January 31, 1911.] Descriptions of Indian Micr'o- Lepidoptera. 734 
nation of vein 7 of forewings ; the dilated hindwings of ¢ suggest relation- 
ship to Timyra. 
Hyptiastis clematias, n. sp. 
$9. 17-19mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders dark 
fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint and base of terminal suffus- 
ed with rather dark fuscous. Antennz whitish-ochreous, indistinctly 
ringed with dark fuscous. Abdomen  whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen in 
é nearly straight, rather oblique, in 2 slightly rounded and more oblique ; 
dark purplish-fuscous ; a whitish-ochreous dorsal stripe from base to tornus, 
in middle with a broad-triangular prominence reaching half across wing, 
before tornus with another triangular projection which is more or less, 
suffused posteriorly : cilia whitish-ochreous, on costa dark purplish-fuscous, 
Hindwings in ¢ considerably broader and more oblong than in 9, whitish- 
ochreous, deeper-tinged and with somewhat modified scales towards base, 
veins 6 and 7 and a streak along posterior % of costa and apical portion of 
-termen suffusedly dark fuscous; in Q light grey, dorsum suffused with 
whitish-ochreous, dark markings indicated as in gd but indistinct; cilia 
whitish-ochreous, on costa dark fuscous. 
Nilgiris, 6,000 feet ; in May (Andrewes), three specimens. 
XYLORYCTID A. 
Paradoris, Meyr. 
Head with loosely appressed scales, side-tufts roughly spreading ; ocelli 
present ; tongue developed. Antennz },in ¢ simple, basal joint moder- 
ately elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint 
much thickened with dense scales, sometimes somewhat projecting at apex 
beneath, terminal joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi 
very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibize clothed with 
long rough hairs above. Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 3 from 
angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex or termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings 
1, elongate-ovate, more or less pointed, cilia 1-1}; 3 and 4 connate, 5 
parallel, 6 and 7 long-stalked. 
Type P. anaphracta, Meyr. Although indicated, this genus has not been 
fully characterised before. 
Paradoris amphicalyx, n. sp. 
$ Q. 11-13 mm. Head white, lower part of face fuscous. Palpi 
white, second joint dark fuscous, except apex. Antennz blackish. Thorax 
white, posterior extremity blackish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous suffused 
with pale grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 
round-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-white ; a moderate 
blackish basal fascia, posterior edge nearly straight; plical and first discal 
stigmata minute, black, plical beneath first discal; a moderate blackish 
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