INDIAN MICR0-LEP1D0PTERA. 749 



dots: cilia fuscous, with two dark fuscous shades, between which is a whitish 

 shade. Hindwings dark fuscous ; an oblique oval spot in middle of disc outlined 

 with whitish ; a subtermiual whitish line, more or less interrupted below 

 middle ; a violot metallic line between this and termen ; cilia as in forewings. 

 Poona, in December ; four specimens (Swinhoe). 



Glyphiptcryx tetrachrysa, n. sp. 



$ $ . 9-12 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-bronzy. Palpi ochreous- whitish 

 second joint with two oblique black bars, scales projecting beneath towards 

 apex, terminal joint with a black lateral line. Antennae dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat sinuate, oblique ; light ochreous-bronze; 

 markings silvery-white edged with dark fuscous, viz., a streak from base to 

 near dorsum before middle, an oblique streak from I of costa reaching to 

 fold, a slightly bent transverse streak fiom § of costa to beyond middle of 

 dorsum, a slightly inwards oblique streak from costa beyond middle reaching 

 nearly half across wing, a slightly incurved transverse streak from beyond 

 § of costa to before tornus, a sometimes interrupted streak from -£ of 

 costa to termen beneath apex, and a short streak across apex ; between the last 

 two streaks and the preceding transverse streak a black tornal patch extend- 

 ing nearly to costa, upper portion crossed and obscured by several longi- 

 tudinal irregular pale ochreous streaks, lower portion marked with four 

 small round golden-metallic dots, of which three are marginal and one above 

 and between the two anterior of these : cilia whitish, basal half ochreous- 

 bronze edged with dark fuscous, with a whitish indentation on termination 

 of metallic streak. Hindwings dark grey, lighter anteriorily ; cilia grey. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in January and February ; six specimens (Pole). 



Automachcens, n. g. 



Head loosely hairy on crown, face smooth ; tongue developed. Antennas 

 f, in $ simple-basal joint elongate, somewhat dilated, with pecten of scales. 

 Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with appressed scales somewhat angular- 

 ly dilated beneath at apex, terminal joint as long as second, with appressed scales, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Anterior tibiae and tarsi dilated with rough 

 scales, posterior tibiae with appressed scales. Forewings with tults of scales on 

 surface ; 2 from towards angle, 2-10 approximated, parallel, 7 to apex, 7 and 8 

 closely approximated, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-lanceo- 

 late, cilia 1^ ; 2 remote, 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly parallel. 



Allied to Cerostoma. 



Automuckceris epichlora, n. sp. 



$ 9 . 2tJ-22 mm. Head and thorax whitish, sprinkled with pale ochreous. 

 Palpi, antmnae, and abdomen ochreous- whitish, palpi with a few fuscous specks. 

 Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex caudate, subfalcate ; ochreous-whitish , 

 sprinkled with pale ochreous scales, sometimes tipped with fuscous, especially 

 posteriorly, with a few minute black specks ; three transversely placed pairs 

 of small black dots, at about \, before middle, and at f, lower dot of each pair 



