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greyish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex slenderly long-produced 
acute; pale bronzy-ochreous ; costal edge suffused with dark fuscous 
towards base; a blackish discal dot at 2, and one on dorsum slightly 
beyond this, sometimes also a third beneath costa in a line with these ; 
posterior area beyond these sometimes tinged with fuscous, or more or 
less suffused with fuscous towards termen and apex: cilia pale bronzy- 
yellowish, base sometimes tinged with fuscous. Hindwings grey; cilia 
pale greyish-yellowish. 
Khasis, in September and October ; fourteen specimens. 
Amathyntis, Meyr. 
This genus does not appear to have any close relationship with Opegona 
as originally stated, but is essentially a smooth-headed Tinea. 
Amathyntis catharopa, n. sp. 
g. 12-14mm. Head and thorax bronzy-yellowish, face silvery-white. 
Palpi whitish, second joint with a slight lateral line of blackish scales. ‘An- 
tennze light greyish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen extremely 
obliquely rounded; bronzy-yellowish: cilia light yellow. Hindwings 
more acutely pointed than in the other species ; grey; cilia yellow-whitish. 
Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole) ; in October and January, two specimens. 
Amathyntis oporina, n. sp. 
$Q. 12-17 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-yellowish, forehead and 
face shining whitish. Palpi dark grey, terminal joint white. Antenne 
grey, basal joint white. Abdomen light greyish-ochreous, Forewings elon- 
gate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely 
obliquely rounded ; shining ochreous-yellow ; cilia concolorous. Hindwings 
grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Khasis, from June to October ; six specimens. 
Amathyntis athyra, 1. sp. 
¢. 15mm, Head and thorax bronzy-whitish-ochreous. Palpi dark 
fuscous, terminal joint whitish. Antenne whitish-ochreous tinged with 
grey. Abdomen ochreous-grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather nar- 
row, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely 
rounded ; light bronzy-ochreous-yellowish ; costal edge suffused with dark 
fuscous from base to 2; a few scattered dark fuscous scales towards apex : 
cilia light yellow, towards base with a few dark fuscous specks. Hindwings 
grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole) ; one specimen. 
Amathyntis nucleolata, n. sp. 
gd. 12-14 mm. Head, antennx, thorax, and abdomen glossy whitish- 
ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint ochreous-whitish. Forewings 
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen ex- 
tremely obliquely rounded ; glossy whitish-ochreous, posteriorly with some 
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