﻿Nov. 15, 1908,] Indian Miero-h^idoptera. 8^ 



Pattipola, Ceylon, in May (Alston) ; one specimen. Broader-winged than any 

 species of the genus known to me ; the wings are relatively twice aa broad as 

 in G. theivora, its nearest ally. 



Gracilaria theivora, Wals. • 



(Gracilaria theivora, Wals., Ind, Mus. Not. ii, 49.) 



Maskeliya and Madulsima, Ceylon, from April to January, common (Pole 

 Green), ■ 



Gracilaria megiilotis, a. sp. f ^ 



^$. 10 — 12 mm. Head pale ochreous or greyish-ochreons, sometimes 

 brownish-tinged on crown, scales of forehead somewhat overhanging. Palpi 

 ochreous irrorated with dark-fuscous. Antennae dark grey, obscurely pale- 

 ringed, basal joint-clothed in front with large projecting tuft of ochreous and 

 dark fuscous scales. Thorax brownish-ochreous tinged with violet. Abdo- 

 men dark fuscous, beneath yellow. Anterior and middle femora and tibiaa 

 violet- ochreous irrorated with blackish, tarsi white banded with yellow-ochre- 

 ous, posterior legs ochreous, tibiae tinged with violet-fuscous. Foiewings very 

 narrowly elongate, moderately pointed ; apex round-pointed ; shining violet- 

 ochreous, more or less strigulated finely with fuscous ; a triangular costal patch 

 more or less suffused with pale yellowish towards costa, its sides indicated 

 by series of small black raised scale tufts, anterior only partially extending on 

 costa from f to |, and reaching dorsum, where its apex forms a small scale- 

 projection ; two or three other small scattered black scale tufts, and two or three 

 scattered black scales on dorsal margin in cilia ; posterior area of costa more or 

 less widely suffused with pale yellowish ; a transverse bar of deep purple 

 suffusion before apex : cilia pale ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous, some- 

 times suffused with bright fulvous towards base, towards tornus grey. Hind- 

 wings and cilia dark grey. 



Khasi Hills, in March ; four specimens. Specially characterised by the large 

 basal tuft of antennae. 



Gracilaria acrotherma, n. sp. 



^ 9 • 8 — 12 mm. Head brownish, face whitish-ochreous,. Palpi ochreoua- 

 whitish, tip sometimes dark fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax brownish. 

 Abdomen dark grey, beneath whitish-ochreous. Anterior and middle femora 

 and tibiae dark purple-fuscous mixed with blackish, tarsi whitish, posterior 

 legs whitish-ochi*eous. Forewings very narrowly elongate, moderately pointed 

 acute ; ochreous-brownish tinged with violet, paler and more yellowish-tinged 

 towards costa posteriorly ; about eight minute black dots on costa from about 

 4 to § ; a few black specks in middle of disc ; an undefined patch of dark 

 fuscous irroration towards apex, sometimes extended as a cloudy streak to 

 middle of disc : cilia grey, round apex with several blackish lines. Hind wings- 

 dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Colombo, four specimens bred in October, from larv£e mining leaves of 

 Cajanus indicus (Green) ; Hakgala, Ceylon, two specimens bred in March and 

 April from larvae on Atylosia CandoUei, drawing together terminal leaves to 



