DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. Ill 



•Trey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex acute, somewhat produced ; 

 yellow ; a small triangular dark fuscous spot on base of costa, extending less 

 than g of wing ; posterior half fuscous with slight purple gloss, its anterior 

 edge rather outwardly oblique fromi costa, marked with a few black scales, 

 with two or three slight irregular indentations : cilia fuscous. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole, Alston, de Mowbray) ; N. Coorg, 3,500 feet 

 (Newcome) ; from March to May, and August to October, eight specimens. 

 In sejnisulphurea the division of colour is nearly vertical, and the basal mark 

 of costa forms a streak extending about \ of wing ; in isoclina the division 

 is much more oblique, and the hairs of posterior tibiee are ochreous- 

 whitish. 



Opogona xanthocrita, n. sp. 



5 . 14-15 mm. Head dark purple-fuscous, face ochreous-whitish. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, externally with streak of dark fuscous suffusion. Anten- 

 nae ochreous-whitish, basal joint dark fuscous. Thorax yellow, anterior 

 third dark purple-fuscous. Abdomen greyish. Hairs of posterior tibice 

 pale whitish-ochreous tinged with grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, 

 apex somewhat produced, acute ; clear yellow; a wedge-shaped dark purple- 

 fuscous mark on base of costa, extending hardly ^ of wing ; somewhat more 

 than posterior half rather dark fuscous, with slight purplish gloss, anterior 

 edge vertical, slightly irregular, marked with a few blackish scales : cilia 

 fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish. 



Nilgiris, 3,500 feet (Andrewes) ; N. Coorg, 3,600 feet (Newcome) ; from 

 August to November, five specimens. Intermediate between semisulphurea 

 and stathmota in wing-markings, but differs from both in having the thorax 

 mainly yellow. 



Opogona pandora, n. sp. 



f? 5 • 13-14 mm. Head rather dark purplish-fuscous, face ochreous- 

 whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, externally suffused with dark fuscous. 

 Antennes ochreous-whitish, basal joint rather dark fuscous above. Thorax 

 dark purplish-fuscous, posterior third pale yellow. Abdomen grey. Fore- 

 wings elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; rather dark purplish- 

 fuscous ; a light yellow oblong blotch extending along dorsum from base 

 to near middle of wing, and reaching ^ or more across wing, posterior edge 

 rather irregular : cilia fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Khasis, in October ; two specimens. 



Opogona spJiaerotoma, n. sp. 



2 . 10 mm. Head and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, fillet brassy-metal- 

 lic, face ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, terminal joint exter- 

 nally infuscated towards base. Antennae ochreous-whitish, basal join; 

 iufuscated. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex some- 

 what produced, acute ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a bright yellow semi-circular 



