﻿August 15, 1909.] Descfiptions of Indian. Micro-Lepidopkni. 





8. Median line very nearly reaching base 



„ not nearly reaching base 



9. Abdomen orange ' 



,, bi-onzy-grey 



10. Apical joint of antennae blackish 



„ ., white 



11. Apical white line nearly complete 



,, „ reduced to a very short dash 



12. Posterior metallic fascia entire 



__,, _ ^^ interrupte d 



13. Median white line reaching base 



manipularis. 



acideata. 



spiculata. 



U 



12 

 mhtietis. 

 erethisia. 

 h.olop)hracta. 



13 



14 



15 

 vexillaris. 

 licnura. 



16 

 cyclopcca. 

 paltophanes. 



17 

 basilisca. 



18 



19 

 artemidora. 

 catharacma. 

 helouacma. 



,, „ not reaching base 



14. Subcostal and median lines confluent posteriorly 



„ „ separate 



15. Postmedian band bright orange 



„ ,, dull fuscous -orange ... 



16. Median white line long ... 



„ ,, very short 



17. Costal edge shortly white before band 



,, not 



18. Forewings with short metallic anteapical dash 



„ without such dash 



19. Forewings with white apical dot in cilia 



„ without such dot 



Cosmopteryx anadoxa, n. sp. 



9 . 10 mm. Head bronzy-f uscous, with fine whitish lines above eyes, face 

 paler. Palpi whitish lined with blackish. Antennas blackish lined with white 

 «n basal half, apical six joints white except partially be.neath, then about 

 eight joints white with black tips. Thoi-ax bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen rather 

 dark fuscous, sides coppety-golden towards base. Posterior tibias blackish, with 

 white median and apical rings and a silvery- metallic ring between them. 

 Forewings very narrowly lanceolate, widest near base, apex very slenderly 

 long-produced, caudate ; bronzy-fuscous ; a rather broad orange streak immedi- 

 ately beneath costa from base to ■^, its base golden-metallic ; a violet-golden - 

 metallic streak from costa at 1, curving iHsuntl apex of orange streak and ex- 

 tended obliquely across wing to beyond fold but not reaching doi-sum ; costal 

 area between this and next fascia blackish as far as fold ; a violet-golden-met- 

 allic vertical fascia in middle, edged with blackish posteriorly, and a slightly 

 ■oblique violet-golden-caetallic fascia beyond |, strongly blackish edged anteiiorly, 

 apace between these suffused with dull orange towards costa ; from middle of 

 last fascia an orange-yellowish sinuate line extends to apex : cilia dark fuscous 

 with a white costal spot on posterior fascia. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 



Nilgiris, 3,500 feet, in May (Andrewes) ; one specimen. 



Coimoptcryx panopla, n. sp, 



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