508 Mr. E. Meyrick’s Notes and 
indistinct whitish dots ; fourth segment with an apical dark fuscous 
dot: cilia ochreous-whitish, more or less mixed irregularly with 
fuscous, on margins of fascize dark fuscous mixed with whitish, on 
first segment ochreous-whitish with dark fuscous patches on lower 
margin opposite fasciz. Hind-wings ochreous-whitish sprinkled 
with blackish ; moderate curved fasciz of fuscous irroration at + and 
3, edged with white dots, and slender indistinct subapical fascia ; 
dark fuscous dots at apex of segments except first ; cilia ochreous- 
whitish, mixed with fuscous, and on fasciz with dark fuscous. 
BENIN (Wari), in September ; one specimen. 
Orneodes mesolychna, n. sp. 
d 2. 9-11 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown suffusedly mixed 
with blackish-grey. Palpi moderate, curved, ascending, transverse- 
flattened, terminal joint somewhat shorter than second ; whitish, 
with apical band of second joint and median band of terminal joint 
blackish-grey. Antenne ochreous-white. Thorax ochreous-whitish 
mixed with blackish-grey. Abdomen rather dark fuscous, third 
segment ochreous-white, segments 4-6 edged posteriorly towards 
middle with white, towards sides with black, ventral surface ochreous- 
white. Legs whitish, anterior femora and tibize suffused with dark 
grey externally, apex of middle femora with a dark grey dot. Fore- 
wings ochreous-yellow; basal area irrorated with blackish ; a 
moderate fascia of blackish irroration edged with white before }; 
first segment with three, other segments crossed by two rather broad 
fascize of blackish irroration edged by white lines margined with 
two rows of black scales ; a slender blackish subapical fascia, and 
tips of segments also blackish : cilia dark grey, barred with whitish 
on white markings. Hind-wings whitish, with about ten irregular 
transverse bars of blackish irroration, alternate interspaces ochreous- 
yellowish ; cilia as in fore-wings, but whitish bars wider. 
Assam (Khasi Hills) ; Ceyton (Maskeliya), (Pole): from 
November to March, seven specimens. Much like spilo- 
desma, but smaller, and immediately distinguished by the 
conspicuous white third segment of abdomen. 
Orneodes spilodesma, 0. sp. 
¢ @. 14-16 mm. Head pale yellowish, with three transverse 
bars of blackish irroration on crown and two on face, Palpi moder- 
ately long, curved, second joint rough-scaled towards middle above 
