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Forewings elongate-triangular, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 little rounded, slightly oblique; dark fuscous; four (subbasal, first, median, 

 and second) irregular curved transverse shades of fine whitish irroration, median 

 forming part of a transverse-oval discal spot outlined vrith whitish irroration ; 

 a small blue-green-metallic spot on costa at ^ ; a slender partially interrupted 

 whitish subterminal line, curved parallel to apical part of costa and termen ; a 

 eeries of black spots round apex and termen, centred with violet-silvery- metallic 

 dots : cilia fuscous, with two dark fuscous shades, between which is a whitish 

 Bhade. Hindwings dark fuscous ; an oblique oval spot in middle of disc outlined 

 with whitish ; a subterminal whitish line, more or less interrupted below 

 middle ; a violet-metallic line between this and termen ; cilia as in forewings. 

 Poona, in December ; four specimens (Swiuhoe). 

 Glyphipteryx ietrachrysa, n, sp. 



^ 9.9-12mm. Head and thorax ochreous-bronzy. Palpi ochreous-whitish, 

 second joint with two oblique black bars, scales projecting beneath towards 

 apex, terminal joint with a black lateral line. Antennse dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat sinuate, oblique ; light ochreous-bronze ; 

 markings silvery-white edged with dark fuscous, viz., a streak from base to 

 near dorsum before middle, an oblique streak from ^ of costa reaching to 

 fold, a slightly bent transverse streak from | of costa to beyond middle of 

 dorsum, a slightly inwards oblique streak from costa beyond middle reaching 

 nearly half across wing, a slightly incurved transverse streak from beyond 

 f of costa to before tornus, a sometimes interrupted streak from * of 

 costa to termen beneath apex, and a short streak across apex ; between the last 

 two streaks and the preceding transverse streak a black tornal patch extend-- 

 ing nearly to costa, upper portion crossed and obscured by several longi- 

 tudinal irregular pale ochreous streaks, lower portion marked with four 

 small round golden-metallic dots, of which three are marginal and one above 

 and between the two anterior of these : cilia whitish, basal half ochreous- 

 bronze edged with dark fuscous, with a whitish indentation on termination 

 of metallic streak. Hindwings dark grey, lighter anteriorily ; cilia grey. 

 Maskeliya, Ceylon, in January and February ; six specimens (Pole). 

 Aulomachccris, n. g. 



Head loosely hairy on crown, face smooth ; tongue developed. Antennea 

 f, in $ simple-basal joint elongate, somewhat dilated, with pecten of scales. 

 Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with appressed scales somewhat angular- 

 ly dilated beneath at apex, terminal joint as long as second, with appressed scales, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Anterior tibias and tarsi dilated with rough 

 scales, posterior tibial Vvith appressed scales. Forewings with tuits of scales on 

 surface ; 2 from towards angle, 2-10 approximated, parallel, 7 to apex, 7 and 8 

 closely approximated, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-lanceo- 

 late, cilia 1^ ; 2 remote, 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly parallel. 

 Allied to Cero&toma. 

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