October 31, 1911.] Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. 128° 
‘are allied genera. I give a tabulation of the species based on trustworthy 
points of difference :— 
1, Vein 7 of forewings absent = a .. taciturna. 
Vein 7 of forewings present ni - oa, oe 
2. Vein 7 of forewings to apex “ oh Sis Gy 
Vein 7 of forewings to costa ne ne a. Os 
3. Apex of forewings pointed a Se Tens Cas, 
_Apex of forewings rounded-obtuse .. a SAUL Os 
4, Apex of forewings much produced .. os .. phenax, 
Apex of forewings not produced... aud -.. lmatula, 
‘5. Forewings moderate, with dark median fascia .. frenigera, 
Forewings rather narrow, without fascia... .- vernacula, 
6. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous .. af ..  melicera. 
Head and palpi brownish or dark fuscous.. Neath 
7. Forewings with 7 and 8 stalked... 3 ..  receptella 
Forewings with 7 and 8 separate .. ‘ Se keh 
8. Apex of forewings produced, head dark eee .. horrifera. 
Apex of forewings not produced, head brownish See wos 
9. Apex pointed, tibial hairs whitish-ochreous .. .. halistrepta, 
Apex round-pointed, tibial hairs grey ie 1.  ceramina. 
Macheropteris taciturna, n. sp. 
6 2. 24-27 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous, more or less mixed 
or suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elon- 
gate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen hardly sinuate, 
oblique ; 7 absent, 9 and 10 approximated or stalked; fuscous, suffusedly 
irrorated with dark fuscous, without defined markings: cilia fuscous sprink- 
led with pale ochreous, more or less obscurely barred with dark fuscous 
suffusion. Hindwings rather dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 
Madulsima and Hakgala, Ceylon (Vaughan, Green) ; from March to May, 
five specimens. 
Macheropteris receptella, Walk. 
(Tinea receptella, Walk, Cat. XXVIII, 479.) 
36 Q. 16-20 mm. Posterior tibiz in ¢ with extremely long expansible 
grey hairs. Forewings with apex pointed, produced, termen sinuate, ob- 
lique ;7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 9 and 10 approximated or short-stalked : 
fuscous, irregularly irrorated with dark fuscous. Hindwings dark grey. 
Peradeniya, Colombo, and Trincomali, Ceylon (Green, Mackwood, 
Fletcher) ; in April, July, October and December, seven specimens, 
Macheropteris halistrepta, n. sp. 
6 Q. 23-27 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-brownish, usually more 
or less variably irrorated with dark fuscous. Palpi brownish, hairs suffused 
with dark purple-fuscous except towards base. Abdomen rather dark 
grey. Posterior tibiz in ¢ with long whitish-ochreous hairs. Forewings 
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