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Oxyptilus regulus, n. sp. 



£. 16 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, irrorated with blackish. Palpi white, 

 mixed with blackish, second joint reaching middle of face, terminal joint rather 

 shorter than second. Abdomen fuscous, with dorsal series of undefined 

 blackish marks. Forewings cleft from before §, first segment parallel-sided, 

 subfalcate, second narrow, posteriorly dilated, apex abruptly and moderately 

 produced ; fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous and blackish ; an undefined 

 spot of dark suffusion above base of cleft ; a broad dark fuscous band on first 

 segment beyond its middle, preceded on costa by a small pale suffusion, and 

 edged posteriorly by a rather outwardly oblique incurved white line ; some dark 

 suffusion on second segment before apex ; cilia light fuscous, on termen with 

 black basal line, on lower margin of first segment mixed at base with white and 

 elsewhere with black scales, on upper margin of second segment with scattered 

 black scales, on dorsum with three small black scale-teeth near base, some 

 scattered black scales towards middle, a black scale-tooth before cleft, another 

 at 5 of second segment, preceded and followed by ochreous- whitish spaces, 

 beyond these mixed with black scales. Pindwings cleft firstly from 5, secondly 

 from near base, segments linear ; rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous, on upper 

 margin of third segment with a few black scales towards apex, on lower margin 

 with a very large black triangular scale-projection occupying apical third, five 

 small black scale-teeth between this and base, and two very minute, almost 

 basal. 



Two specimens, Miskeliya, Ceylon, in March and July (Pole). 

 Platyptilia brachymorpha, Meyr. 



Puttalam, Ceylon, in February, April, August, November and December 

 (Pole). Occurs also in the Hawaiian Islands. 

 Platyptilia hemimetra, Meyr. 



Puttalam, Maturatta, Kandy and Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February, March, 

 September, November and December. Described from the Island of Reunion. 

 Platyptilia molopias, n. sp, 



$ $. 16 — 19 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish, irrorated with light 

 brown, frontal tuft moderately long. Palpi 2, rather dark fuscous, sprinkled 

 with whitish. Forewings cleft from §, segments moderately broad, somewhat 

 dilated posteriorly, termen of first sinuate, of second slightly prominent in middle ; 

 whitish, irrorated with reddish-fuscous and dark fuscous ; costal edge dark 

 fuscous, dotted with whitish anteriorly ; a roundish spot of dark fuscous 

 suffusion on fold at £, and another beneath costa before middle ; a dark fuscous 

 suffusion along middle third of dorsum ; a triangular blackish-fuscous costal 

 blotch before cleft, followed by a whitish suffusion on costal edge ; a rather 

 reddish-brown band crossing both segments, obscurely whitish-edged poste- 

 riorly ; remaining narrow terminal fascia sometimes dark fuscous ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, slightly reddish-tinged, on termen with black basal line, at 

 both angles of each segment with bars of dark grey suffusion, on dorsum with 

 a blackish scale-tooth beyond middle, a smaller one beneath cleft, and some 



