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Myriopleurafurfurosa, n. sp. • 



$^. 14-19 mm. Head and thorax pale yellowish-ochreous. Palpi whitish" 

 ochreous, second joint more or less suffused with fuscous except apex. Antennre 

 grey, basal joint yellow-ochreous, ciliations short. Abdomen light grey, sides and 

 apex whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtuse, termcn slightly rounded, little oblique ; 7 to termen ; pale yellow- 

 ish-ochreous, in $ more whitish-ochreous ; discal stigmata cloudy, fuscous, first 

 very small and often indistinct, second larger and distinct : cilia whitish-ochre- 

 ous. Hindwings in ^ fuscous, in 9 whitish-ochreous, sometimes fuscous- 

 tinged ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous, sometimes greyish -tinged. 



Six specimens, Puttalam, Ceylon, in January, February, September, and 

 October (Pole). 

 / Ijlyriopleiir I isocentra, n. sp, 



'40 1 ^, 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax whitish-ochreous ; palpi 



with lower ^ of second joint fuscous ; antennal ciliations short. Abdomen grey- 

 whitish, apex whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moder- 

 ately arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, little • oblique ; 7 to 

 termen ; whitish-ochreous, tinged with yullowish ; discal stigmata moderate, 

 dark fuscous or blackish, strongly marked ; series of cloudy dark fuscous dots 

 along posterior part of costa and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings 

 and cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Two specimens, Puttalam, Ceylon, in October and December (Pole). 



(ECOPHORID^, 



Hypercallia catausta, n. sp. 

 .. ,^«v. $ 'i • 12-13 mm. Head pale ferruginous-ochreous. Palpi moderately long, 



JiTroi/-'*^*^ pale ferruginous-ochreous, more or less sprinkled with dark fuscous. Antennae 



dark grey, ciliations in $ 4. Thorax ferruginous-ochreous, more or less mixed 

 with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; ferruginous-ochreous, variably sprinkled 

 or irrorated with fuscous and dark fuscous ; a narrow basal fascia of dark 

 fuscous suffusion ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical slightly beyond first discal ; 

 a triangular spot of dark fuscous suffusion on costa at |, and one on dorsum 

 towards middle ; a subterminal line of dark fuscous irroration, forming a 

 suffused spot on costa before apex and usually one at tornus, otherwise very 

 variable in development, sometimes forming an entire almost marginal band ; 

 cilia pale ferruginous-ochreous, basal half more or less sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous, Hindwings in $ rather dark grey, in 9 dark fuscous ; cilia in $ pale 

 grey, base yellowish-tinged, in 9 gi'ey or dark fuscous. 



Seven specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in January and March (Pole). Varies 



in depth of colouring and density of irroration. 



Hypercallia alseis, n. sp. 



[«A,tA>»i!ll^ S- 12-13 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi long, ochreous-yellow, lower 



~f^ji^ half of second joint sprinkled or suffused with fuscous. Antenna) dark 



— ' fuscous, ciliations 2^. Thorax and abdomen dark bronzy fuscous. Forewings 



