﻿Nov. 2, 1905.] Indian Micro-Le2jkloj}(era. -5822— 



For the material of the present paper I am indebted to Mr. E. E. 

 Green, Government Entomologist of Ceylon ; Mr. J. Pole, of Maske- 

 liya, Ceylon ; Lt.-Col. N. Manders, R.A,M.C. ; and Mr. H. Maxwell- 

 Lsfroy, Government Entomologist of India. The name of the collector 

 is recorded in the case of each species. 



Ptekophokid^. 



Oxijptilus zandistes n. sp, 



,J$.lGmm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, irroraied -with fuscous. 

 Palpi white, second and terminal joints with oblique dark fuscous bars. An- 

 tenna3 white, lined with blackish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, mixed with 



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fuscous. Segments 1 — 3 with wedge-shaped dark fuscous dorsal marks, 4 — 6 ^, <)]fZ 



wholly dark fuscous on dorsum. F-orewing with segments extremely narrow, 

 apex of second segment forming a very long slender sickle-shaped projection ; 

 fuscous, finely irrorated with whitish-ochreous ; a cloudy dark fuscous discal 

 dot at 5^ ; an ochreous-whitish costal spot on middle of first segment ; cilia, 

 whitish-ochreous, dark fuscous spots in costal cilia before and beyond pale " 

 spot, two others posteriorly, and one at apex, lower cilia of first segment and 

 Tipper of second with scattered dark fuscous scales, dorsal ciha with grey pra- 

 tornal patch, and four slight scale-projections of two or three dark fuscous 

 scales each, first mixed with whitish scales. Hindwings dark fuscous, third 

 segment ochreous-whitish posteriorly, irrorated with dark fuscous ; cilia of 

 first two segments fuscous with slight purplish tinge, of third segment whitish- 

 ochreous, on upper margin irregularly strewn with black scales and with a 

 loose tuft of black scales at f , on dorsum with a rather broad patch of black 

 scales at | and a small tuft at apex. 



Two specimens. Fort Stedman, Burma (Manders). Differs from other de- 

 scribed species by the especially long and slender apical projection of the 

 second segment of forewings, 



Oxyptilus causodes n. sp, 



^9. 20 — 22mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark reddish-fuscous, face 

 without tuft. Palpi long, slender. Forewings with segments narrow ; dark 

 reddish-fuscous, slightly sprinkled with whitish-grey, especially on first seg- 

 ment ; an ochi'eous-whitish costal dot or small spot at middle of first segment, 

 and a slender ochreous-whitish bar near its apex ; cilia fuscous, with numerous 

 scattered blackish scales, forming a bar at lower angle of tip of first segment, 

 rounded dark fuscous black-edged spots at tip of second and tornus, and two 

 undefined projections on its dorsum. Hindwings with segments linear ; dark 

 fuscous ; cilia fuscous, on third segment mixed with black scales at base on 

 both margins, with a large triangular black scale-tooth on lower margin at |, 

 and a small one beneath apex. 



Nine specimens, Peradeniya, Ceylon, in August and October (Green). Larva 

 feeds in fleshy fruits of Dillenia relusa, in August ; when about to pupate, it. 

 leaves the fruit and attaches itself to any neighbouring support (Green), 



