INDIAN MICR0-LEP1D0PTERA. 747 



Pyrozela casta, n. sp. 



$. 17-18 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax shining white. Abdo- 

 men grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, 

 terraen nearly straight, oblique, shining white ; extreme base of costa blackish ; 

 a transparent patch and longitudinal groove beneath between cell and vein 12 

 near base, 11 bent at base to make room for this : cilia white. Hindwings and 

 cilia whitish-grey. 



Bhotan, in September ; two specimens (Dudgeon). 



Pyrozela argophcnes, n. sp. 



$ $. 15-18 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax white. Palpi white, apex of 

 second joint sometimes tinged with fuscous. Abdomen light grey. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely 

 rounded ; shining white ; an oblique streak of dark fuscous irroration from 

 middle of dorsum, reaching nearly half across wing ; a short fuscous mark 

 along dorsum before tornus ; sometimes a few scattered fuscous scales in disc, 

 and on costa towards apex : cilia light brown, outer third dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings grey, paler towards base ; cilia grey-whitish, with grey basal line. 



Khasi Hills ; five specimens. 



Pyrozela tridelta, n. sp. 



$ $. 20-24 mm. Head yellow, back of crown red. Palpi yellow, second 

 joint mixed with red. Antennae pale yellowish, towards base reddish-tinged, 

 thorax yellow, anterior margin and posterior half except extremity crimson. 

 Abdomen pale crimson. Forewipgs elongate, somewhat dilated, anteriorly 

 gently, posteriorly strongly arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 

 2 and 3 stalked ; crimson-fuscous, becoming bright crimson on margins cf 

 wing or of markings ; markings clear yellow ; a triangular blotch extending on 

 costa from \ to f , and reaching nearly half across wing ; a bent streak from 

 near dorsum towards base to near apex of costal blotch j two small spots near 

 dorsum towards middle, first sometimes obsolete ; an oblique streak from 

 lower angle of cell to dorsum just before tornus ; an irregular marginal streak 

 round posterior fourth of costa and apex to below middle of termen : cilia 

 yellow, on lower part of termen crimson-fuscous. Hindwings pale crimson ; 

 cilia pale crimson, at apex pale yellowish. 



Khasi Hills ; twelve specimens. 



Pyrozela anticlina, n. sp, 



£ 9. 18-19 mm. Head yellow, lower part of face and a dot on crown 

 red. Palpi red, apex pale yellowish. Antennae yellow. Thorax yellow, collar 

 and posterior margin crimson-red. Abdomen light ochreous-rosy. Forewings 

 elongate, costa moderately arched towards base and apex, nearly straight 

 towards middle, apex rounded-obtuse, termen oblique, slightly rounded ; rather 

 light crimson, deeper on margins, dorsum more or less orange ; costa narrowly 

 yellow from about i to f ; an outwardly oblique yellow bar from \ of dorsum, 

 reaching nearly half across wing, and a similar inwardly oblique bar from 

 before tornus ; a yellow dot above middle of dorsum : cilia yellow, on lower 

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