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reddish-brown, with broad ochreous-whitish dorsal stripe. Abdomen pale 

 ochroous. Forewings narrow-lauceolate, 7 and 8 out of G ; light brown, slightly 

 reddish- tinged ; a fine costal streak from near base to §, a fine median line 

 from base to f, a broad dorsal streak (sometimes partially broken up with 

 ground colour) from base to tornus, and fine streaks on veins posteriorly 

 ochreous-whitish ; undefined marks of black irroration on upper edge of dorsal 

 streak at ^ and beyond middle, first sometimes strong, oblique, and sometimes 



other scattered variable short marks of blackish irroration beween veins : cilia 

 pale ochveous-grcy. Hindwiiigs grey ; cilia Hght grey. 



Puttalam, Ceylon, from November to February ; six specimens (Pole), 



Linincicia proclma, n. sp. 



9. 14-15 mm. Head dark bronzy-fuscous, face more or less mixed with 

 whitish ochreous. Palpi whitish, second joint with four, terminal joint with 

 three longitudinal blackish lines. Antennas whitish, ringed and lined with 

 blackish. Thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, more or less mixed with whitish. 

 Abdomen rather dark grey mixed with whitish-ochreous and whitish. Forewings 

 lanceolate ; dark bronzy-fuscous or blackish ; a moderate oblique whitish fascia 

 partly suffused with ochreous-yellowish about {, dilated on dorsum ; an ochre- 

 ous-whitish dot on middle of costa, a small spot on dorsum a little beyond it, 

 and a small spot on costa at |, more yellowish on margin ; some minute white 

 marginal dots round apex : cilia light grey sprinkled with blackish, with a large 

 whitish-ochreous tornal patch. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Mask eliy a, Ceylon, in February, March, June and October; five specinzens 



(Pole). 



Plutellidae. 



I propose to transfer the groups of Gracilaria and ZeUeria to this family, 

 reserving discussion for the present, 



Gracilaria thriainhlca, n. sp. 



$, 13 mm. Crown of head yellow, face white, each with a transverse 

 crimson band. Palpi crimson, terminal joint of labial white, becoming ochre- 

 ous-yellow towards apex. Antennte occheous-grey, basal joint yellow, s^bove it 

 a crimson ring. Thorax crimson, posterior half white. Abdomen light grey, 

 beneath white with dark grey rings. Legs ochreous-whitish ringed with dark 

 grey, anterior and middle femora and tibiaj yellow banded with crimson. 

 Forewings elongate, very narrow, parallel-sided, short-pointed ; crimson ; 

 markings bright yellow, partially edged with black ; an oblique fascia near base, 

 a curved oblique mark from costa before 5, four approximated oblique wedge- 

 shaped marks from costa between | and |, a rounded spot on dorsum about 

 middle, and another more trapezoidal on tornus ; a black longitudinal streak 

 in disc from beyond middle to f ; a transverse series of three yellow-ochreous 

 dots towards apex, costal preceded and followed by white marks, median 

 followed by a round black pr.icapical spot : cilia pale grey, round apex 

 yellow with basal third crimson. Hindwing grey ; cilia light grey. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in January ; one specimen (Pole). 



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