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orly tinged with ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitiah. Forewinga elongate, 

 moderate, costa modoratcly arched, apex obtuse, termon almost straight, oblique ; 

 shining white, towards dorsum faintly suffused with pale ochreoua : cilia 

 white, beneath tornus pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwinga whitish, sometimee 

 faintly greyish-tinged ; termen tinged with pale greyish-ochreous ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, more ochreous-tinged towards tornus. 



Three specimens, Puttalam, Ceylon, in April and August (Pole). 



Ptochoryclis acrosticta, n. ap. 



^9. 11-15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs white ; abdomen 

 in $ with several more or less indicated ferruginous rings ; tarsi indistinctly 

 spotted with grey. Antennae darlc grey, towards base white, pectinations 

 blackish. Forewinga elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex round- 

 pointed, termen nearly straight, oblique ; shining white ; an almost apical' 

 '*T dark grey dot. : cilia white. Hindwings whitish ; cilia white. 



Seven specimens, Puttalam and Hambantota, Ceylon, in January, February, 

 and October (Pole). 



Antitkyra, n.g. 



Head smooth, side tufts somewhat spreading ; tongue developed, Antennaa 



1, in ^ (?), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately 

 long, recurved, second joint somewhat rough-scaled beneath, terminal joint 

 as long as second, acute. Pasterior tibiaa rough-haired above. Forewings with 



2, 3, 4 tolerably parallel, 2 from near angle, 5 absent, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 

 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, termen not sinuate, cilia 1 ; 2 

 remote, 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 long-stalKed, 



Antiihyra vineata, n. sp, 



$. 11-12 mm. Head and thorax pale yellow-ochreous, sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous. Palpi pale yellowish, more or less sprinkled irregularly with dark 

 fuscous. Antennje pale yellowish, dotted with dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 elongate, dark grey, apex pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; light ochreous- 

 yellow, irregularly chequered throughout with undefined grey spots irrorated 

 with black : cilia whitish- ochreous, towards base yellower, on basal half with a 

 aeries of similar spots. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Five specimens, Peradeniya, Ceylon, in February and March (Green). Larva 

 feeds on minute lichens and alga) on stems of various trees ; at first in an hour- 

 glass-shaped case, but later constructs a supplementary tube extending in 

 a straight line in both directions, with lateral triangular pointed projections 

 diapoaed alternately at equal distances, all concealing valves through which 

 the larva can protrude its head for feeding or observation ; if disturbed at 

 one point, it re-appears at another : the entire case is temporarily anchored at 

 either end to the bark ; when food is exhausted at one spot, the strands are 

 severed and the case shifted to another situation : pupation in the centre, 

 beneath the median pad (Green). Mr. Green has forwarded specimens of 

 these tubes, which are most remarkable examples of ingenuity and neat cen- 



