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costa rather strongly arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded, nearly 

 vertical ; ochreous-whitish, more or less strigulated variably with ochreous, 

 ferruginous, or dark fuscous ; triangular dark fuscous dorsal blotches indicat- 

 ing posterior portions of basal patch and central fascia, respectively ; basal patch 

 otherwise indicated by dark stria3, little defined, outer edge irregular ; rest of 

 central fascia deep ochreous, dark ferruginous, or dark fuscous, moderately 

 broad, reaching from costa f across wing, then posteriorly with an abrupt 

 upwardly oblique elongate lobe extending above the triangular dorsal blotch, 

 but clearly separated from it ; a broad similarly coloured triangular apical 

 patch : cilia ochreous-whitish, suffusedly mixed with fuscous or dark fuscous, 

 except towards tornus. Hindwings and cilia fuscous. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (de Mowbray, Alston, Pole) ; in February, March, and 

 October, seven specimens. 



Eucosma orophias, n. sp. 



$ 9 . 21-24 mm. Head and thorax grey, mixed with dark grey and whitish - 

 ochreous, sometimes suffused with ferruginous ; crest of thorax strong, bifid. 

 Antennae and abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly 

 dilated, costa "moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, some- 

 what oblique ; dark purplish-fuscous, very finely irrorated with whitish, some- 

 times ferruginous-tinged, costa finely strigulated with dark and pale ; dorsal 

 area more or less suffused with whitish, its outline running from costa near 

 base obliquely to fold, then forming a triangular projection upwards before 

 middle, beyond this running upward in a straight line to apex, edged above? 

 with darker suffusion posteriorly, terminal area sometimes clearer whitish 

 sometimes suffused with deep ferruginous ; dorsum suffused with blackish 

 towards base ; a transverse-linear white mark in disc at ■§ ; several minute 

 black dots on termen, and a larger blackish dot before tornus : cilia whitish, 

 ferruginous, or dark grey, variably intermixed, but always with small dark 

 praeapical and praetornal spots. Hindwings with 3 and 4 sometimes short- 

 stalked ; fuscous, darker towards termen ; cilia fuscous-whitish, with two 

 fuscous shades. 



Simla (Nurse), Khasi Hills ; in August and September, seven specimens. 



Sporocelis, n. g. 



Palpi moderate, porrected. Antennae in $ shortly ciliated. Thorax with 

 posterior crest. Forewings in $ without fold, termen subsinuate, surface with 

 raised tufts ; 7, 8, 9 approximated at base. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 

 5 parallel, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards base. 



Probably an early form in the line of development of Eucosma, 



Sporocelis marmaropa, n. sp. 



$ $. 16-18 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, partially finely sprinkled 

 with whitish. Abdomen fuscous, sprinkled with darker. Forewings elongate, 

 dilated, costa gently arched, bent at f , apex obtuse, termen subsinuate, oblique ; 

 rather dark fuscous, strewn with blackish strigulse costa suffused with 

 blackish ; small scattered tufts of raised scales in disc ; basal, antemedian, and 



