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38. Metachanda fortunata, n. sp. 



$%. 8 — 10 mm. Head shining fuscous, sides whitish-ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous 

 sprinkled with whitish-ochreous, second joint with a blackish subapical ring. Thorax 

 fuscous sprinkled with whitish-ochreous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; shining fuscous 

 or purplish-grey, suffusedly sprinkled with whitish-ochreous ; markings black, edged 

 with ferruginous-ochreous ; a spot on costa near base ; a spot beneath costa at |- ; 

 first discal stigma small, its margin confluent with preceding, plical large, irregular, 

 obliquely before first discal, second discal represented by an 8-shaped spot ; a spot 

 on dorsum before tornus, sometimes touching second discal stigma ; a small spot on 

 costa at f , whence an angulated line of black and ferruginous scales runs to tornus : 

 cilia grey, basal half dark grey barred with whitish-ochreous. Hindwings rather dark 

 grey ; cilia grey. 



Mahe, Cascade Estate, 1000 feet ; Silhouette, forest above Mare aux Cochons, 

 1000 feet; Felicite ; in September, December, and February, thirteen specimens. 



39. Metachanda miltospila, n. sp. 



^$. 12 — 13 mm. Head and thorax greyish-ochreous, shoulders with a spot of 

 blackish suffusion. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint blackish except apex, terminal 

 joint sometimes sprinkled with black. Abdomen pale ochreous irrorated with grey. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; brownish-ochreous, sometimes irrorated 

 with light grey ; an irregular black spot on costa near base, containing a tuft of 

 scales, beyond which are an orange-red dot beneath costa and oblique mark on fold ; 

 an orange-red dot above dorsum near base ; stigmata orange-red, first discal elongate, 

 connected with a triangular black spot of raised scales on costa at J-, plical obliquely 

 before first discal, plical and second discal accompanied by a few black scales or black 

 dot beneath, and a similar red spot on dorsum obliquely before second discal ; a black 

 mark on costa at J, whence an angulated interrupted orange-red line with a few black 

 scales runs to tornus : cilia pale ochreous, basal half tinged with orange-reddish and 

 indistinctly spotted with blackish-grey irroration. Hindwings grey or pale grey ; cilia 

 pale greyish-ochreous or whitish-ochreous. 



Mahe, Cascade Estate and near Morne Blanc, 800 feet; Silhouette, forest above 

 Mare aux Cochons and south side of Mont Pot-a-eau, 1500 feet; from August to 

 January, five specimens. 



40. Metachanda fumata, n. sp. 



$%. 9 — 13 mm. Head gi*ey, sides of crown pale ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, 

 second joint dark fuscous except apex. Thorax pale ochreous sometimes suffused with 

 grey, shoulders suffused with blackish. Abdomen in $ blackish-grey, anal tuft pale 

 ochreous suffused with grey towards base, in $ dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; pale ochreous 

 more or less sprinkled with grey or dark grey, sometimes clouded with rather dark 

 purplish-fuscous ; a blackish blotch on base of costa ; an undefined streak of blackish 

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