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dark fuscous or ochreous-brown spot on fold before 3, often nearly obsolete 
second discal stigma small, ochreous-brown or dark fuscous, sometimes 
accompanied by a few whitish scales, first discal sometimes also indicated ; 
a pale ochreous line from costa beyond black spot to dorsum before tornus, 
curved inwards beneath costa, sometimes almost obsolete, or edged 
anteriorly with ochreous-brown suffusion; some ill-defined dark fuscous 
dots round posterior part of costa and termen: cilia brownish-ochreous. 
Hindwings and cilia fuscous. 
Khasis ; in April, and from July to October, ten specimens. Very like 
procrossa, but without the strong rounded prominence of costal cilia, and 
the pale line of forewings differently formed. 
Trichotaphe chartaria, n. sp. 
@. 16-17 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, face tinged with 
grey, posterior extremity of thorax blackish. Palpi ochreous-white, 
second joint dark fuscous except apical edge. Abdomen rather dark grey. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen almost 
straight, somewhat oblique; 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex; ochreous-whitish, 
slightly infuscated except towards costa; stigmata black, ringed with 
white, first discal large, round, plical moderate, obliquely beyond it, some- 
times united with it, second discal small; a dark fuscous mark on costa at 
3, and two or three small subconfluent marks towards apex: cilia yellow- 
whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 
Peradeniya and Kandy, Ceylon (Green, Mackwood); in July, two 
‘specimens, 
Trichotaphe immerita, n. sp. 
@ 17-18 mm. Head and thorax light fuscous. Palpi with second joint 
dark fuscous, apical edge whitish, terminal joint ochreous-whitish, 
anteriorly irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen light fuscous, apex pale 
ochreous. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 
termen hardly sinuate, little oblique; fuscous; costal edge whitish- 
ochreous; a very obscure darker oblique spot in dise before 3, partially 
edged with some whitish scales, lower extremity representing plical 
stigma; discal stigmata indicated by a few whitish scales; a slightly 
bisinuate very obscure darker fuscous line from a spot on costa at 2 to 
dorsum before tornus, accompanied by a few pale ochreous scales ; some 
indistinct darker dots on posterior part of costa and termen: cilia 
whitisk-fuscous, base whitish-ochreous. Hindwings fuscous; cilia light 
fuscous. 
Puttalam and Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole, Alston); in November, two 
specimens. 
Trichotaphe crambaleas, n. sp. 
3 Y. 20-21mm. Head and thorax light brownish. Palpi brown mixed 
with fuscous, apical edge of second joint ochreous-whitish, terminal joint 
ochreous-whitish, anteriorly infuscated. Antennal ciliations of ¢ a 
Abdomen light fuscous, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate 
rather narrow, costa slightly arched, slightly sinuate in middle, apex 
round-pointed, termen sinuate, rather oblique; pale brownish-ochreous 
sometimes strewn with strigule of blackish irroration, sometimes partially 
suffused with feruginous-brown in dise and towards dorsum, and on veins 
posteriorly ; sometimes a round spot of blackish suffusion in dise at 3, and 
an oblique spot from dorsum at } directed towards it; stigmata blackish or 
dark ferruginous-brown, discal approximated, plical rather before first 
diseal; a small blackish mark on costa at 2; some blackish dots round 
posterior part of costa and termen: cilia pale brownish-ochreous, on costa 
sometimes barred with fuscous. Hindwings fuscous, darker towards apex ; 
cilia light fuscous. 
Khasis ; in March, three specimens. 
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