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'fuscous, one white. Thorax rather dark bronzy-fuscous, patagia whitish except 

 Khoulders. Abdomen pale ochreous suffused with fuacous, apex whitish. 

 Posterior tibiae dark, fuscous, with white median, anteapical, and apical rings. 

 Forewings narrowly laaceolate, apex long-produced, caudate ; rather dark 

 fuscous ; costal edge white from near base to ^ ; a fine white subcostal line 

 from base to ^ ; a white median line from base to band ; a white eubdorsal 

 line from ^ to band, where it joins apex of median ; a broad light yellow trans- 

 verse band extending from middle of wing to ^, anterior edge marked with two 

 rounded pale golden-metallic spots, upper followed by a well-marked black dot, 

 lower directly beiieath upper, band crossed beyond its middle by a transverse 

 silvery-whitish fascia ; a silvery-whitish streak from band along termen to 

 apex : cilia pale whitish-bronzy, on costa white. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale 

 whitish bronzy. 



Ceylon (probably low country) ; one specimen. 



Cosm,opteri/x artifica, n. sp. 



$. 8 mm. Head dark bronzy-fuscous, with a fine white line above each 

 eye, face bronzy-whitish. Palpi white lined with blackish. Antennae whitish 

 lined with dark fuscous towards base, four apical joints whitish, then five dark 

 fuscous, one white, one dark. Thorax blackish, patagia each with two white 

 lines. Abdomen ochreous-orange dorsally, sides and last two segments fuscous- 

 whitish. Posterior tibiae dark fuscous, with white median, anteapical, and 

 apical rings. Forewings narrowly lanceolate, apex very slenderly long-pro- 

 duced, caudate ; blackish-fuscous ; costal edge white from base to band ; a fine 

 white slightly oblique subcostal line from base to near ^ ; fine white lines above 

 and below fold from base to band ; a broad light ochreous-yellow transverse 

 band extending from befoxe middle to f, anterior edge marked with two pale 

 'golden-metalMc almost confluent spots followed by black dots, lower rather 

 •posterior, the band divided into two by a transverse undefined pale golden- 

 metallic fascia beyond its middle ; a white sinuate line along termen from band 

 to apex : cilia pale whitish-bronzy, on costa becoming white anteriorly. Hind- 

 nvings pale bronzy-grey, more whitish towards base ; cilia pale whitish-bronzy. 



Diyatalawa, Ceylon, in August (Fletcher) ; one specimen. 



Cosmopteryx ingenioRa,n. sp. 



$^. 12-13 mm. Head dark shining bronze, with a fine white line above 

 'each eye, face whitish. Palpi white lined with dark fuscous. Antennae whitish 

 towards base lined with dark fuscous, 'three apical joints white, then five 

 •dark fuscous, one white, five white with dark fuscous apical rings. Thorax 

 •dark brown, patagia white except shoulders. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, dor- 

 sally orange except on segmental margins. Posterior tibiae dark fuscous, with 

 white median, anteapical. and apical rings. ForeWings narrowly lanceolate, 

 epex very slenderly long-produced, caudate ; rather dark bronzy-fuscous ; 

 '.ostal edge white throughout ; a fine white line out of this near base, continued 

 -bliquelv beneath costa to near band ; white median and subdorsal lines 

 unning from base to band, between these a very fine pale j'ellowish line of 



