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J^ Jouni., Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc, Vol. XVI, No. 4. [Nov. 2, 1905. 



Aliicita L, 



I follow Lord Walaingham's most recently expressed vie-ws in adopting the 

 name Alucita for the genus standing in my Handbook as Pterojjhorus and the 

 name Pterophorus fo-r the genus there called Alueita. 



Alucita nesamilisn. sp. 



^. 21 mm. Head, palpi, antenna), thorax, and abdomen ochreons-whitish. 

 Legs white, anterior and middle pair with a blackish line. Forewings with 

 segments moderately narrow ; oclireous-whitish ; a fuscous discal dot at ^ ; 

 a small fuscous spot at base of upper margin of second segment ; first segment 

 with a blackish dot on costa beycMid its middle, and another on its lower margiQ 

 b efore apex ; second ses^meiit with a blaokish dot in middle of it& lower margin, 

 another beyond this, and a third at apex ; cilia wliitish, towards tornus tinged 

 with greyish-ochreous tawards tips. Hindwings grey, third segment becoraing^ 

 ochreous-whitish towards base ; cilia whitish-grey, on dorsum of third segment 

 becoming whitish towards base. 



One specimen. Koni, Burma, in September (Manders), 



Okneodida;. 

 (^ Omeodes tliapshia n. ap, 



$. 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown ochreous-yelJow. Palpi and 

 antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax ocbreous-orange, partially sprinkled with 

 fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-orange, segmental margins white. Legs whitish, 

 anterior femora and tibiae dark fuscous above, Forewings oraage-ochreous, 

 towards base partially suffused with fuscous, posterior § crossed by four irre- 

 gular whitish lines, partially obscui-ely edged with a fuscous tinge; tips of 

 segments pale or whitish, with a minute dark fuscous terminal dot ; cilia alter- 

 nately whitish-ochreous and whitish. Hindwings whitish ; segments 1—5 with 

 six, segment 6 with three ochreous bars irregularly edged with dark fuscou* 

 irroration 5 cilia as in forewings. 



Two specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole). Only comparable 

 in general colouring with the Australian 0. xanthodes, from which, however, it 

 13 quite distinct. 

 (^— Omeodes ischalea n. sp. 



^. 13 mm. Head white, back of crown mixed with fuscous. Palpi white,, 

 externally fuscous-tinged. Antennae whitish. Thorax whitish, mixed with 

 fuscous. Abdomen whitish, irrorated with fuscous, with a clear white trapezo- 

 idal dorsal patch before middle, and a spot beyond middle. Legs white, anterior 

 femora and tibiae infuscated above. Forewings and hindwings whitish-ochreous, 

 crossed by six white irregular lines edged with fnscousirroration, sixth terminal; 

 base of forewing mixed with dark fuscous, costa spotted alternately with white 

 and dark fuscous ; cilia alternately whitish-ochreous and whitish. 



One specimen, Pundalu-oya, Ceylon, in Februai-y (Green). 



t^ho^^SL "- Epiblemid.k. "* 

 rhiti/neplua Wals. 



Antennie in ^ simple or shortly fasciculate-ciliated. Palpi porrected or sub- 

 ascending. Thorax with posterior crest. Posteriur tibia' broadly dilated with. 



