neio Oriental Homoi>tera. 643 



mncli narrower at base tlian at apex, costal margin rounded, 

 costal membrane broad, with three transverse veins, some- 

 times placed near apex or sometimes one near middle, the 

 other two near apex, about eight apical areas, the ulnar area 

 immediately below radial area very long, radial area narrow ; 

 wings a little narrower and shorter than tegmina, radial area 

 apically broadened, three aj)ical areas, apex of radial area well 

 defined by oblfquelj transverse veins. 



By the venation of the tegmina this genus is allied to 

 Kermesia, Melich., by the structure of the face it is more 

 allied to Rhotana, Walk. 



Sumangala deUcatula, sp. n. 



Body and legs pale ochraceous ; the compressed margin of 

 face and the sublateral margins to pronotum more or less 

 sanguineous ; tegmina creamy white, subhyaline, the veins 

 mostly very pale fuscous, on the apical area some of the veins 

 are infuscated, the most prominent of these fuscous markings 

 being at the apex of clavus and continued along the apices 

 of the two cells above it, and a curved line reaching costal 

 margin a little before apex, some of the longitudinal veins 

 defining the lower apical areas bear a small pale fuscous 

 spot ; wings creamy white, subhyaline, the veins almost 

 concolorous. 



Long., excl. tegm., 2 mm. ; exp. tegm. 9 mm. 



Hab. Ceylon ; Nuwara Eliya, Pattipola (Green). 



A LARA, gen. nov. 



Vertex of head very narrow, slightly projecting beyond 

 eyes ; face long, narrow, a little widened before clypeus, 

 which is long, broad, centrally and laterally finely carinate ; 

 antennse short, inserted near base of clypeus, second joint 

 very robust ; pronotum narrow, triangularly anteriorly pro- 

 duced, the lateral areas moderately foliaceously ampliate ; 

 niesonotum broad ; legs long and slender ; tegmina short, 

 broad, costal margin rounded, narrowed and sinuate at base, 

 costal area broad, with a few transverse veins, apical areas 

 numerous and short, a subapical series of transverse discon- 

 tinuous veins, two transverse discal veins a little beyond 

 base; wings a little narrower and sliorter than tegmina. 



A genus to be placed near Kermesia, Melich, 



Alara dux, sp. n. 

 Body and legs ochraceous; anterior femora and apical area 



