﻿Nov. 12, 1907.] Indian Micro-LephJoptcra. iJei- 



streaks, last three converging towards termen beneath apex ; three short 

 undefined blackish dashes in ocellus, and an oblique blackish striga above it : 

 cilia rather dark fuscous, irrorated with grey-whitish. Ilindwings fuscous; cilia 

 light fuscous, with somewhat darker sub-basal line. 



Galboda, Ceylon, in November ; one specimen (Pole). 



Laspeyresia pseudonecUs , n. sp. 



^. 10 mm. Head greyish-ochreous. Palpi pale greyish-ochreons. Thorax 

 fuscous irrorated with pale greyish-ochreous. (Abdomen broken,) Posterior 

 tibiaB and basal joint of tarsi beneath clothed with long dense projectir.g scales. 

 Forewings elongate, not dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 straight, little oblique, rounded beneath ; dark fuscous, finely irrorated with 

 _f uscous-whitish except on costa ; costa between \ and apex with seven pairs 

 of whitish strigulae, whence proceed obscure short purple-leaden strigse, those 

 from third and fifth pairs crossing wing, angulated in middle, forming margins 

 of ocellus ; three short black dashes in ocellus, diminishing in length down- 

 wards : cilia fuscous irrorated with fuscous-whitish. Ilindwings fuscous 

 dorsal area broadly sprinkled with black ; cilia whitish-fuscous. 



Surat, in October ; one specimen (Maxwell -Lefroy). Larva tunnels stems of 

 Crotalareajuncea (Maxwell-Lefroy). Very similar to L. iricentra, but distinct by 

 the sexual characters of posterior legs and hindwings. 



Laspeyresia ptycJwra, n. sp. 



^ 9. 12-15 mm. Head and thorax fuscous sprinkled with whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, slightly sprinkled with fuscous. Abdomen grey, slight- 

 ly sprinkled with black. Forewings elongate, not dilated, costa gently arched 

 apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, hardly oblique, rounded 

 beneath ; dark fuscous, finely irrorated with ochreous-whitish except towards 

 costa posteriorly ; costa throughout with nine pairs of whitish strigulfe, last six 

 giving rise to short oblique leaden-metallic streaks, seventh running to termen 

 beneath apex ; ocellus margined laterally by leaden-metallic streaks, and con- 

 taining three elongate black dots : cilia dark fuscous, irrorated with ochreous- 

 whitish. Hindwings grey ; in ^ a very slender submedian hair-pencil from 

 base, followed by a few dark grey scales, dorsal area rather broadly strewn 

 blackish-grey scales, dorsal edge and cilia recurved upwards to form a pocket ; 

 cilia light grey. 



N. Courg (3,000 feet), in August (Newcome) ; Madulsima, Ceylon, in Novem - 

 ber (Vaughan) ; six specimens. Also very close to L. tricentra ; the hindwings 

 have black scales as in L. pseudonect'is, and dorsal pocket as in L. parastrepta, 



Laspeyresia parastrepta, n. sp. 



^$. 12-13 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous irrorated with whitish- 

 ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous sprinkled with grey, terminal joint grey 

 above. Abdomen dai-k fuscous. Forewings rather elongate, moderately broad, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly oblique, rather abruptly 

 indented beneath apex ; dark fuscous, irrorated with whitish-ochreous ; seven 

 pairs of oblique whitish costal strigulae, followed by three single strigulce 



