﻿June 29, 1907.] Indian Micro -lejndoptcra. -082 ^^1 



part of costa and termeu : cilia greyish -ochreous, with an antemedian blackish 

 interrupted line, Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia light ochreous-grey. 



Seven specimens, Pusa, Bengal, in April and May (Maxwell-Lefroy). 



Stenomid^. 



Agriophara rhombota, n. sp. 



^ 9- 28-38 ram. Head and thorax pale whitish-ochreous -with a few dark 



___£ugcpus specks. Palpi whitish-ochreous, towards base dark grey. Antennae 



light greyish-ochreous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded, little oblique; pale 

 whitish-ochreous, with scattered dark grey specks ; an ill-defined longitudinal 

 streak of dark grey suffusion from base of costa through middle of disc to | ; 

 three angulated transverse lines of grey suffusion, first two little defined and 

 often reduced to costal marks, third usually distinct, running from f of costa 

 to dorsum before tornus, strongly curved or bent ; plical and second discal 

 stigmata blackish, plical linear, second discal often transverse ; a series of 

 blackish dots along posterior part of costa and termen : cilia pale whitish- 

 ochreous, with grey subbasal shade. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish, towards 

 tornus sprinkled with grey ; cilia grey-whitish, with dark grey subbasal shade. 



Fourteen specimens, Khasi Hills and Silchar, Assam, from June to August 

 (Antram). Larva yellowish-red, sides yellow-orange ; subdorsal stripe broad, 

 blackish ; head and 2 black ; feeds between spun leaves of the tea-bush, and 

 when foliage is stripped will attack the bark, doing great damage (Antram), 



Elachistid^. 



Butrachedra psilopa, n. sp. 



$ 9. 8-10 mm. Head pale whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous 

 second joint with two rings, and terminal joint with two broad bands of blackish 

 irroration. Antennae whitish-ochreous ringed with fuscous. Thorax whitish- 

 ochreous sprinkled with dark grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, Forewings 

 very elongate, extremely narrow, rather short-pointed ; pale ochreous, more or 

 less evenly sprinkled with fuscous or dark fuscous ; plical stigma elono-ate 

 blackish ; several more or less indicated blackish dots on posterior part of 

 costa and termen : cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings ochreous-grey • 

 cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 



Seven specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, from February to July (Pole). 



Rhadinasth phanicopa, n. sp. 



^ 9. 16-18 mm. Head, palpi and thorax reddish-ochreous. Antennfe dark 

 fuscous, basal joint reddish-ochreous. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings 

 narrow-lanceolate ; dark purplish-fuscous ; extreme base reddish-ochreous • 

 cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 



Three specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in July, November, and December (Pole). 



Utathmopoda anlidelta, n. sp. 



^9- 7-10 mm. Head and thorax dark shining purplish-bronze, face shin- 

 ing whitish-bronze. Palpi pale yellowish, anterior edge of terminal joint 

 dark fuscous. Antennae grey, basal joint yellowish. Abdomen dark bronze 



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