INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEEA. 983 



Seven specimens, Maskeliya and Puttalam, Ceylon, in February, March and 

 June (Pole). 



Aeoluscelis triloxias, n. sp. 



$$. 9-12 mm. Head prismatic shining ochreous-whitish, crown ochreous- 

 yellow. Palpi whitish-yellow, second joint sometimes with some blackish 

 scales. Antennae whitish ringed with fuscous. Thorax yellow-ochreous or 

 orange, sometimes irrorated with blackish -grey. Abdomen greyish-ochreous 

 tinged with orange. Posterior tibiae with expansible whorls of long bristles. 

 Forewings narrow-lanceolate ; ochreous-orange, usually partially and sometimes 

 largely suffused with grey ; three slender oblique white streaks, more or less 

 margined beneath or posteriorly with dark grey suffusion, first from before g- 

 of costa to \ of dorsum, second from f of co3ta to near dorsum at f , third 

 curved downwards, from beneath costa about § to costa almost at apex : cilia 

 ochreous-orange, becoming paler and fuscous-tinged towards tornus. Hiud- 

 wings grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 



Twelve specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February, April, June and July 

 (Pole). I note that A eloscelis theoris, Meyi\, is however properly referable to 

 Stathmopoda. 



PLUTELLID/E. 



Gracilaria zachrysa, n. sp. 



$Q. 14-15 mm. Head and thorax deep purple, face silvery-white. Palpi 

 whitish, spotted beneath with ferruginous, apical half of terminal joint dark 

 fuscous. Antennas whitish-grey ringed with dark grey. Abdomen dark grey. 

 Middle tibiae thickened with purple scales, tarsi white dotted with ferruginous. 

 Forewings very narrow, parallel-sided, pointed, acute ; ferruginous-ochreous, 

 along dorsum strigulated with deep purple, elsewhere suffused with bright 

 deep purple ; a bright yellow patch along costa from } to near apex, reaching 

 more than half across wing, lower edge with triangular deep purple indentation 

 about middle of wing, costa with a few fine blackish dots : cilia dark grey. 

 Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 



Five specimens, Maskeliyaj Ceylon, from March to June (Pole). 



Gracilaria prismatica, n. sp. 



£ 9. 13-15 mm. Head and thorax greyish-ochreous, mixed with dark grey, 

 face prismatic. Palpi greyish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous. 

 Antennae greyish-ochreous ringed with dark grey. Abdomen dark grey, 

 beneath shining whitish-ochreous. Middle tibiae greyish-ochreous irrorated 

 with blackish, thickened and tufted beneath, tarsi white. Forewings sublinear, 

 gradually pointed ; dark greyish-ochreous, with prismatic violet or blue reflec- 

 tions, strewn with numerous small fine blackish dots or strigulse in longitudinal 

 series ; larger blackish dots above dorsum before middle, and on costa in 

 middle ; apex mottled with blackish : cilia grey, round apex with several rows 

 of black points. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Six specimens, Maskeliya and Kandy, Ceylon, in May, June and September 

 (Pole, de Mowbray, Green). 



