254 Mr. E. Meyrick's dcficnptions of 



Omiodes, Gn. 

 Forehead oblique ; ocelli present ; tongue well developed. 

 Antennae five-sixths of fore wings, in male moderately ciliated (1;^), 

 rough-scaled above. Labial palpi moderate, arched, ascending, 

 with dense rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint extremely 

 short, obtuse. Maxillary palpi moderate, dilated with loose scales 

 at apex. Thorax in male with patagia elongate, ending in a 

 spreading pencil of long hairs. Abdomen in male elongate, with 

 short anal tuft, valves retracted. Posterior tibiae with outer spurs 

 one-third of inner. Fore wings with vein 10 closely approximated 

 to 9, 11 very oblique. Hind wings as broad as fore wings ; veins 4 

 and 5 closely approximated at base, 7 out of 6 near origin, anasto- 

 mosing with 8 to near middle. 



103. Omiodes leucostreptd , n. s. 

 3 . 23 — 24 mm. Head ochreous-yellow, with a fuscous stripe 

 down face. Palpi dark fuscous, lower half white, apex yellow. 

 Antennae and thorax rather dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous, 

 becoming darker posteriorly, with two shining snow-white rings 

 near apex. Legs pale whitish ochreous, anterior femora and tibiae 

 suffused above with dark fuscous. Fore wings elongate-triangular, 

 costa slightly sinuate, posteriorly moderately arched, apex obtuse, 

 hind margin obliquely rounded ; rather dark fuscous, ochreous- 

 tinged ; basal two-thirds of costa suffused with blackish fuscous ; 

 first line blackish fuscous, somewhat curved, from one-fourth of 

 costa to two-fifths of inner margin ; a transverse linear blackish 

 fuscous discal spot ; second line blackish fuscous, fi-om costa at 

 two-thirds rather obliquely outwards, obtusely angulated above 

 middle, again rectangularly below middle, running to beneath 

 discal spot, where it is again acutely angulated, terminating on 

 inner margin beyond middle ; a small light ochreous-yellow spot on 

 costa immediately beyond second line ; an interrupted dark fuscous 

 hind-marginal line ; cilia fuscous, with a darker Ime. Hind wings 

 with ground colom-, discal spot, hind-marginal line, and ciUa as in 

 fore wings; a blackish fuscous perpendicular line fi-om beneath 

 costa at three-fifths, rectangularly bent below middle to beneath 

 discal spot, thence again rectangularly bent to inner margin above 

 anal angle. 



$ . Head and antennie ochreous-yellow. Thorax suffused with 

 ochroous-ycllow except shoulders. Abdomen yellowish ftiscous, 

 with only one silvery white ring before apex. Fore wings with 

 "round colour fighter and somewhat mixed with reddish ochreous; 



