INDIAN MICR0-LEP1D0PTERA. 993 



scales, terminated by a median dilation of black scales. Thorax shining 

 bronze. Abdomen dark bronzy -fuscous. Posterior tibiae shining bronze, apex 

 coppery, above with long fringe of light greyish hairs. Forewings elongate, 

 costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather strongly 

 oblique ; 8 and 9 separate ; deep purple, overlaid with bright shining coppery- 

 golden scales, towards base lighter golden ; a short black subcostal dash near 

 base ; a rather narrow orange black-edged fascia somewhat before middle, 

 rather dilated towards costa, margined by two narrow silvery-metallic fascial ; 

 beyond the outer is an undefined band of black irroration : cilia purplish- 

 fuscous, basal half coppery -golden. Hindwings dark grey, purplish-tinged 

 towards apex ; cilia grey, with blackish-grey basal line. 



Thirty specimens, Khasi Hills, in September and October. 



Nemotois engraptes, n. sp. 



$. 17 mm. Head orange-yellow, face brassy-metallic. Palpi short, slen- 

 der, thinly haired, light yellowish. Antenna ochreous-whitish becoming deep 

 purple towards base. Thorax bright brassy-metallic, purplish-coppery on 

 sides. Abdomen dark purplish-bronze, beneath with segmental margins 

 broadly pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa more strongly 

 arched posteriorly, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 

 separate ; bright coppery-purple, with brassy-golden reflections ; an irregular 

 deep yellow blotch extending along costa from base to f, and reaching about 

 half across wing, marked with a purple-blackish subcostal streak from near 

 base to near }, and three variable irregular transverse bars posteriorly ; a 

 roundish deep yellow blotch resting on upper portion of termen, marked with 

 seven variable irregular purple-blackish spots : cilia coppery-purple. Hindwings 

 and cilia dark purple-fuscous. 



Two specimens, Kandy, Ceylon, in August (Green, Pole). 



Nemotois pollinaris, n. sp. 



$ . 17-19 mm. Face shining metallic brass, hairs of crown pale orange. 

 Palpi short, pale orange-ochreous. Antennae whitish, above fuscous, becoming 

 dark purple towards base. Thorax bright metallic coppery, sides deep purple. 

 Abdomen dark bronzy-fuscous. Posterior tibiae metallic coppery, tips purple, 

 above with long fringe of pale greyish hairs. Forewings elongate, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 

 separate ; very deep shining purple ; broad golden-metallic costal and median 

 streaks from base to about ^, merged posteriorly in an orange-ochreous 

 suffusion irrorated with black which occupies nearly all median area and 

 extends on dorsum to near base ; a round patch of similar suffusion resting on 

 termen beneath apex : cilia dark golden-bronze. Hindwings blackish-grey, 

 slightly purple-tinged ; cilia dark grey, with blackish basal line. 



Two specimens, Maskeliya, Ceylon, in April (Pole), 



Nemotois phcenieites, n. sp. 



$. 13-15 mm. Face coppery-bronze, crown orange. Palpi extremely short , 

 dark grey. Antennae whitish, becoming dark purple-fuscous near base. 

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