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terminal joint longer than second. Antenna) whitish-ochreous, indistinctly ringed 

 with fuscous. Abdomen pale-bronzy -ochreous. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior 

 ond middle tibia3 and tarsi blotched ■with dark fuscous, posterior tibiaj dark- 

 fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex round 

 pointed, termen concave, rather oblique, rounded beneath ; 2 from angle, 4 and 

 5 stalked, 7 to apex ; bronzy-fuscous ; extreme costal edge whitish-ochreous 

 except towards base ; markings blackish fuscous, finely edged with whitish- 

 ochreous ; an irregular triangular dorsal blotch before middle, reaching 1 across 

 wing, confluent on dorsum with a triangular posterior do rsal patch of dark 

 fuscous suliusion, whose apex reaches costa at |, its posterior edge limited by 

 nearly straight fine whitish-ochreous line; a small spot on costa before middle, 

 and a small oblique oval spot in disc beyond middle : cilia light fuscous-ochreous, 

 with broad rather dark grey sub-basal shade, beneath tornus wholly dark grey. 

 Hindwings pale ochreous, apex and termen narrowly suffused with fuscous ; 

 cilia pale fuscous, at base and towards tornus becoming whitish-ochreous. 



Two specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Polt)). I'he colouring of 

 the posterior legs is a curious feature, being the reverse of what almost invari- 

 ably obtains, 



Torodora xerastis n. sp. 



^$. 15-16 mm. Head, palpi, :aud thorax ochreous-bronzy. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded 

 oblique : 7 to apex, 9 separate ; brownish-ochreous, ferruginous-tinged 

 sometimes sulfused with rather dark fuscous on dorsal half anteriorly ai.d en 

 ■-oins posteriorly : stigmata f erruginous-ochreous with some dark iuscous scales, 

 partially edged with whitish, plical elongate, dash-like, rather before first 

 discal ; a terminal series of fuscous or dark fuscous dots : cilia brownish 

 ochreous sprinkled with whitish. Hindwings pellucid, grey-whitish, posterioriy 

 and on veins suffused with greyish-ochreous : ciHa whitish-ochreous. 



Two specimens, Mooltan, Punjab, in August (Manders). 



'Torodora episHcta n. sp. 



9, 18 mm. Head, palpi, antennas, thorax, and abdomen whitish-ochreous; 

 second joint of palpi fuscous except towards apex. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique, rounded beneath; 

 7 to tennen.i) separate; whitish-ochreous, with a few scattered grey and blackish 

 scales ; a black dot on base of costa, and one beneath costa near base ; a dark 

 .yrey dorsal dot near base ; stigmata rather large, blackish, plical rather beyond 

 first discal ; an almost marginal series of undefined blackish dots beneath 

 posterior half of costa and round termen : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings 

 with 6 and 7 approximated at base ; ochreous-whitish ; ciha whitish-ochreous. 



One specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole), 



Torodora epoiniu n. sp. 



^. 23 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen bronzy-ochreous. Palpi ochreous- 

 whitish, second joint externally suffused with ochreous and dark fuscous 

 except towards apex. Antenna) pale ochreous mixed with fuscous. Fore- 

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