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6«- Jr.uru., Bom. Nat. Hist. Sue, Vol. XVI, Xo. 4. [Nov. 2, 1905. 



pale ochreous, pectinations in <J 5. Thorax pale ochreous mixed with fuscous 

 and dark fuscous. Abdomen pale fuscous, anal tuft pale ochreous. Forewings 

 moderately elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rouudcd-obtuee, termen 

 obliquely rounded ; 9 and 10 usually stalked ; whitish-ochreous irroratcd with 

 fuscous, and strewn with coarse irregular dark fuscous strigulai, sometimes little 

 marked ; dark fuscous suffusion appearing to form a basal patch, a fascia from 

 ^ of costa to near dorsum beyond middle, an oblique streak frcm costa beyond 

 middle reaching half across wing aud terminating in a darker discal spot, and a 

 subterminal line, but these are all very ill-defined and sometimes little marked : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous with two fuscous shades, outer half barred with fus- 

 cous. Hindwings pale fuscous, sprinkled with darker ; cilia whitish-ochreous 

 with two fuscous shades, sometimes very faint. 



Ten specimens, Peradeniya, Taugalla, and Yatiyantota, Ceylon, in March, 

 April, and June (Green). 



Ereufietis melanastra Ueyr. (j*»-tC *~^' Ht b J 



Twenty-three specimens, Udagama and Peradeniya, Ceylon, in February, 

 March, and November (Green), lired in plenty from decaying bark of dead 

 Hetea hraziliensis (Para rubber) in February (Green) ; perhaps, however, like 

 other feeders on dead wood, it may not be particular as to the ki))d of tree. 

 Originally described from Fiji, and I have it from Funafuti. 



Epaclris u. g. 



Head rough-haired ; ocelli present ; tongue absent. Antenna) somewhat over 

 l,in ^ thick, filiform, simple. Labial palpi moderately long, subascending, with 

 appressed scales or somewhat roughened beneath, terminal joint shorter than 

 second, somawhit pointed. Maxillary-palpi several jointed, folded. Posterior 

 tibiiB clothed with long hairs. Forewings with 2 from before angle, 7 to 

 cosfca 11 from bofore middle, secondary cell indicated. Hindwings under 1, 

 ovate-lanceolate, cilia 1^ ; 2 remote, 3 and 4 approximated from angle, G absent. 



Allied to Tinea, but distinguished by the long anteuuaj aud absence of Vtin 

 6 of hindwings. 



Epaclris melanchata n. sp . 



^. 12-13 mm. Head blackish-fuscous. Palpi rather dark fiascous. Antennae 

 whitish-ochreous, basal joint blackish-fuscous. Thorax blackish-bronze, apex of 

 patagia and posterior extremity pale ochreous-yellow. Abdomen pale ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termcn 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous-yelknv / markings rather dark 

 fuscous ; a thick streak along basal | of costa, dilated near base, posteriorly 

 confluent with an irregular antemedian discal spot ; a dorsal mark near base, and 

 a short streak along dorsum before middle ; a spot on middle of costa ; an 

 irregular elongate spot beneath middle of disc ; an irregular subquadrate blotch 

 from costa about §, enclosuig a costal spot of ground colour, and reaching § 

 across wing, its lower angles connected with median discal spot and terminal 

 streak respectively ; a narrow streak along termen : cilia whitish-ochreous. 

 Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish-grcy-ochrcous. 

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