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dorsum towards base, reaching § across wing: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia 

 dark fuscous. 



Mahe, Cascade Estate, 1000 feet; Silhouette, Mare aux Cochons plateau and south 

 side of Mont Pot-a-eau, 1000 — 1500 feet, in August, September and February; nine 

 specimens. 



Stathmopoda Staint. 



57. Stathmopoda epilampra, n. sp. 



?. 10 — 12 mm. Head and thorax dark shining bronzy-fuscous, face shining ochreous- 

 whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, terminal joint anteriorly dark fuscous. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex; 

 shining dark leaden-fuscous; a narrow irregular orange fascia near base, not quite 

 reaching dorsum, edged with some black scales, anterior edge prominent below middle; 

 two longitudinal orange streaks in disc beyond middle, upper much longer: cilia dark 

 grey. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 



Mahe, Cascade Estate, 1000 feet, in January and February; five specimens. Nearly 

 allied to an undescribed Ceylon species. 



58. Stathmopoda biclavis, n. sp. 



$. 10 mm. Head shining ochreous-whitish, back of crown yellowish. Palpi 

 ochreous-white. Thorax deep yellow. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings very 

 narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex; rather dark purplish-fuscous; 

 two broad deep yellow fascise, first near base, not reaching costa, second beyond middle, 

 not reaching costa except at posterior angle: cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings 

 and cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Aldabra; one specimen. 



59. Stathmopoda auriferella Walk. 

 (Gelechia auriferella Walk. Cat. xxx, 1022.) 



Mahe, Cascade Estate and Port Victoria, in January and February ; five specimens. 

 An African species, probably introduced. S. divisa Wals. and S. theoris Meyr. only 

 differ from this in reduction or obsolescence (respectively) of yellow posterior fascia 

 but appear to be constant locally. S. theoris is a common Indian species, of which the 

 larva feeds in flower-heads of artichoke (Helianthus)'. All the Seychelles specimens 

 appear to be true auriferella. 



Blastobasidae. 



Blastobasis Zell. 



60. Blastobasis acarta, n. sp. 



$. 15 — 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous mixed with pale fuscous. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous irrorated with fuscous, terminal joint moderate, acute. Antennas moderately 

 ciliated, and also with long fine scattered ciliations, with notch above basal joint. 

 Thorax light greyish-ochreous, anterior margin suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; light greyish-ochreous, 



