A Jour., Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc., Vol. XX1I., No.4. [March 31, 1914. 
rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; rather glossy ochreous~ 
fuscous, with a faint purple tinge : cilia brownish. Hindwings rather light- 
fuscous ; cia light-brownish. 
Nilgiris, 3,500 feet, in August and November (Andrewes) ; two specimens, 
Brachmia erypsilychna, n. sp. 
3d. 15mm. Head ochreous, crown fuseous-tinged, collar dark-slaty- 
fuscous. Palpi pale-ochreous, terminal joint sprinkled with dark-fuscous. 
Antenne dark-fuscous, serrate, ciliations 7. Thorax dark-slaty-fuscous. 
Posterior legs dark fuscous, with whitish-ochreous rings at apex of joints 
and middle of tibiz. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ;2 and 3 
stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; dark-slaty-fuscous, somewhat sprinkled 
with blackish ; a large blackish dot beneath costa near hase ; plical and 
first discal stigmata represented by round blackish adjacent spots placed 
transversely ; second discal represented by a somewhat 8-shaped spot out- 
lined with blackish suffusion and filled in with pale fuscous-ochreous ; am 
ochreous-whitish dot on costa at 2; some blackish scales along posterior 
part of costa and termen: cilia grey, sprinkled with whitish. Hindwings 
light-grey, tinged with ochreous anteriorly; cilia pale-grey. 
Bassein Fort, Bombay, bred in October (Fletcher); one specimen. Larva 
tapering much posteriorly and slightly anteriorly, black; collar banded 
with white; plate of 2 smoky-black with a triangula brownish-yellow 
space ; second and third interstices creamy-white, next three dull-brown; 
7,8 and 10-f2 with V-shaped creamy marks ') between spun leaves of 
Ipomea arvensis (Convolvulacee) (Fletcher). 
Brachnva insulsa, n. sp. 
$Q. 12-16 mm. Head and thorax pale-greyish ochreous. Palpi 
whitish-ochreous, second joint dark-fuscous except apex. Antenne §, 
greyish-ochreous, ciliations in ¢ 4. Posterior tibixe whitish-ochreous, 
beneath fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa 
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, rather oblique ; 
2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; light greyish-ochreous; stigmata 
dark-fuscous, plical slightly before first discal ; some cloudy dark-fuscous 
dots round apex and termen, sometimes almost obsolete: cilia whitish- 
ochreous slightly sprinkled with fuscous. Hindwings ochreous-grey- 
whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Pusa, Bengal, from April to July (Fletcher); six specimens. Allied to 
episticta. 
Chelaria seopulosa, Meyr. 
Larva burrows in shoots of Careya arborea, showing some excrement on 
opening of hole; only one found, though often searched for (Maxwell). 
Anarsia melanoplecta, a. sp. 
3. 10mm. Head and thorax whitish-grey. Palpi with second joint 
blackish on basal half, then with several whorls of blackish white-tipped 
scales, tuft grey-whitish mixed with fuscous, terminal joint whitish with 
fine oblique black lines. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, 
costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 
fuscous finely irrorated with whitish; an obscure darker blotch in dise 
about 4; a thick black oblique streak from middle of costa, reaching half 
across wing ; a semi-oval black spot on costa at ¢; a black prwapical dot, 
preceded by whitish, area above and below it tinged with ochreous: cilia 
whitish with rows of dark-fuscous points, basal third grey limited by a dark- 
grey shade interrupted with whitish bars. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey. 
Pusa, Bengal, bred in May (Fletcher); one specimen. Larva boring 
into shoots of mango (Mangifera indica) (Fletcher). 
Anarsia sagittaria, n. sp. 
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