216 Mr. W. Warren on new 



and band of hind wings are wanting, being of the same 

 violet-brown tint as the rest of the wings ; but beyond the 

 black discal mark of the fore wings is a bright white spot ; 

 the basal area is mixed with wliite scales ; the yellowish costal 

 spots are limited to a small one beyond the outer line and a 

 similar small one at apex ; the yellowish marginal spots of 

 both wings are wanting ; in the hind wings the outer line is 

 as mucii excurved as in fore wings ; on the underside the 

 median area in both wings is paler, but does not form a 

 distinct fascia. 



Genus Metasiodes, Meyr. 

 Metastodes? apicalis, sp. n. 



Fore wings very long and narrow, pinkish fawn-colour, 

 dusted thickly with very fine fuscous atoms ; basal area 

 suffused with cloudy fuscous; first line at one sixth, double, 

 bent in middle, the lower arm vertical, closely followed by a 

 subquadrate dark mark in the cell, and a smaller one below 

 it ; discal mark 8-shaped, with clear fuscous edges ; second 

 line at five sixths, fine, wavy, starting from a black costal 

 spot ; the median sinus outward approximates to the hind 

 margin ; a large oblong blackish blotch on hind margin below 

 the apex, and a smaller squarish one above anal angle ; a 

 marginal row of blackish spots ; fringes concolorous, with dark 

 chequering. Hind wings like fore wings, without basal 

 suffusion ; an ocelloid discal spot and outer line as on fore 

 wings, ending in a black blotch on inner margin ; fringe as 

 in fore wings. Head, thorax, and base of abdomen fawn- 

 colour ; face, collar, and rest of abdomen dark fuscous, the 

 third segment black ; base of anal segment black, with the 

 anal tuft and end of preceding segment paler. Underside 

 like upper. 



Expanse of wings 24 millim. 



Two males only from the Khasias. 



The scaling of both wings is very fine and the wings 

 themselves are semidiaphanous. I am by no means sure that 

 this is a Metasiodes ; the labial palpi are short, slightly up- 

 turned ; the second joint hairy beneath, the third short, 

 conical ; maxillary palpi exceedingly minute ; tongue well 

 developed and ocelli distinct ; antennte of male simple, lamel- 

 late. The neuration is quite simple, the third and fourth 

 subcostals only being stalked from end of cell. 



Superficially tiie insect bears a great resemblance to 

 Walker's molusalis. 



