mn 
7 Jour., Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc., Vol. X.XI., No. 1. [ October 31, 1911. 
Thorax pale yellow, anterior margin suffused with blackish (imperfect). 
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; dark fuscous, becoming deep 
beonzy towards costa; an irregular-edged light yellow patch occupying 
basal 2, enclosing eight small blackish spots, viz., three basal, one on costa 
near base, anda curved transverse series of four at {; seven oblique 
wedge-shaped white costal streaks between this and apex; a small white 
triangular spot on dorsum before tornus: cilia dark fuscous, at apex with 
a white patch divided into two triangular segments by a blackish hook, 
on costa white with dark fuscous bars. Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey. 
Maskeliya and Patipola, Ceylon (de Mowbray, Alston, Pole); in Septem- 
ber and January, three specimens. 
Tinea trierodes, n. sp. 
g.14mm. Head whitish, crown suffusedly mixed with dark fuscous. 
Palpi white. Antennz whitish, infuscated. Thorax yellow-whitish, an- 
teriorly suffused with fuscous. Abdomen greyish. Forewings elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen slightly rounded, 
extremely oblique; dark purplish-fuscous, towards costa ochreous-bronzy ; 
markings shining whitish suffused with light ochreous-yellowish ; a patch 
occupying basal 2 of wing, containing two or three small dark fuscous 
spots, and marked on costa with indistinct oblique streaks of ground co- 
lour; seven oblique wedge-shaped streaks from costa between this and 
apex; an irregular blotch on dorsum before tornus, reaching half across 
wing, cilia fuscous, base obscurely dotted with whitish on termen, on costa 
bronzy-ochreous barred with whitish. Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly ; 
cilia grey tinged with whitish. 
Palni Hills (Campbell) ; one specimen. 
Tinea brachychlora, Meyr. 
In the published description of this species the basal patch is stated (by 
an error of printer) to occupy 4 of wing ; it should be §. The species is 
very like camarota, but the ground-colour of forewings is dark fuscous, 
markings pale yellow, subcostal projection of basal patch much less 
prominent. 
Maskeliya, Patipola, and Hakgala, Ceylon ; five specimens. 
Tinea scenatica, n. sp. 
9. 10mm. Head fuscous, face white. Palpi white, second joint sprink- 
led with dark fuscous externally. Antenne ochreous-whitish. Thorax 
yellow-whitish, anteriorly suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey- 
whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex tolerably 
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, becoming deep 
bronzy towards costa; a white antemedian fascia with an angular subcost- 
al projection posteriorly, basal area as far as this fascia pale yellow; six 
oblique white costal strigule between this and apex ; a rather irregular 
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