128; Jour., Bom. Nat. Hist, Soe., Vol. X_XI., No. 1. [ October 31, 1911. 
with dark fuscous irroration. Hindwings rather dark bronzy-purplish-grey ; 
cilia pale grey, with darker grey subbasal shade. 
Khasis, from March to May and in August and November; seven 
specimens. 
Tinea iritis, n. sp. 
¢. 18-24mm. Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, sometimes 
yellowish towards apex. Antennz nearly 1, whitish-ochreous. Thorax dark 
grey-purplish. Abdomen ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow 
costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 
dark grey-purplish, sometimes with strong indigo-green gloss: cilia grey- 
purplish, sometimes mixed with pale ochreous, towards base more greenish- 
purple. Hindwings light ochreous-fuscous ; cilia pale ochreous, with 
fuscous subbasal shade. 
Quetta (Nurse) ; Ajmere ; from June to September, six specimens. 
Tinea sacerdos, Wals. 
3 2. 22-36mm. Head clear light yellow. Antenne whitish. Thorax 
purple. Forewings purple. Hindwings rather dark purple-fuscous. 
Konkan (Young) ; Karwar (Maxwell); Simla. I give short characters 
here to show its distinctness, as this group of nearly-allied unicolorous 
species requires care. 
Tinea glabrella, Walk. 
3 2. 16-25 mm. Head clear light yellow. Antenne white lined with 
blackish. Thorax lilac-brownish-ochreous. Forewings brownish-ochreous 
finely irrorated with fuscous, with strong lilac-purplish gloss. Hindwings 
rather dark purplish-grey. 
Madulsima, Maskeliya, Haputale, and Matale, Ceylon (Vaughan, Pole, 
Alston, deMowbray); N. Coorg, 5,500 feet (Newcome). 
Tinea opsigona, n. sp. 
3S Q. 22-34 mm. Head deep yellow. Palpi short, dark fuscous, tip 
yellowish. Antenne ochreous-whitish. Thorax lilac-yellow-ochreous. Ab- 
domen deep ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 
moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; yellow- 
ochreous, sometimes tinged with grey, with lilae-purplish gloss; costal 
edge purplish-fuscous towards base: cilia yellow-ochreous. Handwings 
rather dark bronzy-purple-grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous or grey, with 
darker subbasal shade. 
Peradeniya, Haldamulla, Gampola, Diyatalawa, Balangoda, Matale, and 
Pundaluoya, Ceylon (Green, Alston, Pole, Fletcher); Nilgiris, 3,500 feet 
(Andrewes) ; N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; from February to October, 
sixteen specimens. This large species has been often regarded as identical 
with the equally large South African vastella, but is distinct. 
Tinea cholea, n. sv. 
¢.. 20-21 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous 
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