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close to the Australian clarisignella, but differing by the absence of the pale 

 dorsal spot. These three species appear to be representative geographical 

 forms. 



Stegasta variana, Meyr. 



Ceylon (wkhout further locality, but probably Puttalam) (Pole). Hitherto 

 only known from Eastern Australia. 



Zaliihia amethyslias, n. sp. 



£. 10 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, shoulders with a 

 prismatic violet-blue spot. Palpi pale yellowish-fuscous, terminal joint longer 

 than second, ochreous-whitish, with black anterior edge. Antennae ochreous- 

 whitish ringed with dark fuscous, simple. Abdomen dark grey. Legs dark 

 fuscous ringed with white, middle tibiae with a violet-blue streak towards base. 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched towards 

 extremities, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, little oblique ; 6 to apex, 8 

 absent ; dull ochreous-orange sprinkled with fuscous ; markings prismatic 

 violet-blue, partially edged with dark fuscous ; narrow costal and median 

 streaks from base to J ; an oblique mark from costa before middle, not reaching 

 half across wing ; a short longitudinal mark beneath disc before middle ; a 

 straight narrow fascia at f, interrupted above middle ; apical fourth blackish 

 except a terminal line, anterior edge straight, near and parallel to preceding 

 fascia, including a small round violet-silvery-metallic spot on costa and four 

 others before termen : cilia bluish-silvery-metallic, beneath tornus dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous, bronzy-tinged ; cilia fuscous, with dark fuscous basal 

 line. 



Two specimens, Peradeniya, Ceylon, in January and April (Green). The 

 generic characters are extended in the particulars indicated, but the species is 

 in all essentials closely allied to the type-form of the genus. 



Epiecenia, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales ; tongue developed. Antennas ■§, in $ serruhte, 

 minutely ciliated. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with appressed 

 scales, somewhat roughened beneath towards apex, terminal joint almost or 

 quite as long as second, smooth, acute. Posterior tibiae somewhat roughened 

 with scales above. Forewings with 2 and 3 stalked from angle, 7 to costa, 8 

 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, termen sinuate beneath 

 apex, cilia f — 1 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 aud 7 stalked. 



Type E. chernetis. Belongs to the Protolechia group ; nearest to Pancamia, 

 from which it differs essentially by the stalking of 6 and 7 of hindwings. 



Epiecenia clilorodelta, n. sp. 



$ 9. 14— 15 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-orange, second joint 

 of palpi with lower half irrorated with fuscous and a dark fuscous subapical 

 ring, terminal joint somewhat shorter than second, with traces of a dark fuscous 

 median ring. Antennae pale ochreous-yellowish ringed with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen rather dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, coita moderately arched, 

 apex round-pointed, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; dark fuscous : a small 



