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ochreous or pale fulvous-ochreous. Hindwings iridescent-grey; cilia 
greyish-ochreous. 
Khasis ; in November, two specimens. 
Dichomeris ampliata, n. sp. 
3 Q. 22-23mm. Head and thorax fuscous, faintly violet-tinged, sides ef _ 
crown ochreous-tinged or whitish-sprinkled. Palpi with second joint dark 
brown, apical edge ochreous-whitish, with rather short triangular apical tuft 
beneath and scales triangularly expanded towards apex above, terminal 
joint whitish, anterior edge suffused with dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 
of ¢ 4. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft of ¢ pale ochreous. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat sinuate, little 
oblique ; 7 to apex; violet-fuscous; extreme costal edge pale ochreous 
except towards base ; stigmata obscure, dark fuscous, discal approximated, 
plical slightly before first discal ; a series of dark fuscous dots round pos- 
terior part of costa and termen: cilia fuscous, sometimes tinged with och- 
reous. Hindwings fusecous; cilia light fuscous, with darker subbasal shade. 
Eppawela and Puttalam, Ceylon (Green, Pole); Khasis; from July to 
October, five specimens. 
Holaxyra, n. &. 
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts loose; ocelli present; tongue 
developed. Antenn 2, in ¢ ciliated, basal joint moderately elongate, 
without pecten. Labial palpi very long, porrected, second joint expanded 
with dense rough projecting scales above and beneath, longest towards 
base above and towards apex beneath, terminal joint much shorter than 
second, obliquely ascending, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, 
filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibise rough-haired above. 
Forewings with 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa or apex, 11 
from middle. Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, apex obtuse, termen 
rather sinuate beneath apex, cilia 2; 3 and 4 connate, 5 approximated, 6 
and 7 approximated at base or short-stalked. 
Type H. ampycota. Allied to Dichomeris and Trichotaphe, but with labial 
palpi differing from both. 
H., tsoclera, n. sp. 
3. 17-18 mm. Head and thorax fuscous sprinkled with whitish. 
Palpi dark fuscous slightly sprinkled with whitish, terminal joint whitish 
with dark fuscous supramedian ring. Antennal ciliations 2. Abdomen 
grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 
slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 
slightly rounded, rather oblique ; fuscous finely sprinkled with whitish ; 
stigmata rather large, blackish, plical somewhat beyond first diseal, an 
additional dot beneath and slightly before second discal: cilia whitish- 
ochreous mixed with grey, towards base spotted with grey. Hindwings 
grey ; cilia light greyish. 
Maskeliya, Ceylon (de Mowbray, Pole); in January and April, three 
specimens. 
Holaxyra ampycota, n. sp. 
3. 26mm. Head and thorax purplish-fuscous tinged with ferrugimous. 
Palpi with second joint dark fuscous, upper and apical edges sprinkled 
with whitish, terminal joint whitish, anterior edge dark fuscous. Antennal 
ciliations 2. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow at base and 
posteriorly dilated, costa moderately arched, rather bent at }, apex obtuse 
termen slightly rounded, hardly oblique; purplish-fuscous, suffused with 
ferruginous-brownish except towards costa anteriorly; costal edge and 
cilia ferruginous from } to apex; stigmata obscure, dark fuscous, each 
marked with a grey-whitish dot, discal approximated, plical smaller, rather 
before first discal; a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum rather 
beyond second discal: cilia ferruginous. Hindwings and cilia grey. 
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