whitish, second joint suffused with dark fuscous except towards apex, 
anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Antennz 1, whitish, basal joint 
with a dark fuscous line, ciliations in ¢ 3. Abdomen light fuscous, beneath 
darker fuscous, anal tuft in d ochreous-whitish, internally yellowish. 
Posterior tibize fuscous, apex whitish, in ¢ clothed above with expansible 
brush of very long whitish hairs, tarsi whitish. Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex round- 
pointed, termen sinuate, rather oblique ; 2 and 35 stalked, 7 to apex, 8 and 
9 out of 7; rather dark fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged ; an ochreous- 
whitish dot on costa at ?; a dark fuscous terminal line: cilia fuscous, on 
termen with basal line whitish-ochreous and tips whitish. Hindwing fus- 
cous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with two more or less marked fuscous shades. 
Khasis ; in May, two specimens. 
Brachmia corsota, n. sp. 
$2. 20-22 mm. Head and thorax rather dark purplish-fuscous, face 
and sides of crown more or less suffused with whitish-yellowish. Palpi pale 
ochreous-yellowish, second joint suffused with dark fuscous except towards 
apex, anterior and posterior edges of terminal joint blackish. Antennz ii 
whitish-ochreous, basal joint with a dark fuscous line, ciliations in ¢ 
minute. Abdomen light fuscous, beneath dark purplish-fuscous, anal tuft 
ochreous-yellowish. Posterior tibixe dark fuscous, apex ochreous-whitish, 
tarsi ochreous-whitish banded with dark fuscous irroration. Forewings 
elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, termen sinuate, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 to 
termen, 8 and 9 out of 7; rather dark fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged ; an 
ochreous-whitish dot on costa at }: cilia fuscous, on termen with apical 
fourth white. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia pale ochreous-fuscous. 
Khasis ; m March and September, three specimens. Very like metasaris, 
but larger and pale colouring yellower ; structurally different by minute 
ciliations of antenne in ¢, and absence of brush of hairs on posterior 
tibie, 
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