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on dorsum somewhat before second discal ; an acutely angulated series of 
cloudy black dots close before posterior third of costa and termen: cilia 
whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuseous points. Hindwings with 
upper part of termen hardly sinuate, very oblique, median curve gentle 
and little prominent, cilia 1; light grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Peradeniya, Ceylon (Green) ; in February, four specimens. Extremely 
like alienec/la, but smaller and paler, termen of forewings more oblique; best 
distinguished by form of hindwings, which in alienella are broader, more 
trapezoidal, with upper part of termen distinctly sinuate and less oblique 
median curve stronger and more prominent, cilia 3. 
Brachmia alienella, Walk. 
Maturatta and Madulsima, Ceylon. 
Brachma meteca, Meyr. 
Maskeliya, Diyatalawa, Madulsima, and Trincomali, Ceylon. 
Brachmia custos, n. sp. 
2. 19mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi pale yellowish, second 
joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint slightly sprinkled with dark 
fuscous. Antenne +, rather dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuseous. Abdo- 
men fuscous, apex light yellow-ochreous. Posterior tibize ochreous-whitish, 
externally somewhat sprinkled with fuscous, tarsi whitish-yellowish. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly 
straight, oblique; 2 and 38 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; dull 
ochreous-brown ; a basal fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion ; costa 
infuscated from this to beyond middle; a broad fascia of rather dark 
fuscous suffusion beyond middle, second discal stigma forming small round 
dark fuscous spot on inner edge of this: cilia fuscous sprinkled with dark 
fuscous, with series of whitish-ochreous points, basal third suffused with 
whitish-ochreous. Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous with several 
obscure fuscous lines. 
Nilgiris, 6,000 feet, in May (Andrewes) ; one specimen. 
Autosticha vicularis, n. sp. 
3 9. 9-12mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, sometimes sprinkled 
with dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint sprinkled with 
blackish, with a more distinct subapical ring, terminal joint with supra- 
median band of blackish irroration. Antenne whitish-ochreous dotted with 
blackish, ciliations in ¢ 2. Abdomen whitish-ochreous tinged with grey. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely 
rounded ; pale ochreous, more or less sprinkled with dark fuscous ; stigmata 
black, plical rather obliquely before first discal, second discal sometimes 
rather large ; a small spot of blackish suffusion on dorsum beneath second 
discal ; a row of cloudy blackish dots close before posterior third of costa 
and termen : cilia pale ochreous, with a few dark fuscous points. Hind- 
wings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous tinged with grey. 
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