﻿14.9 

 Nov. 12, 1907.] Indian Micro-Lepido})tera. 14^" 



additional elongate dot ; two oblique white streaks, black-edged posteriorly, 

 frona costa about |, first running to base of excavation, second to apex, apex 

 between and beyond these pale ochreous ; a black dot on base of excavation ; 

 tornal prominence bronzy-metallic, edged anteriorly with blackish at extremities, 

 and crossed by two longitudinal pale yellowish lines : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 on termen bronzy-metallic, beneath apical prominence mixed with dark grey, at 

 apex with a triangular white mark, Hindwings blackish-grey ; cilia dark grey, 

 round apex with a blackish subbasal line edged with pale greyish-ochreous. 

 Khasi Hills, in October ; one specimen, 

 Idiophantis discura, n. sp. 



^9. 13-14 mm. Head and thorax light bronzy-ochreous, face paler, 

 _J(lixyax fuscous-tinged. Palpi whitish-ochreous, anteriorly irrorated with fus- 

 cous. Antennae pale grey, above dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewinga elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, 

 termen with a deep elliptical excavation between slender pointed apical and 

 broad obtuse tornal prominence ; 2 and 3 separate, 6 present ; fuscous ; a 

 strongly-curved light leaden-bluish dark-edged line from | of costa to dorsum 

 before tornal prominence, more or less obscurely margined with ochreous 

 anteriorly ; apical and tornal prominences, beyond this light ochreous-yellow, 

 with a grey-whitish streak along upper part of apical prominence, and 

 some black suffusion towards middle of termen : cilia bronzy-fuscous at base 

 of excavation and on lower side of tornal prominence light ochreous-yellow. 

 Hindwings grey; in ^ beneath with a furrow along lower margin of cell, 

 covered with a fringe of long hairs ; cilia grey, on upper half of termen 

 whitish-yellowish, round apex with dark fuscous subbasal line. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon ; in February and September, three specimens (^de Mow- 

 bray, Alston). 

 Jdiophantis hemiphcea, n, sp. 



,^9. 13-16 mm. Head pale ochreous, face whitish-ochreous. Palpi light 

 silvery-grey. Antennae ochreous-whitish, on basal half with a blackish line 

 above, towards apex with three narrow dark fuscous bands. Thorax pale 

 ochreous, anteriorly suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous 

 sprinkled with grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, 

 termen with a deep circular excavation between slender acute apical and 

 broader obtuse tornal prominence ; 2 and 3 separate, 6 present ; pale 

 ochreous, costal half from base to posterior streaks suffused with rather dark 

 fuscous, darkest towards base; two fine oblique whitish posteriorly black- 

 edged streaks, first meeting a very undefined erect line of pale bronzy-metallic 

 and blackish scales from dorsum before tornal prominence, second running 

 into apex ; tornal prominence beyond this line suffused with coppery-metallic 

 on margins ; a black dot at base of excavation : cilia whitish-ochreous, on 

 termen metallic bronze with two undefined dark fuscous lines, above apex 

 with a triangular white black-edged mark. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish- 

 ochreous or whitish-fuscous, round apex with a blackish subbasal line. 



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