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suffusion on fold at ^, and another beneath costa before middle ; a elaiic f nscons 

 Rutfusion along middle third of doi-sum ; a triangular blackish-fnscous costal 

 blotch before cleft, followed by a whitish suffusion on costal edge ; a rather 

 reddish-brown band crossing both segments, obscurely whitish-edged poste- 

 riorly ; remaining narrow terminal fascia sometimes dark fuscous ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, slightly reddish-tinged, on termen with black basal line, at 

 both angles of each segment with bars of dark grey suffusion, on dorsum -with 

 a blackish scale-tooth beyond middle, a smaller one beneath cleft, and some 

 scattered blackish scales antei'iorly. Hindwings cleft fii-stly from before middle, 

 Bocondly from 4, first segment dilated, apex rounded, second subacute, termen 

 very obliquely subsinuate, third lineai" ; dju'k fuscous ; cilia fuscous, on lower 

 margin of third segment with a moderate black scale-tooth in middle, and 

 scattered black scales between this and base. 



Six specimens, IVIaskeliya, Ceylon, in October, December, January, and March 

 (Pole), 

 Marasmareha liophmtes^, Meyr. 



Puttalam, Ceylon, in February, April, August, and November (Pole). 

 Occurs also in Reunion. 

 Agdistis nanodes, n. sp. 



^ 9. 15 — IS mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brownish- grey, some- 

 times whitish-mixed ; frontal prominence moderate, acute-conical. Palpi grey, 

 mixed with dark grey and white. Fore wings very narrow, posteriorly dilated, 

 costa posteriorly moderately ait^hed, apex pointed, termen rather strongly oblique, 

 aknost straight ; pale brownish-grey, costal and dorsal areas sprinkled with 

 whitish and dai-k fuscous, confluent towards base ; a cloudy dark fuscous dot in 

 disc at ^. two below disc before and beyond middle, and one towards costa at 

 I : cilia pale fuscous mixed with whitish, Hindwings light fuscous, veins 

 dai'ker ; a subdorsal groove j cilia as in forewings. Undersarface of hindwings 

 beneath with flap of scales from lower smargin of cell towards angle, covering 

 some black scales, and rows of minute raised black scales along basal portions 

 of veins 2 and 3 ; doi-sal area clothed with dark fuscous scales. 



Four specimens, Puttalam, Ceylon, in August, October, and November. The 

 species of this genus (usually attached to sea-coast plants) are extremely similar 

 superficially, and the accessory structural characters must be carefully noticed ; 

 the present species is the smallest known to me. 

 'ZAU'i^ij^ "^ Epiblemid^. 

 f^^x./w^h" Platypeplua vionnopa,n.s,\i, 



^. 19 mm. Head and thorax light greyish-ochreous, mixed with dark grey 



and white. Palpi ochreous-fuscous, mixed with darker. Abdomen grey, 



ft/ . WvM'*' Posterior tibiae with hairs ochreous-white. Forewings elongate-triangular, 



^ costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, hardly obHque ; 



r, )Ci)^'/ whitish, mostly suffused with pale brownish, and strigulated throughout with 



blackish ; a largo roundish black blotch resting on middle of costa, and reaching 



<| across wing, with a small irixguhr projection iu disc posteriorly: cilia grey. 





