﻿Jnne 29, 1907.] Indian MicroAeindoptera. -98S 



fuscous lines in costal cilia directed foi'ward to apex. Hindwing and cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Six specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in Febrnary and Mai'ch (Pole). 



Opostega machatrias, n. sp. 



9. 6 mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi pale whitisb-ochreoup. Antennas 

 ochreous-whitish, basal joint white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewinga 

 Janceolate ; white ; a slender outwardly oblique somewhat incurved dark 

 brown streak from middle of dorsum^ reaching more than half across wing 



dilated in disc ; a dark brown line along posterior third of costa : cilia light P'99b 



brownish-ochreous, on costa with subbasal blackish line. Hindwings and 

 cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 



One specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in March (P«le), 



Opostega letroa, n. sp. 



^ 9- U-12 mm. Head white. Palpi whitisho«hreous. Antennae light 

 yellowish, has d joint white. Thorax white, with a postmedian transverse 

 orange stripe. Abdomsn whitish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate ; shining 

 white ; an irregular ochreous-orango streak along costa from base to apex, 

 edged beneath with dark fuscous, more broadly iwsteriorly ; a variable oehre- 

 ous-orange dorsal streak so-metimes extending from ^ to tornus, sometimes 

 reduced to a spot before middle, variably edged above with dark fuscous ; 

 costal and dorsal streaks connected by a variable median dark fuscous fascia 

 or line : ciUa whitish-ochreous, round apex with an orange line, Hindwings 

 and cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Three sneciraons, Maskeliya, Ceylon., in December and January (da Mow* 

 br ly, Pole). 



Opogotia fumiceps, Feld. 



{Opogona fumiceps, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. CXXXIX, 8.) 



,^9- 12-18 mm. Head dark fuscous, face bronzy white. Palpi whitish. 

 Antennae ochreous-whitish, basal and next two or three joints dark fuscous. 

 Thorax yellow, anterior third dark fuscous. Abdomen pale grey or greyish- 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ^ bright yellow ;a thick dark fuscoua 

 streak along basal fifth of costa ; apical half beyond an irregular line from 

 middle of costa to beyond middle of dorsum rather dark fuscous except a 

 triangular yellow spot on costa towards apex ; small suffused dark fuscous 

 sjpois beneath costa and on dorsum immediately beyond dividing line : cilia 

 dark fuscous. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia pale fuscous. 



Twelve specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February, April, May, July, Nov- 

 ember, and December (Pole, Green, Alston). This species is figured by Felder, 

 but not described. 



Opogona trigononiis, n. sp. 



(^9. 11-li mm. Head and thorax dark brown, fa<!e and forehead shining 

 whitish-bronze. Palpi whitish-fuscous, Antennte fuscous-whitish, ba,Scil join4i 

 very long, fuscous. Abdomen bronzy -grey, Forewings lanceolate, apex some- 

 what produced ; yellow ; an elongate triangnJar dark brown spot occupying, 



