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with some scattered dark fuscous strigulaj, especially towards lermen • a 

 large blackish dot of partially raised scales in disc at f : cilia ochreous-whitilh 

 Hindwings grey, thinly scaled ; cilia grey-whitish, with two grey shades 



Puttalam, Eppawela, Wellawaya, Maskeliya, and Madulsima, Ceylon' from 

 September to November and in May (Pole, Green, Vaughan). 

 Melasiua epidera, n. sp. 



^. 16-18 mm., 9 18-20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, hairs somewhat 

 appressed, lower part of face fuscous. Palpi very small, fuscous. Antennae 

 in $ ochreous-whitish, pectinations 5, in 9 fuscous. Thorax ochreous- 

 whitish, in 9 more or less infuscated. Abdomen whitish-fuscous in 9 with 

 _dense ochreous-whitish anal hairs. Forewings rather elongate, more so in 9 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 8-10 rather 

 approximated ; in $ clear whitish with some scattered fuscous strigute in 

 9 light fuscous somewhat mixed with darker ; in ^ one or two small spots 

 towards base, a moderate straight fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle 

 of dorsum, and a transverse mark from costa at i reaching half across wing 

 fuscous, in 9 these markings are more or less indicated by darker fuscous 

 suffusion but very undefined ; a terminal row of fuscous dots : cilia in ^ 

 ochreous-whitish. becoming more ochreous towards base, in 9 whitish-fuscous 

 Hindwmgs pale fuscous ; cilia as in forewings. 

 Palni Hills (6,000 feot) ; four specimens (Campbell). 

 Melasiua uutopetra, n. sp. 



$ 18-21 mm., 9 25-29 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish. Palpi 

 moderate, light fuscous. Antenna pale greyish-ochreous, towards base infus- 

 cated, pectinations, in $ 6. Thorax light fuscous, with posterior crest 

 Abdomen light greyish-ochreous, apex whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate 

 in $ moderate, in 9 narrower, costa moderately arched, apex rounded' 

 termen obliquely rounded ; 8-10 rather approximated ; light grcyish-ochreou; 

 finely irrorated with fuscous, in $ with indications of darker stri^^ula) in 9 

 almost uniform ; in $ sometimes indistinct dark dots along posterior part of 

 costa and termen : cilia pale greyish-ochreous irrorated with fuscous Hind- 

 wings whitish-fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with two pale fuscou's shades. 

 Puttalam, Ceylon, m September and October ; eleven specimens (Pole) 

 3leiastna expedita, n. sp. ■'' 



Ja IT"'' Tr. ' ^' """• ^'"^ "'""'' "'^'''■'- ochreo.»-yellow, Jo«r 

 Ih ra o£ face da* fu^coua. Palpi moderate, dark (usoou,. tern^inal joim paJe 

 y.llow,sh beuealh. Antenna ochreous-j ellow, peclinations b g 3 Thorax 

 wtorA^ohreous anteriorly suffused with bl.etislr-fuscous. Abdomen .hitish- 

 ochreous, .n J w,th long analtuf.. Forewings elongate, moderate, somewhat 

 dlatedpostenory. eosta moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely 

 ounded; 8 and a stalked, 10 approximated ; whitish-ochreous, withscaUered 

 d rk usoous strrgute, .n S largely suffused with light fuscous , a well-defined 



torn rr T\ "T''"' '""' ""^ "' ™^'^ ■' » -™" lark fuscous fasc a 

 (torn ,of costa to beyond middle of dorsum ; a cloud, dark fuscous spot 



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