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side ; the 1st somite reddish, the 2nd black ; a dark dorso-lateral 

 stripe, below which is a small black spot on each somite. 



Feeds amoogst the flower-buds and young leaves of Jasminum 

 sambac, often completely mining every flower-head. 



Hob. Bhutan (Dudgeon)-, Ceylon (Green). Exp. 20 millim. 

 Type in B. M. 



C. (Hydaspia). Antennae, of male thickened and laminate, with a 

 large ridge of scales in the basal sinus. 



4406. Phycita dorsipunctella, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 22 ; id. Man. Phyc 

 p. 440, pi. xii, fig. 9 ; C. $ 8. no. 4596. 



Head and thorax pale rufous ; the antennal ridge of scales 

 black ; abdomen ochreous. Fore wing irrorated with a few black 

 scales ; a broad white costal fascia irrorated with pink ; the cell and 

 area beyond it and the greater part of interno-median interspace 

 chestnut ; the inner and outer areas paler, with a pinkish tinge ; 

 a black spot varying in size on middle of vein 1 ; the veins beyond 

 the cell often streaked with black, especially in the female. Hind 

 wing pale brown ; cilia grey, with a brown line through them. 



Hob. Kashmir ; Punjab ; Nilgiris ; Ceylon. Exp., <$ 22, 

 26 millim. 



D. Antennae of male thickened and laminate, with a, slight sinus and 

 ridge of scales at base. 



4407. Phycita flavitinctella, Rag. Mon. Phyc. p. 418, pi. xvii, fig. 9. 



Head whitish ; thorax and abdomen ochreous. Fore wing with 

 the base yellow, followed by an obliquely curved fuscous-irrorated 

 grey band extending on costa almost to the base, its outer edge with 

 a ridge of raised red scales followed by a medial yellow band ; the 

 outer area with the disk ochreous ; the margins grey irrorated with 

 fuscous. Hind wing semihyaline ; the apex and margin fuscous. 



Hob. Poona ; Ceylon. Exp. 16 millim. 



E. Antennae of male ivith long uniseriate branches for two-thirds 

 length, the base of shaft slightly thickened with scales. 



4408. Phycita hyemalis, Butl. P. Z. S. 1880, p. 689 ; Rag. Mon. Phyc. 



p. 377, pi. xli, fig. 17. 



Head and thorax glossy black; abdomen fuscous. Fore wing 

 glossy black ; some grey scales and black specks on median nervure 

 and the veins beyond the cell ; some grey scales and a black speck 

 and sometimes also a white spot on middle of vein 1 ; the outer 

 area irrorated with grey scales ; a marginal series of black specks. 

 Hind wing pure white ; the apical area, a marginal line, and a line 

 through the cilia brownish. 



Hab. Formosa ; Ceylon. Exp. 26 millim. 

 VOL. iv. H 



