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ochreous-ycllowish. Posterior tarsi with basal joint rough-scaled alo\e. Fore- 

 wings elongate, narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex 

 round pointed, termen concave, obliqne ; 2 and 4 com ate or short-f talked, 

 5 closely approximated, 7 to apex ; pale fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous, 

 with strong purplish reflections ; markings pale whitish-ochreous, yellower on 

 costal edge ; transverse marks from costa beyond ^ and §, first narrow, irreg- 

 ular, second rather broader ; a dot on fold before midd le ; tw o minute dots 

 transversely placenn disc beyond middle ; four dots forming a curved 

 transverse subterminal series on dorsal half : cilia rather dark fuscous with 

 darker shades and some ochreou^-whitish points, a basal line and some narrow 

 I ai-s on basal third ochreous- yellowish. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; 

 fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, base more yellowish, with two rather dark 

 fuscous shades. 



Oiic specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole). 



Antiochtha achnastis, n. sp. 



^ 9- 13-20 ram. Head whitish-ochreous, somewhat mixed with grey. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint irrorated with dark fuscous, terminal joint 

 somewhat longer than second, with incomplete blackish lateral lines. Antenna) 

 whitish-ochreous, in 9 more or less mixed wiih dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous. Posterior tibiae with basal joint rough-scaled above, remain- 

 ing joints ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, narrow, slightly dilated 

 posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, obhque ; 2 and 

 4 short-stalked, 5 connate, 7 to just below apex ; fuscous irrorated with dark 

 fuscous or blackish ; stigmata dark fuscous or black, ringed with whitish, 

 sometimes large, plical slightly beyond first discal, these two placed in an 

 indistinct irregular rather oblique narrow fascia of whitish suffusion which 

 forms a more distinct whitish spot on costa, sometimes preceded by a dark 

 fuscous spot ; a cloudy subterminal line of ochreous-whitish suffusion, angulated 

 in middle, forming a conspicuous triangular ochreous white spot on costa: cilia 

 dark fuscous with rows of fuscous-whitish points, basal line and narrow bars on 

 basal third more or less distinctly whitish-ochreous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 

 connate ; grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia varying from whitish-ochreous to pale 

 greyish, with two cloudy dark grey shades. 



Five specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in March, May, and December (Pole, 

 de Mowbray). 



Antiochtha tetradelta, n. sp. 



^. 20 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae ochreous-whitish, palpi with lower § 

 of second joint and anterior edge of terminal joint dark broijzy-fuscous, 

 terminal joint longer than second. Thorax bronzy-fuscous, shoulders 

 suffused with ochreous-whitish. Abdomen light ochreous-ycllowis^h. Posterior 

 tarsi with basal joint smooth. Forewings elongate, narrow posteriorly slightly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, termen concave, somewhat 

 oblique ; 2 separate, 4 and 5 connate, 7 to apex ; pale greyish-ochrcous suffused 

 with o(,hreous-whitish ; base of costa, ar.d an oblique costal strigula before 

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