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slightly arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, termen slightly 
rounded, oblique ; ochreous-brown, with scattered dark pueden scales; a 
blackish streak irregularly interrupted and spotted with ground colour 
extending along costa from base to 2 ; stigmata undefined, fuscous, diseal 
approximated, plical rather before first discal ; a streak of blackish irrora- 
tion along termen, suffused with grey anteriorly : cilia light ochreous, base 
dotted with dark fuscous, on tornus with a grey patch. Hindwings 
iridescent-grey ; cilia light fuscous. 
N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; in December, one specimen. 
Dichomeris ferrata, n. sp. 
3 Q. 15-17 mm. Head shining grey, back of crown whitish-ochreous, 
Palpi dark fuseous, second joint slightly sprinkled with whitish points, 
especially on anterior edge, with long broad tuft beneath and scales trian- 
gularly expanded above towards apex, terminal joint white, with anterior 
edge black. Antennal ciliations of ¢ 2. Thorax ochreous-yellowish, 
shoulders dark grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa 
gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen sinuate, oblique ; yellow- 
ochreous, with scattered dark fuscous scales ; markings dark shining leaden- 
grey irrorated with blackish ; a thick streak along costa from base to 
middle, posterior portion dilated into a triangular blotch reaching Be) 
half across wing; a small elongate-triangular patch on costa about 2 2; an 
inwardly oblique wedgeshaped spot on dorsum before tornus, reaching half 
across wing ; stigmata minute, dark fuscous, discal approximated, ‘plical 
rather before first discal; a narrow streak along termen: cilia grey, on 
costa yellow-ochreous, basal half yellow-ochreous on termen. Hindwings 
grey, thinly scaled anteriorly ; cilia grey. 
Khasis ; in October, three specimens. 
Dichomeris clarescens, n. sp. 
3. 22mm. Head bronzy-grey. Palpi dark fuscous, second joint 
whitish-sprinkled on apical edge, with long strong tuft beneath and scales 
triangularly expanded towards apex above, terminal joint whitish with 
anterior edge blackish. Antennal ciliations 14. Thorax rather pale fuscous, 
apex of patagia brown. Abdomen dark grey, beneath ochreous, anal tuft 
pale ochreous, with two long expansible projecting pencils of scales above. 
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 
nearly straight, oblique ; ochreous-brown, suffused with fuscous except 
towards costa before apex, where it is brighter ochreous ; median fourth of 
costa obscurely strigulated with dark fuscous ; stigmata obscure, dark 
fuscous, discal approximated, plical elongate, slightly before first discal; 
an undefined triangular spot of dark fuscous suffusion on costa at 2; a 
suffused dark fuscous streak along termen: cilia ochreous, with a fuscous 
postmedian shade, on tornus mixed with fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous 
rather thinly scaled i in dise anteriorly ; cilia pale ochreous, basal half tinged 
with fuscous. 
Maskeliya, Ceylon (de Mowbray) ; in October, one specimen. 
Dichomeris excoriata, n. sp. 
3. 22mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous partially suffused with 
light brownish. Palpi with second joint dark fuscous with apical edge 
rather broadly ochreous-white, with strong acute-triangular apical tuft 
beneath and scales triangularly expanded towards apex above, terminal 
joint whitish, towards apex blackish, anterior edge sprinkled with blackish. 
Antennal ciliations 3. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Fore- 
wings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, slightly sinuate in middle, 
apex round-pointed, termen sinuate, oblique ; 7 to just above apex; pale 
ochreous, suffusedly strigulated with brownish except towards costa 
anteriorly, with a few blackish seales ; about ten black marks on anterior 
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