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middle dark fuscous ; a triangular dark fuscous blotch, edged with cchreous- 

 whitish, extending on dorsum from I to beyond middle, and reaching f across 

 wing ; a similar blotch extending along costa from middle to |, and nearly 

 reaching to dorsum ; a fine dark fuscous terminal line, shortly continued and 

 stronger above apex : cilia ochreous-whitish, towards base yellowish-tinged 

 with median fuscous shade. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; light fuscous ; 

 cilia whitish-fuscous, at base and towards tornus pale yellowish. 



One specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in October (de Mowbray). tP J ' 



Organitis, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales ; tongue developed. Antennse \, in $ shortly -i'"'^"^*^:^'"^'''^ ^ 

 ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, curved, - J 't\ju ^ 'inj^ -'- 

 ascending, second joint thickened with scales, slightly rough beneath, termi- 

 nal joint as long as second, slender, acute. Posterior tibise rough -scaled 

 above, Forewings with 2 and 4 stalked, 3 absent, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to 

 apex, 11 from beyond middle, Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, apex rounded, 

 termen hardly sinuate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 absent, 6 and 7 

 stalked. 



Allied to Brachmia ; in neuration resembling Antiochtha, but distinguished by 

 the shorter antennae. 



Organitis characopa, n, sp, 



$ 9. 15-17 mm. Head and thorax pale bronzy-ochreous, sometimes 

 fuscous-tinged. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint fuscous except apex. An- 

 tennae whitish-ochreous, sometimes fuscous-tinged, basal joint fuscous. Ab- 

 domen pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, rather oblique ; pale brassy-ochre- 

 ous suffused with light fuscous; stigmata rather large, dark fuscous, often 

 elongate, plical very obliquely before first discal, sometimes nearly obsolete, 

 discal stigmata sometimes connected by an obscure paler streak: cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings pale fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Five specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in March, June, and July (Pole). 



Brachmia, Hb. 



I find it necessary to merge Torodora, Meyr, in this genus ; the differences of 

 neuration and palpi would, if pressed, separate closely allied species ; the 

 combined genus is natural and easily recognised, and appears to be spe- 

 cially characteristic of the Indo-Malayan region, where it is very extensively 

 developed. The two following species extend the neural characters some- 

 what, 



Brachmia cherandra, n, sp, 



<J,20mm. Head light ochreous-yellow, crown suffused with light grey 

 except at sides. Palpi pale ochreous-yellowish, second joint suffused externally 

 with dark fuscous on lower f, terminal joint as long as second, Antennaj pale 

 ochreous yellowish. Thorax dark purple-fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft 

 whitish-ochreous. Legs dark grey, middle tibiae and all tarsi whitish-ochreous, 

 basal joint of poiterior tarsi somewht rough-scaled above. Forewings elongate, 



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