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becoming lighter and ochreous-tinged posteriorly ; basal § bright yellow, 

 except a spot of groundcolour on costa near base, dividing line nearly straight 

 or rather irregular, direct ; usually some very undefined pale yellowish suffu- 

 sion on costa about f : cilia pale brownish-ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia 

 pale brownish-ochreous, 



Nine specimens, Puttalam, Peradeniya, and Maskeliya, Ceylon, in April, 

 May, September, and Ootober (Pole, Green). 



Persicoptila Hbanotris, n. sp. 



9. 14 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae whitish-ochreous, face white, 

 antennae spotted beneath with dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous suffused 

 with yellow-orange. Abdomen white, suffused with whitish-ochreous towards 

 base, beyond middle with yellow-ochreous lateral spots edged above with dark 

 fuscous. Legs ochreous-yellowish, apex of joints white, anterior and middle 

 tibiae obscurely banded with dark fuscous, tuft of posterior tibiae crimson- 

 whitish mixed with blackish. Forewings narrow-lanceolate; greyish-purple 

 irrorated with dark fuscous ; base narrowly yellow-orange ; a triangular 

 yellow-orange spot extending on costa from before middle to \ , and nearly 

 reaching dorsum ; costa suffused with yellow towards apex : cilia pale greyish- 

 ochreous tinged with purplish and mixed with dark grey, round apex and 

 on costa whitish-ocbreous partly suffused with yellow-orange. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



One specimen, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole). 



Scythris chelota, n. sp. 



$9. 9-11 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax and abdomen light greyish- 

 ochreous ; abdomen in 9 ochreous-white beneath. Forewings lanceolate, 

 moderately pointed ; 5 present ; light greyish-ochreous, sometimes fuscous- 

 tinged, generally more or less strewn with whitish, seldom with a few dark 

 fuscous scales ; sometimes a streak of whitish suffusion along fold ; plical and 

 second discal stigmata suffused, dark fuscous, sometimes indistinct : cilia 

 light grey or greyish-ochreous, base sometimes sprinkled with whitish. Hind- 

 winga §, cilia 3 ; 5 absent ; grey ; cilia light grey, sometimes ochreous-tinged. 



Nine specimens, Puttalam, Ceylon, from July to September (Pole). 



COPROMORPHID^E. 



Copromorpha metallitis, n. sp. 



<£9- 15-19 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, thoracic crest 

 suffused with fuscous. Palpi fuscous irrorated with darker, apex of second 

 joint, and base and apex of terminal joint, ochreous-whitish. Antennae whitish- 

 ochreous mottled with dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, fuscous- 

 sprinkled. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 slightly rounded, little oblique ; 2 from near angle, 3 and 4 closely approximated 

 towards base, 5 approximated at base, 7, 8, 9 closely approximated towards 

 base ; whitish-ochreous mixed wiih purplish-fuscous ; costa finely strigulated 

 with dark fuscous ; about seven more or less irregular transverse series of 

 small pale yellowish raised tufts edged anteriorly with dark fuscous and pos- 

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