﻿Feb. 15, 1907.] Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. T52 



two triangular dark fuscous spots on dorsum before middle and before tornus, 

 not reaching half across wing ; small oblique dark fuscous spots on costa at 5^, ^, 

 and f ; a small dark fuscous spot in disc at \, sometimes connected with apex 

 of first dorsal spot ; an elongate dark fuscous spot before middle of termen 

 and another at apex ; dorsal and posterior area sometimes much suffused with 

 fuscous: cilia white, sprinkled with dark fuscous, above apex with two dark 

 fuscous lines. Hindwings grey, lighter towards base ; cilia whitish-grey, more 

 or less suffused with white round apex. [TnC 



Peradeniya, Udagaroa, and Matale, Ceylon, from October to February ; / 



four specimens (Pole). 



Decadarchis gephyrias, n. sp. 



$$. 12-18 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, shoulders dark 

 fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of second and terminal joints whitish. 

 Antennae ochreous-whitish, ringed with dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish, Forewings elongate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex round- 

 pointed, termen hardly rounded, extremely oblique ; pale whitish-ochreous, 

 with a few scattered dark fuscous scales ; a broad dark purplish-fuscous streak 

 mixed with black from base of costa through middle of disc to apex, connected 

 by broad bars with costa about | and f , so as to enclose three semi-oval costal 

 blotches of ground colour, central much largest and containing a small undefined 

 blackish spot on middle of costa : cilia ochreous-whitish, sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous, round apex with dark fuscous basal line^ Hindwings grey, darker 

 towards apex ; cilia grey or whitish-grey. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in May ; two specimens (Pole). 



Pylmtis, n. g. 



Head rough-haired ; tongue developed. Antennae l, basal joint moderate 

 thickened with scales. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, second and terminal 

 joints clothed with long rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint short. 

 Maxillary palpi moderate, porrected, loosely rough-scaled. Posterior tibise 

 clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 1 b furcate, 2 from - 3 from 

 angle, 7 to coata, 8 absent, 11 from before middle. Hindwings f, linear-lan- 

 ceolate, cilia 2 ; 2-4 parallel, 5 and 6 stalked, 6 to termen, 7 parallel. 



Pylwtis opMonota, n. sp. 



$. 13-19 mm. Head and palpi blackish-fuscous, hairs of crown whitish- ^^t-oM^^ v ^ 

 ochreous above. Antennae whitish-ochreous, basal joint blackish. Thorax dark -J'ciwIs^Va.^ ;*ftu 

 fuscous, with broad whitish-ochreous dorsal stripe. Abdomen pale ochreous. - ohilr^ Ikl^ 

 Forewings elongate, very narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen slightly — ** * 



sinuate, extremely oblique ; blackish-bronze; a fine whitish ochreous streak 

 along dorsum and termen throughout, upper edge five or six times irregularly 

 sinuate : cilia whitish-ochreous with some scattered blackish points, on costa 

 blackish -bronze except extreme base. Hindwings rather dark fuscous • cilia 

 fuscous, becoming paler and sometimes whitish-ochreous towards upper half of 

 termen, 



Matale and Puttalam, Ceylon, in April and .October ; five specimens (Pole). 



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