“ae Jour., Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc., Vol. XX., No. 3. [January 31, 1911. 
Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal, termen irregularly sinuate, cilia 3, costa 
with projecting scale-teeth ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 absent, 6 and 7 stalked. 
A genus of peculiar facies and uncertain affinity, but probably allied to 
Strobisia; specially characterised by the costal scale-teeth of hindwings. 
Nosphistica erratica, n. sp. 
3 @. 15-17 mm. Head dark fuscous, face pale whitish-ochreous, collar 
tinged basally with whitish-ochreous, probably expansible. Palpi pale 
whitish-ochreous, second joint with submedian and apical blackish bands, 
anterior edge of terminal joint blackish. Antennz dark fuscous, towards 
base ringed with whitish-ochreous, apex and a band towards apex whitish. 
Thorax dark fuscous, in 2 with posterior extremity mixed with pale ochre- 
ous. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins more or less marked with 
pale ochreous-yellowish, segment 4 with pale ochreous-yellowish spot on 
sides. Posterior legs whitish, banded with blackish. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight 
somewhat oblique; dark purplish-fuscous; a whitish-ochreous strigula on 
costa near base, and a transverse series of irregular marks about }; an 
irregular transverse spot from dorsum about middle, reaching nearly half 
across wing, in ¢ whitish, in 2 yellowish; an obscure darker spot in dise 
at 2, more or less edged laterally with whitish; a small white triangular 
spot on costa towards apex, and another at tornus: cilia dark fuscous, 
white on these spots. Hindwings with projeeting blackish scale-teeth on 
costa at 4 and 4, termen with an irregular excavation above middle; dark 
fuscous; a white spot on middle of costa, and another before apex; two 
rather large blackish spots longitudinally placed in middle of disc, more or 
less whitish-edged ; cilia dark purplish-fuscous, on lower half of termen pale 
whitish-ochreous with a blackish basal line which is much thiekened at 
tornus with broad seales, dorsum also with rough projeeting blaekish and 
whitish scales. 
Maskeliya and Kandy, Ceylon (Pole, Green) ; in Mareh and September, 
two specimens. 
Hyptiastis,n. g. 
Head with appressed scales; ocelli present; tongue developed. Antenne 
1, somewhat thickened towards base, m ¢ with short very fine widely 
scattered cilia towards base, basal joint elongate, without peeten. Labia 
palpi very long, curved, ascending, second joint thickened with appressed 
scales, terminal joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi 
very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibize densely hairy 
above. Forewings with 2 and 3 short-stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. 
Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen not sinuate, cilia 3-3 ; 3 
and 4 stalked, 5 approximated, transverse vein absent between 5 and 6, 
6 and 7 stalked. 
Probably a development of Brachmia, distinguished by the costal termi- 
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