﻿Aurjiist 15, 1909.] Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepkloptera. <±^.^ 



oblique silvery streaks suffuseclly edged with dark fuscous from white 

 spots on costa, first somewhat before middle, reaching half across wing, second 

 somewhat longer, rest short, terminated by a large patch of dark fuscous 

 suffusion resting on termen beneath apex ; a dark fuscous plitch extending 

 along dorsum from base to prsetornal spot, cut by a thick c\irved oblique, 

 white streak from dorsum before middle, broadly edged with dark fuscous 

 reaching more than half across wing, dilated dorsally ; a white semi-oval 

 prsetornal spot, above which the dark fuscous dorsal patch forms ^ projection ; 

 an erect silvery streak from tornus, reaching nearly half across wing, its 

 apex connected by a dark fuscous sti-eak with apex of curved white dorsal 

 streak, and posteriorly with subapical dark patch ; two small sometimes ^ . ^'i^ 



confluent bluish-silvery spots on lower part of termen, partially edged 

 with black ; a silvery dot on termen beneath apex : cilia whitish bronzy, 

 with a blackish median line indented with white beneath apex, outer 

 half more whitish, with traces of a blackish apical hook. Hindwinw 

 dark fuscous ; cilia whitish-fuscous, with a suffused fuscous subbasal shade, / /> 



Diyatalawa and Puttalam, Ceylon, in July, August, and November (Fetcher, j\ ■^ 



Pole) ; three specimens. < » ' 



Glypliipteryx rhodanis, n. sp. 



9. 14-16 mm. Head, antennse, and thorax bronzy-fuscous. Palpi dark 

 fuscous, with base, three rings, and sides of apex white. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow at base, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; 7 and 8 separate ; 

 bronzy-fuscous, posterior half ochreous-bronze ; markings prismatic golden- 

 metallic, becoming white on costa, finely edged with blackish ; six short 

 oblique streaks from costa, first in middle, second longest, reaching half 

 across wing ; an upward-oblique streak from fold beneath apex of first 

 costal ; erect streaks from before and beyond tornus, not reaching half 

 across wing ; in a line between first of these and fourth costal are two small 

 spots in disc, followed by a small spot of blackish suffusion ; a small spot 

 on subapical sinuation ; a suffused blackish apical spot : cilia bronzy-whitish 

 with a blackish median line indented on subapical sinuation, and with a 

 blackish apical hook, Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia light ochreous, suffused 

 with fuscous towards base. 

 Khasis, in May ; two specimens. 

 Glypliipteryx canachodes, n. sp. 



^. 14 mm. Head blackish-bronze. Palpi white, with four rings and anter- 

 ior edge towards apex black. Antennae whitish ringed with blackish. Thorax 

 shining bi'onze. Abdomen grey, anal tuft grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow at base, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen slightly rounded, obhque ; 7 and 8 separate : golden-bronze ; markings 

 prismatic golden-metallic, on costa whitish ; a streak on fold from near base to |: 

 six streaks from costa, first at ^, running to dorsum beyond middle, second and 

 third not reaching middle of wing, fourth slightly curved, running to dorsum 



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