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by a reddish-brown subcostal fascia ; traces of a marginal series of 

 dark specks. Hind wing white. 



Hob. Meean Meer, Punjab (Harford). Exp. 18 millim. Type 

 in B.M. 



B. (Heosphora). Palpi porrect. 



4282. Hypsotropha laterculella, Zett. Stettin, ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 403 ; 



Rag. Mon. Phyc. pi. xliv, fig. 21 ; C. fy S. no. 4628. 



$ . Head and thorax rufous ; abdomen whitish tinged with 

 brown. Fore wing yellowish rufous suffused with pink ; a white 

 costal fascia irrorated with pink and narrowing to apex ; traces of 

 a discocellular dark speck and series of postmedial specks. Hind 

 wing white with a yellowish tinge. 



Hob. Calcutta. Exp. 26 millim. 



SECT. II. (Talamba). Hind wing with vein 8 free. 



4283. Hypsotropha tenuinervella, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 47 ; id. Mon. 



Phyc. pi. xl, fig. 25 ; C. $ S. no. 4629. 



. Head and thorax white suffused with very pale pink ; 

 abdomen ochreous. Fore wing white irrorated with pink; the 

 veins defined by fine pink lines. Hind wing pinkish white. 



Hab. Punjab ; Nilgiris. Exp. 24-32 millim. 



Genus ANERASTIA. 



Anerastia, Hubn. Verz. p. 367 (P1818). 

 Comorta, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 48 (1888). 



Type, A. lotella, Hiibn., from Europe. 



Range. Neotropical, Palaearetic, Oriental, and Australian regions. 



Palpi of female porrect, extending about twice the length of 

 head and thickly scaled ; antennae of male thickened and flattened. 

 Fore wing long and narrow, vein 4 absent, 5 from angle, 10 free. 

 Hind wing with vein 2 from angle of cell, 4 absent, 3 and 5 

 stalked ; 6, 7 stalked ; 7 anastomosing with 8. 



SECT. I. (Anerastia). Palpi of male porrect ; maxillary palpi 

 absent ; antennae with neither sinus nor ridge of scales at base. 



A. Frons rounded. 



4284. Anerastia celsella, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 193 ; Rag. Mon. Phyc. 



pi. xl, fig. 7 ; C. fy S. no. 4634. 



. Head and thorax ochreous suffused with pink ; abdomen 

 ochreous. Fore wing ochreous, the costal area suffused with pink, 

 an antemedial outwardly oblique pink band and inwardly oblique 

 postmedial band; a discocellular speck. Hind wing yellowish, 

 white. 



Hab. Ceylon. Exp. 20 millim. 



