440 Col. C. Swinhoe on new 



Cossidae. 



Genus Azygophleps, Hampson. 



Azygophleps nurella, sp. n. 



$ . Palpi and frons black ; top of head, thorax, abdomen, 

 and both wings grey, tinged with ochreous ; a brown band 

 behind the head; abdomen with grey bands. Fore wings 

 with a grey costal border, the inner portion of the wing 

 suffused with darker ochreous ; both wings without markings. 

 Below, of the same uniform colour, without markings, except 

 the legs, which have black bands on the tarsi. 



Expanse of wings 2jV inches. 



Cherra Punji. One example. 



Genus Aebela, Moore. 

 Arbela phaga, sp. n. 



? . Brownish grey, thorax speckled with olive-brown. 

 Fore wings with a discal band of large round olive-brown 

 spots from apex to hinder margin beyond the middle, the 

 whole wing between this band and the base covered with 

 bands of similar spots packed closely together ; interno- 

 median interspace filled with white hairs, making a whitish 

 streak from base to outer band ; some smaller olive-brown 

 spots on the outer margin : hind wings dark grey, without 

 markings ; cilia of both wings ochreous grey, interlined with 

 brown. Underside : both wings dark brownish grey, without 

 markings ; cilia as above; legs with white and brown hairs. 



Expanse of wings 1 T V inch. 



Cherra Punji. One example. 



HepialidsB. 



Genus Palpifer, Hampson. 

 Palpifer ccerulescens, sp. n. 



<$ . Dark chocolate-brown : fore wings with a prominent 

 subbasal white spot ; two indistinct brown transverse discal 

 bands, white dots on the outer, and an indistinct discal row of 

 similar dots, which are continued to the base above the hinder 

 margin : hind wings darker than the fore wings, with a 

 whitish patch on the middle of the cilia, extending a little on 

 to the wing. Underside dark dull brown, without any 

 markings ; legs with grey hairs. 



Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



Cherra Punji. One example. 



