424 PERCY SLADEN TRUST EXPEDITION 



Philosepedon and Psychoda seem to be fossil In Baltic Amber {cf. Meunier, op. cit., 

 pi. 7, figs. 5 and 6) under the names Psychoda oxyptera Loew, and Psychoda eocenica 

 Meun., respectively. 



The Aldabran Telmatoscopus very likely frequents still or slowly moving waters. 



No citation can be made of American Psychodidce, because they have not yet been 

 assorted. 



The seventh genus (Sycorax) represented in the collection belongs to a different 

 group, which is outlined on pp. 430 — 431. 



Brunettia, Annandale. (PI. 26, fig. 2 a—f and fig. 3 a—/) 



Brunettia Annandale, Records Ind. Mus. vol. v. part 3, pp. 141 — 144, pi. 12 

 (Sept. 1910). 



Diplonema Annandale, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, vol. iv. p. 353 (1908) and 

 Records Ind. Mus., vol. iv. p. 39 (1910); 7iec Loew (1845). 



Distinguished from Pericoma, restrict., by the subsequent radial sectors branching 

 at acute angles unilaterally from R'^ within approximately the basal \ of the wing's 

 length ; wing-markings of small white scale spots by the ends of most of the nervures ; 

 wing-membrane in .^ to a large extent densely squamate beneath with thin longitudinally 

 striate scutiform or cuneate scales ; joints of the antennal flagellum furnished each with 

 a pair of long narrow flattened articular appendages tapering gradually to their points, 

 laxly sub-spiral and widely arcuate, that reach to the base of the following joint ; and by 

 the inferior $ genital appendages having indefinitely numerous capillaceous tenaculse with 

 expanded tips. Number of joints in the antennae, and place of the apical extremity of the 

 wing varying with the species. Type Brunettia superstes Annandale, and one other 

 species described. Distribution : Indo-Malaysia and the Seychelles. 



1. Brunettia indica, sp. nov. (PL 26, fig- 2 a — •/ and fig. 3 a — /.) 



Antennae 15-jointed in both sexes: 1st joint in $ very little shorter than the next 

 two combined ; 2nd globular ; 3rd subequal to the fourth, fusiform — urceolate in outline 

 with slight gibbosity, followed by gibbous obclaviform or pernoid joints; 14th oval; 

 15th rounded, apiculate. Wings $ ovate, acute; four veins strong, R\ R", R^ and Cv? \ 

 the other radial sectors, the median and Cw' basewards attenuated and the vein A thin : 

 R* branching from R'^ a little nearer to the fold of deflection than to the axil of the 

 sectorial fork ; the pedicel of this fork ^ the length of the pedicel of the median fork, 

 and -^th the length of R\ Post radial plica strong, widely gaping ; anterior basal cell 

 linear, ill-defined, almost filled up by the thickened base of R" and the spur of R^ ; cross- 

 vein R to M faint : marginal area sphenoid with base oblique, and its costal border nearly 

 straight, heavily fringed ; beyond this the costal fringe is denser than that of the opposite 

 margin, but shorter. Wing of a rich brownish black, with purple and greenish satiny 

 gloss ; some whitish bristling hair on the usual nervures in approximately the basal \ of 

 the wing, and squamae beneath on the membrane of the basal ^. Nine small marginal 

 spots, one at the end of every vein except Sc and A, formed of white linear scales laid 



