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Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen obliquely rounded; grey, irregulaily strewn with small white dots, 

 thickest in disc anteriorly, most thinly towards costa between middle and 5 ; 

 six longitudinal series of small black dots, first of nine dots beneath costa from 

 base to middle, second of ten dots from near base tof, third of three dots before 

 middle and two towards apex, fourth median, of seven dots from near base to 

 middle and three posteriorly, fifth above fold, of twelve or thirteen dots, sixth 

 of ten dots ; three additional dots before termen between fourth and fifth rows ; 

 a small white spot on costa towards apex : cilia grey, towards base mixed with 

 white. Hindwings and cilia slaty-grey ; a moderate roundish rather undefined 

 transparent basal patch. 



Nilgiri Hills (6,000 feet), in May ; one specimen (Androwes).^ 



Anti0i>ates aster i as, n. sp. 



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^. 16 mm. Head, palpi, antennte, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous • 



palpi with several white dots ; antennae with a shining white subbasal mark 



t^vc^ above. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen 



Ll -L ^u/ sinuate, oblique ; 2 from before angle, Sand 4 approximated, 7—9 separate ; 



■^"""^ dark fuscous tinged with bronze, strewn throughout with numerous pale violet- 



,T v|X-4'i5 blue-metallic dark-edged dots, tending to form transverse scries, especially 



two angulated series beyond middle, and one along termen: cilia light ochreous- 



yellow, basal half bronzy-fuscous, towards tornus more blackish. Hindwings 



dark fuscous, cilia whitish-fuscous basal half dark fuscous. 



Khasi Hills, in June ; one specimen. 



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Daeri/phanes, n. g. 



Head with loosely appressed hairs ; ocelli present ; tongue absent. Antennte 

 J, in ^ moderately ciliated (1), basal joint short, without pecten. Labia! 

 palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, thickened with dense scales, second 

 joint rough beneath, with an exterior series of projeciing bristles, terminal 

 ioint rather short obtuse. Maxillary palpi several-jointed, folded. Posterior 

 tibiaa with appressed scales. Forewing with 1 b furcate, 2 from near angle, 

 7 to apex, 11 from before middle. Hmdwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia { ; 3 and 

 4 approximated at base, 5 — 7 parallel. 



Intermediate in some respects between Tinea and Setomorpha. 



Daeri/phanes cijanastra, n. sp. 



$ 9. 15-18 mm. Head and palpi dark ochreous-fuscous. Antenna), thorax, 

 and abdomen dark fuscous. Anterior legs spotted with silvery-white. Fore- 

 wings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa moderately arched, apex 

 rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous ; six indeterminate groups 

 of blue-metallic or violet-metallic dots, sometimes surrounded by an indefinite 

 cloudy paler suffusion, viz., basal, towards costa before middle, towards middle 

 of dorsum, towards costa about f , tornal, and apical: cilia rather dark ochreous- 

 fuscous. Hindwings rather dark bronzy-fuscous, darker towards apex ; cilia 



