October 21, 1911.) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Tor 
towards tips pale greyish-ochreous. Antenne grey. Thorax dark ashy- 
fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 
moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather strongly 
oblique ; greyish-bronzy-ochreous, with slight prismatic reflections, some- 
times sprinkled with fuscous; costa more or less suffused with dark 
ashy-fuscous on anterior half ; a cloudy dot of fuscous suffusion in dise be- 
yond #2: cilia light bronzy-ochreous, sometimes sprinkled with grey. 
Hindwings bronzy-grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous, 
Diyatalawa, Ceylon, in September (Fletcher) ; two specimens. The colour 
of antenn affords a good leading point of distinction in this group. 
Tinea platyntis, Meyr. 
3 2. 14-20 mm. Head deep yellow. Antennz ochreous-whitish. 
Thorax yellow-ochreous, more or less suffused anteriorly with dark purple- 
fuscous. Forewings yellow-ochreous, with faint purple gloss; costal edge 
more or less dark purple-fuscous towards base. Hindwings rather dark 
purple-grey. 
Trincomali and Eppawela, Ceylon (Green, Fletcher); Cuddapah, 4,000 
feet (Campbell) ; Nilgiris, 3,500-6,000 feet (Andrewes) ; N. Coorg, 3,500 
feet (Newcome) ; Koni and Mone, Burma (Manders); in May and June, 
and from September to December. 
Trophimea testata, u. sp. 
3 @. 10-12 mm. Head pale whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish, second 
joint externally marked with dark fuscous. Antenne fuscous, ciliations 
in ¢ 13, basal tuft ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitish, somewhat 
sprinkled with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey-whitish, in 2 with large 
ochreous-whitish anal tuft. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, 
apex round-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 4 absent; 
whitish-ochreous sprinkled with white points, and more or less strewn with 
dark fuscous strigule ; markings dark fuscous; a narrow rather oblique 
fascia near base, interrupted in middle; an irregular somewhat oblique 
fascia before middle ; a spot on costa beyond middle; an irregular rather 
inwards-oblique fascia about #, narrowed on costa; a small spot on costa 
towards apex, and a series of five along termen: cilia ochreous-whitish, 
sprinkled with dark fuscous, tending to form undefined bars. Hindwings 
with 4 absent ; pale grey; cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Peradeniya and Madulsima, Ceylon (Green, Vaughan); in March and 
April, seven specimens. Very like arenatella, but larger, and easily distin- 
guished by absence of vein 4 in both wings. 
Lepidoscia globigera, n. sp. 
3. 13-15mm. Head fulvous-ochreous. Palpi with loosely projecting 
scales, ochreous, somewhat mixed with dark fuscous. Antenne dark 
fuscous, ciliations 4, fasciculated. Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen 
dark fuscous, Forewings elongate, rather narrow, slightly dilated poste- 
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