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yellowish, base sometimes tinged with fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia 

 pale greyish-yellowish. 



Khasis, in September and October ; fourteen specimens. 



Amathyntis, Meyr. 



This genus does not appear to have any close relationship with Opogona 

 as originally stated, but is essentially a smooth-headed Tinea. 



A')nathyntis catharopa, n. sp. 



S. 12-14 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-yellowish, face silvery-white. 

 Palpi whitish, second joint with a slight lateral line of blackish scales. An- 

 tennae light greyish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen extremely 

 obliquely rounded ; bronzy-yeUowish : cilia light yellow. Hindwings 

 more acutely pointed than in the other species ; grey ; cilia yellow-whitish. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole) ; in October and January, two specimens. 



Amathyntis oporina, n. sp. 



S 2 ■ 12-17 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-yellowish, forehead and 

 face shining whitish. Palpi dark grey, terminal joint white. Antennse 

 grey, basal joint white. Abdomen light greyish-ochreous. Forewings elon- 

 gate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely 

 obliquely rounded ; shining ochreous-yellow ; cilia concolorous. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Khasis, from June to October ; six specimens. 



Aimathyntis athyra, n. sp. 



S . 15 mm. Head and thorax bronzy- whitish-ochreous. Palpi dark 

 fuscous, terminal joint whitish. Antennse whitish-ochreous tinged with 

 grey. Abdomen ochreous-grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather nar- 

 row, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely 

 rounded ; light bronzy-ochreous-yeUowish ; costal edge suffused with dark 

 fuscous from base to | ; a few scattered dark fuscous scales towards apex : 

 cilia light yellow, towards base with a few dark fuscous specks. Hindwings 

 grey; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole) ; one specimen. 



Amathyntis nucleolata, n. sp. 



(S . 12-14 mm. Head, antennse, thorax, and abdomen glossy whitish- 

 ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint ochreous-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen ex- 

 tremely obliquely rounded ; glossy whitish-ochreous, posteriorly with some 

 scattered dark fuscous scales ; costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; a 

 rather large cloudy dark fuscous dot in disc at | : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 somewhat sprinkled with dark fuscous specks. Hindwings whitish-grey ; 

 cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole) ; in May, November, and January, three speci- 

 mens. 



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