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January 31, 1911.) Deseriptrons of Indian Miero-Lepidoptera. Fa eo 
fuscous, apex ochreous-whitish, tarsi ochreous-whitish. Forewings elengate 
somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched, faintly sinuate in 
middle, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 
stalked, 7 to apex, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; rather dark purplish-fuscous ; stigmata 
blackish, plical beneath first discal: cilia light fuscous, tips paler. Hind» 
wings gtey ; cilia light grey. 
Nilgiris, 3,500 feet (Andrewes) ; in August, one specimen. 
Brachmia juridica, v. sp. 
$2. 13-17mm. Head in ¢ whitish-ochreous, in 2 pale grey sprinkled 
and on sides suffused with whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second 
joint suffused with dark purplish-fuscous except towards apex, terminal 
joint in ¢ sprinkled with dark fuscous. Antenne 3, dark fuscous, in ¢ 
minutely ciliated. Thorax purplish-grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, in 2 
infuscated. Posterior legs pale whitish-ochreous, in ¢ externally sprinkled 
with fuscous, in 9 suffused with rather dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, 
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; 2 
and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; purplish-grey, sprinkled with dark 
fuscous, more strongly in 9 ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical somewhat before 
first diseal ; a spot ef dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum before tornus : cilia 
purplish-grey, sprinkled with dark fuscous towards base. Hindwings grey 
darker in Q ; cilia light grey. 
Trincomali, Ceylon (Fletcher) ; in June, three specimens. 
Brachmia elephantopa, Meyr. 
Purneah, Bengali ; Konkan ; N. Coorg, 3,500 feet ; Nulgiris, 3,800 feet. 
Brachmia hemylopis, n. sp. 
$9. 15-17mm. Head and thotax dark fuscous, sides of crown slightly 
sprinkled with grey-whitish points. Palpi whitish, second joint dark 
fuscous except apex, terminal joint more or less sprinkled or mixed with 
dark fuscous. Antenne 2, dark fuscous, in ¢ simple. Abdomen fuscous. 
Posterior tibize pale whitish-ochreous, externally suffused with dark 
fuscous, tarsi pale whitish-ochreous more or Jess banded with dark fuscous. 
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa 
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; 2 and 
3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; 
stigmata black, plical slightly beyond first discal, both these edged post- 
eriorly with a few white scales, second discal mixed with white scales ; an 
obscure pale whitish-ochreous dot on costa at 4, with traces of a very faint 
sinuate transverse line from it: cilia fuscous, base on termen pale greyish~ 
ochreous. Hindwings and cilia grey. 
Madulsima, Ceylon (Vaughan, Green) ; in April, and from September to 
December, seven specimens. The mixture of black and white in second 
discal stigma is a characteristic feature. 
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