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WovsmlMr l^, 1909.] Descriptions of Indian Mcro-Lepkh2)tera. 582 



{^From the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society,, 



November 15, 1909.] 



DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA., 



BY 



E. MeYEICK, B.A., F.R.S., F.Z.S. 



EUCOSMID^. 



Epihactra, n. g. 



Antennas in ^ mimitely ciliated. Palpi moderately long, porrected, secon-d 

 joint dilated with rough scales above and beneath, terminal joint moderately 

 long, slender. Thorax smooth. Forewings with 7 and 8 stalked. Hindwings 

 with 3 and 4 separate, approximated at base, 5 closely approximated to 4 at 

 base, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Closely allied to Bactra, especially to the first two species described hereafter 

 from which it only differs essentially by the stalking of veins 7 and 8 of 

 forewings. 



Epibactra arenosa, n. sp. 



^. 17-22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen whitish-ochreons, palpi 

 sometim.es partially tinged or sprinkled with fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 

 termen sinuate, little oblique ; whitish -ochreous, partially tinged or mixed with 

 brownish-ochreous, and with more or less pi-onounced traces of scattered stri- 

 gul« of fine blackish-fuscous irroration ; costa marked throughout with short 

 oblique strigulse of fine blackish-irroration ; some undefined brownish-ochreous 

 suffusion towards costa on posterior half, sometimes mixed with fuscous, and 

 an undefined similar spot in disc at f : cilia pale ochreous, tips inf uscated on 

 termen. Hindwings fuscous-whitish ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with an indistinct 

 fuscous line near base. 



