﻿A^. 23, 190(3,] Indian Micro- Laphhplera, 141/ 



Epicania cMorodtlta, n. sp. 



$ 9. 14 — 15 mm. Head, palpi, an-d thorax ochreons-orange, seciond joint 

 of palpi with lower half irrorated with fuscous and a dark fuscous subapical 

 ring, terminal joint somewhat shorter than second, with traces of a dark fuscous 

 median ring, Antennaa pale ochreous-yellowish ringed with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen rather dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, coata moderately arched, 

 apex round-pointed^ termen slightly rounded, oblique ; dark fuscous ; a smaiL 



basal ochreous-orange spot ; stigmata and a tsraalJ prajtornal spot very /P 



obscurely darker, plical obliquely before first discal ; a triangular ochreous- 

 orange blotch extending on costa from f to rather near apex, and reaching 

 snore than half across wing : cilia pale ochreous, at apex and toraus with 

 patches of dark fuscous suffusion. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Four specimens, Maskeliya, Geylon, in February and October (Pole, do 

 Mowbray), 



Epicocnia authcema, n,sp. 



1$ $. 12 — 13 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, mixed with dark 

 fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint irrorated or suffused with dark 

 fuscous except at apex, terminal joint somewhat shorter than second, with 

 dark fuscous median band sometimes extended nearly to base. Antennas 

 whitish-fuscous or whitish-ochreous tinged with fuscous, obscurely ringed 

 with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, apex whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen very 

 obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous, irrorated with fuscous and dark fuscous ; 

 stigmata rather large, dark fuscous, plical nearly beneath first discal ; a fmall 

 dark fuscous prastornal spot ; an almost mai'ginal series of dark fuscous dots 

 along posterior half of costa and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, basal half 

 yellowish, with a median line of dark fuscous points, apical half v.ith faint 

 whitish-fuscous irroration, on costa sometimes barred with dark fuscous irrora- 

 tion, Hindwings grey, darker in $ ; cilia pale grey, sometimes suffused with 

 ■whitish-ochreous towards base. 



Four specimens, Peradeniya, Ceylon, in February (three bred) (Green). 

 Larva constructs heliciform cases on surface of moss-covered rocks (Green) ; 

 oases sent seem to consist of a gradually dilated gallery coikd in a flat rourded 

 spiral, and are composed of silk closely covered with grains of sand and frag- 

 ments of lichens. This species is extremely close to E. chernetis, and both 

 appear to vary in small details ; authcema is smaller, with the forewings obviously 

 narrower and with more strongly oblique termen, and the terminal jont of palpi 

 relatively shorter ; the larval habits are distinct. 



Epicania chern-etis, n. sp. 



S ?• lv~17 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, irrorated with fuscous 

 and dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint irrorated with dark 

 fuscous except at apex, terminal joint as long as second, with dark fuscous 

 median band, Antenuic whitish-ochreous ringed with dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 fuscous, anal tuft whitish-ochreous, Forewings elongate, ccsta gently arched 



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