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greenish ; head and plate of 2 dark brown ; spots black : feeds between two 

 leaves spun together on the ground-nut {Arachishypogaa), and is destructive to 

 f (Jiage ; egg pale green, irregularly elongate-oval, surface coarsely pitted in 

 irregular longitudinal series, under the microscope remarkably similar both in 

 form and sculpture to seed of Arachis." This species is very closely allied to 

 the common European anthyllidella, differing only by the ochreous-whitish face 

 and second joint of palpi, which in anthyllidella are pale fuscous ; also very 

 close to the Australian clarisignelki, but differing by the absence of the pale 

 "^^ dorsal spot. These three species appear to be representative geographical 



forms. 

 Stegasta variana, Meyr. 

 Ceylon (wiihout further locality, but probably Puttalam) (Pole). Hitherto 



only known from Eastern Australia. 



Zidithia amethysdas, n. sp. 



± 10 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, shoulders with a 

 prismatic violet-blue spot. Palpi pale yellowish-fuscous, terminal joint longer 

 than second, ochreous-whitish, with black anterior edge. Antennae ochreous- 

 whitish ringed with dark fuscous, simple. Abdomen dark grey. Legs dark 

 fuscous ringed with white, middle tibiae with a violet-blue streak towai-ds base. 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched towards 

 extremities, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, little oblique ; 6 to apex, 8 

 absent • dull ochreous-orange sprinkled with fuscous ; markings prismatic 

 violet-blue, partially edged with dark fuscous ; narrow costal and median 

 streaks from base to ^ ; an oblique mark from costa before middle, not reaching 

 half across wing ; a short longitudinal mark beneath disc before middle ; a 

 straight narrow fascia at §, interrupted above m.iddle ; apical fourth blackish 

 except a terminal line, anterior edge straight, near and parallel to preceding 

 fascia including a small round violet-silvery-metallic spot on costa and four 

 others before termen : cilia bluish-silvery-metallic, beneath tornus dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous, bronzy-tinged ; cilia fuscous, with dark fuscous basal 



line. 



Two specimens, Peradoniya, Ceylon, in January and April (Green). The 



generic characters are extended in the particulars indicated, but the species is 

 in all essentials closely allied to the type-form of the genus. 

 Epicauia, n. g. 

 ^ K/t »■ .^p^^ Head with appressed scales ; tongue developed. Antennse |, in ^ serrulate, 

 L rJ(<Oi>.^ minutely ciliated. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with appressed 

 " scales, somewhat roughened beneath towards apex, terminal joint almost or 



"* wi/lli,4^^ quite as long as second, smooth, acute. Posterior tibiae somewhat roughened 

 '^'^ ^ith scales above. Forewings with 2 and 3 stalked from angle, 7 to costa, 8 



absent 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, termen sinuate beneath 

 apex, cilia |— 1 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type E. chemelis. Belongs to the Protolechia group ; nearest to Panccenia, 

 from which it differs essentially by the stalking of 6 and 7 of hindwings. 



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