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basal fifth of costa, and extending at base almost to dorsum ; apical half of 

 wing rather dark brown, dividing line marked with a few blackish scales, 

 straight, almo;<t direct : cilia fuscous, lliud wings dark fuscous; cilia fuscous. 



Two specimens, Ambulangoda, Ceylon, in August (Pole). 



Opoflona isoclinn, n. sp. 



^9- 15-18 mm. Head pale bronzy, forehead and face shining ochreous- 

 whitish. Thorax pale bronzy, l)econ>ing pale yellowish posteriorly. Palpi 

 •whiti sh ochreous^ externally tinged with fuscous. A-nlennsc pale whitish- 

 ochreous. Abdomen pale shining greyish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, 

 apex somewhat produced ; shining brassy-yel-low ; a very small purplish-fuscou* 

 spot on base of cosla ; apical half pak shining purplish-bronze, with brassy 

 reflections, its anterior edge marked with some dark fuscous scales and running 

 obliquely fiom before middle of costa to dorsum near before tornus : cilia 

 shining greyish-ochreous. Hindwings bronzy-grey ;- cilia shining greyish- 

 ochreous. 



Two specimens, Pulni Hills ((^,000 feet), (Campbell). 



Opogona chloraema, n. sp. 



,^9. 9-11 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, forehead and fac» 

 shining ochreous-whitish. P;ilpi whitish-ochreous, basal and second joints 

 externally w.th a black streak. Antennje ochreous-whitish. Abdomen bronzy- 

 grey. Forewings narrow-lance&late ; shining bronzy-fuscous, sometimes with 

 faint purplish tinge ;^ a small triangular whitish ochreous apical spot, anterior 

 edge subconcave, sometimes preceded by darker violet-fuscous suliusion ; cilia 

 bronzy-fuscous, round apical spot whitish-ochreous, Hindwings and cilia 

 bronzy-grey. 



Sixteen specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, from April to September (de Mowbray 

 Pole). 



Amathyntis , n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, side-tufts I'ough behind ; tongue obsolete. 

 Antennae §, in ^ simple, basal joint moderate. Labial palpi moderately long, 

 porrected, diverging, with apprcssed scales, second joint with two or three 

 projecting lateral bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, obtuse. Maxil- 

 lary palpi rather short, several jointed, filiform. Postt^rior tibire clothed with 

 long fine hairs. Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 7 to costa, 11 from 

 before middle. Hindwings under 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia \h : 2-7 separate, 

 nearly parallel. 



An interesting genus which appears to form a direct connection betweea 

 Tinea and Opogona. 



Amalhiintis phyHafm.a, n. sp. 



5 9. 11-12 mm. Heud and thorax pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous more or less sufPused with dark fuscous externally except towards- 

 apex. Antennse whitish-ochreous, somewhat infuscated above. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, long-pointed, acute ; glossy 

 nrhitish-ochreous ; some scattered fuscous scales along fold ; an undefined 



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