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(16 f/) Piletocera leucocepJialis, sp. n. 



6. Head and tegulae silvery white, the sides of frons and 

 shoulders dark brown ; thorax glossy brown with some white at 

 base of patagia and sides of metathorax ; abdomen white banded 

 with brown at base, then glossy brown with the genital tufts white 

 tinged with rufous ; antennae dark brown, white from the con- 

 tortion to near tips ; palpi brown, white tinged Avith brown at base 

 and in front to near extremity of 2nd joint ; pectus and ventral 

 surface of abdomen white tinged with brown ; legs brown. Fore 

 wing cupi'eous red-brown ; a slight whitish antemedial spot in the 

 cell and line from cell to inner margin ; a quadi-ate white patch in 

 end of cell and dark discoidal lunule with curved whitish striga on 

 it ; a wedge-shaped white subterminal mark from costa to discal 

 fold ; a slight white mark on termen at submedian fold. Hind 

 wing with the basal half white, the terminal half dark cupreous 

 broATO ; a round cupreous broAvn discoidal spot ; a rather diffused 

 cupreous brown postmedial line from discal fold to inner margin, 

 confluent with the lower tenninal area to vein 2 ; cilia white with 

 a brown line near base in submedial interspace. 



5 . Head and tegulse suffused with brown ; antennse wholly 

 brown ; abdomen with some whitish at base. 



Hah. Bismarck Arch., Rook I. {Meek), 3 c?, 2 $ type. Exp., 

 S 26, $ 22 mm. 



(20 «) Piletocera maculifrons, sp. n. 



(S . Head white with dark brown spot on frons and the vertex 

 tinged with brown ; thorax and abdomen dark reddish brown, the 

 latter with some whitish at base and a spot on anal segment ; palpi 

 dark brown, the basal joint, 2nd joint in front at base, and the 3rd 

 joint white ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen pure 

 white, the fore tibiae with black patch at extremity, and the tarsi 

 ringed -n^th blackish. Fore wing dark reddish brown ; a small 

 ochreous white antemedial spot below the costa and slight whitish 

 line from cell to inner margin ; an ochreous white patch in end of 

 cell and points beyond the angles of cell ; the terminal half of costa 

 with four small ochreous white patches with black-brown between 

 them ; a slight ochreous white mark before termen at submedian 

 fold ; cilia creamy white with a dark line near base, the tij^s dark 

 brown at middle and at tornus. Hmd wing dark reddish brown, 

 the costa white towards base ; a small ochreous Avhite spot before 

 termen at submedian fold ; cilia white with a dark brown line near 

 base, the tips brown towards apex, at middle, and at tornus. 

 Hai. Assam, Khasis, 1 S type. Exp. 14 mm. 



(20 5) Piletocera leucogastralis, sp. n. 



c? . Head white mixed with dark brown ; thorax and abdomen 

 dark brown, the latter with diffused whitish band on 2nd segment 



