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Brachmia elephantopa , n. sp. 



& $ . 16-2 1 mm. Head and thorax dark slaty-fuscous, crown 

 sprinkled, with pale specks. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint 

 externally dark fuscous, except towards apex, terminal joint some- 

 what longer than second, towards apex usually with a few dark 

 fuscous scales. Antennae dark fuscous in & simple. Abdomen 

 fuscous, anal tuft in cr* whitish-ochreous. Posterior tibiae fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa 

 slighth^ arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 

 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 9 connate with 7 ; dark slaty- fuscous ; 

 stigmata cloudy, black, plical beneath first discal, both often more 

 or less elongate : cilia dark fuscous, tips lighter. Hindwings and 

 cilia fuscous. 



Bhogaon, Purneah district, N. Bengal, in March (Paiva) ; 

 Konkan, Bombay (Youngj ; Coorg, 3,500 feet, in September 

 (Newcome) ; Nilgiris, 3,500 feet, in March, April, and August 

 (Andrewes) ; twent}^ specimens. 



Brachmia sigillalrix, n. sp. 



cf 5 . II-I2 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax deep ochreous- 

 yellow, partially tinged with brownish. Antennae grey, ciliations 

 in cr' I. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Posterior tibiae whitish- 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique ; 2 and 3 

 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 9 connate with 7; deep ochreous-yellow, 

 irregularly mixed with light brown suffusion ; stigmata black edged 

 with white, plical obliquely before first discal : cilia ochreous- 

 yellow. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Ernakulam, Cochin State, Malabar coast, in November (Annan- 

 dale); Karwar, Kanara, in August (Maxwell); three specimens. 



Brachmia auto noma, Meyr. 



Ernakulam, Cochin State, Malabar coast, in November (An- 

 nandale) ; Bhogaon, Purneah district, N. Bengal, in September and 

 October (Paiva). I described this originally from the Chagos 

 Islands, but expressed the anticipation that it would be found in 

 India. 



Trichotaphe planata, n. sp. 



$ . 18 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish-ochreous tinged 

 with flesh-colour. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint dark 

 fuscous, except apex, scales roughly expanded above towards apex, 

 terminal joint longer than second. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 round-pointed, termen sinuate, oblique; 9 out of 7; light greyish- 

 ochreous tinged with flesh-colour; costal edge ochreous-whitish; 

 stigmata dark fuscous, discal nearly approximated, plical obliquely 

 before first discal : cilia ochreous-whitish partially suffused with 



