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Patipola, Newera Eliya and Maskeliya, Ceylon, in November and from March 

 to May (Alston, Pole) ; eight specimens, 



Hcrrnogenes lUcremna, n. sp. 



^$. 16-19 mm. Head and thorax brown, face whitish-ochrcous. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint with lower | and an indistinct 

 subapical ring brownish, terminal joint with base and anterior edge dark 

 fuscous. Antennse dark fuscous. Abdomen in $ whitish-ochreous, in 

 $ fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, tei*men almost straight, rather oblique ; 7 to costa ; violct- 

 browaish, variable in depth, sometimes mixed with pale ochreous-yellowish 

 towards costa ; costal edge ochreous-yellowish ; sometimes a brown basal 

 patch more or less indicated, obsolete towards costa ; a dark ferruginous- 

 brown variable ti"ansverse blotch on middle of dorsum, sometimes narrowed 

 upwards, reaching about f across wing, anterior edge nearly vertical and edged 

 first with dark fuscous and then with whitish ; second dlscal stigma dark fus- 

 cous, partially whitish-edged ; a narrow transverse dai*k ferruginous-brown 

 subterminal fascia, sinuate inwaitis and strongest on upper half, attenuated 

 dorsally, more or less yellowish-edged anteriorly ; an interrupted blackish termi- 

 nal line : cilia pale ochreous with one or two fuscous or dark fuscous shades, 

 base sometimes yellowish. Hind wings in $ whitish-grey, in $ grey ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, sometimes yellowish-tinged, round apex with one or two faint 

 fuscous lines. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in July and from October to March (Pole) ; sixteen 

 specimens, 



IJermogenes antigama, n. sp. 



^$. 18-22 mm. Head yellow-ochreous, in $ brownish-tinged. Palpi 

 whitish-ochreous, second joint with basal f and a subapical ring more or less 

 fuscous. Antenna) pale yellowish ringed with fuscous. Thorax fuscous. 

 Abdomen in $ whitish-ochreous, in $ rather dark fuscous mixed with yellowish 

 on sides. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched towards 

 extremities, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, rather oblique ; 7 to costa (in 

 one wing of $ stalked with 9) ; in ^ ochi-eous-yellowish, more or less irrorated 

 with fuscous except towards costa, in 9 rather dark violet-fuscous, towards 

 costa suffused with Vvhitish-ochreous, costal edge ochreous-yellow ; an irregular 

 inwardly oblique wedge-shaped dark fuscous blotch from dorsum beyond middle, 

 reaching § across wings, in one ^ reduced to a small dorsal spot, apex persistent 

 as blackish first discal stigma ; second discal stigma also black ; an irregular 

 narrow subterminal fascia of dark fuscous suffusion, curved inwaids on upper 

 half ; an interrupted blackish terminal line : cilia whitish-ochreous, with two 

 more or less distinct fuscous shades, Hindwings in $ ochreous-whitish, in $ 

 rather dark grey ; cilia in $ ochreous-whitish, in $ whitish-ochreous with two 

 fuscous shades. 



Palni Hills, 6.000 feet (Campbell) ; three specimens. Very similar to dicrem- 

 «a, but differs by the yellowish antenna) ringed with fuscous, termen of 



