462 
Mr. E. Meyrick’s Dcscrij^tionfi of 
mated dots towards termen below middle absent, two lower of 
praeapical dots coalesced, marginal dots ten in number. 
Queensland (Turner); one specimen. 
Ethmia colonella, Wals. 
Distinguished by its small size, relatively long antennal ciliations 
of ^ (1), second joint of palpi with subapical ring obsolete, and form 
of apical patch of hindwings, which sends a triangular projection 
inwards to end of cell. 
New Guinea, Kei Is. 
GLYPHIPTERYGIDAE. 
Tortyra heryllitis, n. sp. 
(J. 17 mm. Head blackish, face metallic blue-green. Palpi 
metallic blue-green, towards base pale j’ellowish, towards apex black. 
Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, costa 
slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded ; dark 
fuscous-bronze ; a bright metallic-green basal patch, outer edge 
running from \ of costa to f of dorsum, straight ; a slender bright 
metallic-green fascia near beyond and parellel to this ; near beyond 
this a blackish transverse line edged anteriorly with blue-purple; 
whole posterior area beyond this strewn with coppery-golden and 
blackish scales, towards preceding line tinged with bright purple : 
cilia silver-grey, with blackish basal line. Hindwings with tornus 
not produced ; dark fuscous ; a slender indistinct whitish-ochreous 
streak beneath lower margin of cell; cilia grey, with dark fuscous 
basal line, outer half white. 
Nicobar Is. ; one specimen. 
Tortyra cypridia, n. sp. 
9. 15 mm. Head and palpi shining dark prismatic-bronze. 
Antennae prismatic purple-blackish, white above on a subapical 
band. Thorax dark shining bronze, with three metallic green-blue 
lines. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa 
posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather ob¬ 
lique ; dark fuscous-bronze ; metallic green-blue subcostal, median, 
and subdorsal streaks from base to beyond ^ ; a transverse metallic 
green-blue line before middle, interriipted in middle; a narrow 
blackish fascia beyond middle, edged anteriorly by a crimson-purple 
line, and posteriorly by bright prismatic crimson-purple costal, 
discal, and dorsal patches, costal partly suffused with metallic-green ; 
