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iiTorated with dark falcons, moi-e or less mixed with ochreous- brownish ; 

 astigmata very indiHtinct, dark fuscous, plical almost beneath first discal ; cilia 

 fuscous, base irrorated with dark fuscous, Hmdwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Maskeliya. Ceylon, in December and May ; two specimens (Pole). The long 

 antennal ciliations are a peculiar feature, but the other structure is quite as 

 usual. 



Autost/cha binaria, n, sp, 



^. 13 mm. Head orange, centre of crown suffused with fuscous. Palpi 

 orange -yellowish, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennas dark 

 fuscous, simple. Thorax dark fuscous, apex of patagia and two posterior mark* 

 dull orange. Abdomen dark fuscous, basal hair-tufts orange. Forewings 

 elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, terraen slightly rounded, oblique ; 

 purplish-fuscous sufEusedly irrorated with dark fuscous : cilia fuscous mixed 

 with dark fuscous, Hindwings blackish ; cilia dark fuscous. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in April ; one specimen (Grreen), Extremely like the 

 preceding, but the antennal difference is conclus-ive, 

 Autosticha naulychna, n. sp. 



^9- 15 — IG mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow. Palpi deep yellow, apex 

 of second joint with indistinct fuscous ring. Antennae yellowish ringed with dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; rather dark purplish-grey ; an 

 oi-ange-yellow basal patch, outer edge running from ^ of costa to j of dorsum, 

 extreme costal edge dark fuscous ; a small round yellow-whitish spot in disc at 

 I : cilia purplish-grey, Hindwings and cilia rather dark grey. 



Newera Eliya and Pattipola, Ceylon, in October ; two specimens T Alston, 

 Pole). 



Autosticha calceata, n. sp. 



(^9. 11 — 15 mm. Head white, more or less sprinkled with grey. Palpi 

 white, lower half and a subapical ring of second joint, and two rings of 

 terminal joint fuscous irrorated with black. Antennae grey. Thorax white, 

 more or less sprinkled with fuscous, with a few black specks. Abdomen 

 whitish sprinkled with pale fuscous, Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 moderately arched, apex round-pointed, tei-men very obliquely rounded ; 

 white, sometimes partially fuscous- tinged, more or less sprinkled with fuscous 

 and a few blackish scales ; small blackish spots on costa at base, ^, and middle, 

 and an almost marginal series extending round posterior part of costa and 

 termen to dorsum before tornus ; stigmata large, blackish, plical obliquely 

 beyond first discal ; additional blackish dots beneath costa near base, and 

 between median costal and second discal stigma : cilia pale whitish-ochreous, 

 base with a few blackish specks. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 

 Maskeliya, Ceylon, in January, April, and June ; three specimens (Pole). 

 Autosticha pelcca, n. sp. 



^. 10 — 11 mm. Head and thorax deep ochreous-yellow, shoulders and a dot 

 on each side of posterior, extremity of thorax black. Palpi ochreous-yellow, 



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