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costal spot at i, whence proceeds an undefined line of black and grey scales to 

 tornus ; a row of black dots round apex and termen : cilia whitish-grey- 

 ochreous. Hindwings pale grey ; beneath cell towards base a group of raised 

 black hair scales, partially covered by an expansible pencil of long ochreous. 

 whitish hairs from base ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. 



Three specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in October, December, and January 

 (de Mowbray). 



Meridarchis phceodelta, n, sp. 



^ 9. 13 — 17 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, tinged with brownish 

 ochreous. Palpi in ^ moderate, curved, subascending, in 9 "^ery long, 

 straight, porrected ; ochreous-whitish, second joint irrorated with fuscous, 

 terminal joint with dark fuscous band. Abdomen in $ grey, in 9 light 

 greyish-ochreous, Forewings elongate, narrow, hardly dilated, costa slightly 

 arched, apex round-pointed, termen sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; 3 and 4 

 separate ; pale greyish-ochreous, partially mixed and suffused with brownish 

 ochreous, sometimes partially sprinkled with dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous or 

 blackish triangular patch extending along costa from about ^ to 4, and 

 reaching \ across wing, somewhat mixed with pale scales, and on costa with 

 alternate usually obscure pale and blackish spots ; a terminal series of connected 

 blackish marks : cilia whitish-ochreous, mixed with dark grey on termen, 

 Hindwings light grey, darker towards apex, veins dark grey ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous, suffused with grey. 



Six specimens, Maskeliya and Haputale, Ceylon, in February, June, and 

 November (Alston, Pole). 



Paramorpha laxeuta, n. sp. 



9. 15 — 17 mm. Head and thorax white, partially tinged with fuscous. 

 Palpi whitish, mixed with dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate, narrow, hardly dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-point- 

 ed, termen slightly sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; white ; a narrow basal 

 patch of ochreous-grey suffusion, edge inwardly oblique ; a wide median band 

 extending from ^ to somewhat beyond ^ irrorated with ochreous and grey, 

 with four black marks on costa, and discal scaletufts mixed with black, edges 

 inwardly oblique ; a subtenminal cloudy fascia of grey irroration ; some grey spots 

 with a few black scales round apex and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, round 

 apex fuscous-tinged. Hindwings whitish-grey : cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Three specimens, Matale and Maskeliya, Ceylon, in January and April (Pole, 

 de Mowbray). 



Oelechiadje. 



Aristotelia peitosema, Low. 



Puttalam, Ceylon, from September to December (Pole). Described from 

 Australia. 



Tluotricha sauloHs, n. sp. 



9. 11mm. Head, palpi, and thorax shining white. Abdomen ochreous- 

 vhitiah. Forewings almost linear, costa almost straight, apex pointed, tcrmeu 



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