Pp 
aT) Jour., Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc., Vol. XX., No.3. — [ January 3), 1911, 
Mike epomia, Which however has termen of forewings somewhat sinuate, and 
antenns of ¢ distinctly ciliated (3). 
Brachmia epomia, Meyr. 
Maskeliya and Patipola, Ceylon. 
Brachmia capnaula, n. sp. 
$2. 20-22 mm. Head pale ochreous, face brownish-tinged. Palpi 
ochreous-whitish, second joint dark fuscous éxcept apex, with scales rather 
roughly expanded above towards apex, terminal joint with subapical band 
of dark fuscous suffusion. Antenne 4, fuscous, ciliationsin ¢ %. Thorax 
purplish-fuscous, shoulders darker fuscous. Abdomen pale greyish-ochre- 
ous. Posterior legs ochreous-whitish, tibise externally suffused with dark 
fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, eosta slightly 
arched, apex obtuse, termeén nearly straight, oblique; 2 and 38 stalked, 7 
and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; brownish, variable in depth, veins usually more 
or less marked with irregular streaks of coarse dark fuscous irroration ; 
stigmata dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, second discal larger, 
transverse-oval, but these are sometimes metged in more or less developed 
thick cloudy dark fuscous longitudinal streaks through middle of disc and 
along fold; a pale cloudy subterminal line formed by interruption of dark 
streaks on veins, somewhat indented above middle, terminal area beyond 
this often suffused with dark fuscous: cilia light greyish-ochreous, with 
two dark fuscous shades. Hindwings grey ; cilia as in forewings. 
Patipola, Newera Eliya, Maskeliya, and Haputale, Ceylon (Pole, Green, 
Alston) ; from February to April, eleven specimens. The structure of the 
palpi is peculiar, but in all other respects the species clearly belongs here 
and cannot be separated. 
Brachmia fornacalis, n. sp. 
¢@Q. 17-19 mm. Head bronzy-fuscous, more or less suffused with 
whitish-ochreous on sides. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint suffused 
with datk fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint with subapical band 
of dark fuscous suffusion. Antenne almost 1, dark fuscous,in ¢ simple. 
Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Posterior legs whitish- 
ochreous, tibiee externally suffused with dark fuscous, tarsi banded with 
dark fuscous suffusion. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa 
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, oblique ; 2 and 3 
stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen; rather dark purplish-fuscous, in 
¢ lighter in disc; stigmata represented by blackish-fuscous spots, first 
discal small, roundish, plical beneath it, larger, irregular, these two edged 
with whitish-ochreous posteriorly and sometimes confluent, second discal 
represented by two small transversely placed spots, connected and upper 
edged laterally with whitish-ochreous; in d a distinct whitish-ochreous 
slightly curved transverse line at g, dilated on costa, indented above 
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