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G«« Joum., Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc, Vol. XVHI., No. 3. [July lb, 1008, 



not constantly stalked. The rough hairscalcs on the anterior tibia3 and tarsi 

 and the posterior tarsi of aliferella, are not found in the other species, but do 

 not seem to justify generic separation. 



Ilermogenes leucorma, n. sp. 



^9- 20-22 mm. Head and thorax rather dark brown. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous, second joint with lower f and a subapical ring brown, terminal joint 

 with base and anterior edge dark fuscous. Antennae pale ochreous more or 

 less mixed with fuscous. Abdomen fuscous, anal tuft yellowish. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique; 7 to apex ; rather dark ochreous- 

 brown ; stigmata dark fuscous, first sometimes connected with dorsum by an 

 undefined oblique triangular patch of dark fuscous suffusion ; a few whitish scales 

 towards costa and dorsum about middle ; a subterminal series of seven cloudy 

 white marks, central and dorsal rather elongated inwards, and a terminal series 

 of six similar marks : cilia pale ochreous, with two rather indistinct fuscous 

 shades. Hindwings grey or dark grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous becoming 

 grey towards dorsum, with a dark grey subbasal shade. 



Khasis, in July ; four specimens. 



Hermogenes stelota, n. sp. 



^. 17 mm. Head ferruginous-brown. Palpi ferruginous-yellow, towards 

 base slightly infuscated. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, 

 shoulders suffused with ferruginous-brown. Abdomen dark fuscous, anal tuft 

 yellowish. Forewings elongate, narrow towards base, posteriorly dilated, costa 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, somewhat oblique ; 7 to 

 just below apex ; rather dark fuscous, with faint purplish tinge ; costal edge and 

 costal extremities of veins ferruginous-ochreous except towards base ; a short 

 'subcostal ferruginous streak from base ; two narrow blackish fasciaj edged 

 with ferruginous, first about |, slightly oblique, almost reaching dorsum but not 

 nearly costa, second about f, direct, reaching dorsum but not costa ; some black 

 scales indicating a curved subterminal line ; a blackish terminal line : cilia 

 ochreous, towards tips paler and fuscous-tinged. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia pale 

 ochreous with three fuscous shades. 



Khasis ; one specimen. 



Hermogenes tympanias, n. sp. 



$^. 18-23 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, more or less yellowish-tinged, in 

 $ suffused with fuscous except on sides. Palpi whitish-ochreous, more or less 

 yellowish-tinged, lower | of second joint fuscous, extreme base of terminal joint 

 fuscous in $. Antennae pale ochreous-yellowish, indistinctly spotted with 

 fuscous. Thorax in $ light brownish-ochreous, in $ fuscous, margins more or 

 less yellow. Abdomen whitish-ochreous suffused with fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, faintly sinuate in 

 middle, apex obtuse, termen straight, slightly oblique; rather light fuscous, some- 

 what deeper in $ ; costal edge except towards base, and veins towards costa 

 more or less streaked with ferruginous-yellow, and costal area in $ variably 

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