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grey-ochreous. Thorax white, anterior margin dark brown, abdomen 

 grey- whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex tolerably 

 pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-bronze, mostly suffused 

 with dark fuscous except towards costa ; a shining white patch occupying 

 basal of wing, with an acute-triangular subcostal projection extending to 

 beyond middle, sometimes enclosing a very small dark fuscous spot on 

 dorsum at J ; six oblique white wedge-shaped strigulse from costa between 

 this and apex ; an irregular white streak along termen, dilated on tornus 

 into a rounded-triangular blotch : cilia white, at apex with two diverging 

 blackish bars. Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia white. 



Maskeliya and Patipola, Ceylon (Pole, Alston, Green) ; in April, Avigust 

 and September, seven specimens. 



Tinea strophiota, n. sp. 



$ . 18 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi and antennae whitish- 

 ochreous, antennse gradually infuscated towards tips. Thorax pale och- 

 reous-yellowish, anteriorly irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex tolerably 

 pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-brown ; costal edge 

 dark fuscous towards base ; a very broad inwardly oblique white anteme- 

 dian fascia, edged with dark fuscous irroration, posterior edge rather 

 irregular, running from middle of costa to middle of dorsum ; a small 

 triangular white spot before tornus ; a white dot on costa just before 

 apex : cilia ochreous-brown sprinkled with dark fuscous, above apex with 

 a light ochreous-yellowish patch. Hindwings with 5 and 6 stalked ; grey ; 

 cilia pale ochreous. 



Nilgiris, 3,600 feet, in May (Andrewes) ; one specimen. 



Tinea charmatica, n. sp. 



cJ . 18 mm. Head yellowish- white . Palpi white, second joint with a 

 lateral streak of dark fuscous irroration. Antennse whitish-ochreous. 

 Thorax white, dorsally yellowish-tinged, shoulders with a fuscous spot. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-yellow, sprinkled 

 with fuscous ; markings white, partially edged with a few dark fuscous 

 scales ; a broad anterior transverse fascia, inner edge near base, straight, 

 outer edge running from middle of costa to middle of dorsum, with very 

 acute angular projection beneath costa ; four small oblique wedge-shaped 

 spots on costa between this and apex ; a large triangular spot on dorsum 

 before tornus ; a triangular blotch resting on apex and upper | of 

 termen : cilia pale yellowish. Hindwings bronzy-grey ; cilia whitish-ochre- 

 ous. 

 Palni Hills, 6,000 feet (Campbell) ; one specimen. 

 Tinea sindonia, n. sp. 



S $ . 20-24 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Thorax white, anteriorly 



