﻿Apr. 23, 190o.] Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. i^ 



Trklioptilus Wahlhergi, Zell. 



{Pterophorus Wahlbergi, Zell. Linn. Knt. VI, 34G, Mic. Caff. 117 ; P. ruiilalis. 

 Walk. Gafc. 943 ; Trlchoptilus pyrrhodes, Meyr. Proc. Linn, Soc. N. S. Wales 

 1889, 1113.) 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in March and May (Pole). Occurs from S. Afrka to 

 E. Australia. 



DeiUerocopus Tengstroemi, Zell, 



Pufctalam, Ceylon, in October (Pole) ; Surat, Bombay, in August (Maxwel 

 Lefroy). Occurs also from S. Africa to New Guinea- 



Oxyptilus regulus, n. sp. 



^. 16 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, irrorated with blackish. Palpi white, 

 mixed with blackish, second joint reaching middle of face, terminal joint rather 

 shorter than second. Abdomen fuscous, with dorsal series of undefined blackish 

 marks. Forewings cleft from before |, first segment parallel-sided, subfalcate, 

 second narrow, posteriorly dilated, apex abruptly and moderately produced ; 

 fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous and blackish ; an undefined spot of dark 

 suffusion above base of cleft ^ a ba'oad dari fuscous band on first segment 

 beyond its middle, preceded on costa by a small pale suffusion, and edged poste- 

 riorly by a rather outwardly oblique incurved white line ; some dark suffusion 

 on second segment before apex ; cilia light fuscous, on termcn with black basal 

 line, on lower margin of first segment mixed at base with white and elsewhere 

 with black scales, on upper margin of second segment with scattered black 

 scales, on dorsum with three small black scale-teeth near base, some scattered 

 black scales towards middle, a black 5cale-tooth before cleft, another at ;^ of 

 second segment, preceded and followed by ochreous- whitish spaces, beyond 

 Jhese mixed with black scales. Eindwings cleft firstlj from 5, secondly from 

 near base, segments linear • rather dark fuscous^ cilia fuscous, on upper margin 

 of third segment with a few black scales towards apex, on lower margin with a 

 very large black triangular scale-projection occupying apical third, five small 

 black scale-teeth between this and base, and two verj minute, almost basal. 



Two specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in Maich and July (Pole). 



Platyptilia brachymorpha, Meyr. 



Puttalam, Ceylon, in February, April, August, November and December 

 (Pole). Occurs also in the Hawaiian Islands. 

 .^^Platyptilia hemimetra, Meyr. 



Puttalam, Maturatla, Kandy and Maskehja, Ceylon, in February, March, 

 September, November and December. Described from the Island of Kcunion. 

 — Platyptilia molojnas, u^ sp. 



<^ 9. 16 — 19 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish, irrorated with light 

 brown, frontal tuft moderately long. Palpi 2, rather dark fuscous, sprinkled 

 with whitish. Forewings cleft from §, segments moderately broad, somewhat 

 dilated posteriorly, termen of first sinuate, of second slightly prominent in middle ; 

 whitish, irrorated with reddish-fuscous and dark fuscous ; costal edge dark 

 fuscous, dotted with whitish anteriorly ; a roundish spot of dark fuscout 



