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a long expansible median liairpencil from base lying beneath costa of 

 hindwings. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole, Green) ; in May and September, two specimens. 



Anarsia acrotoma, n. sp. 



(J. 10 mm. Head and thorax light greyish-ochreous irrorated with 

 whitish, shoulders narrowly blackish. Palpi blackish, towards apex whitish. 

 Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen extremely obliquely 

 rounded ; light greyish-ochreons irrorated with whitish, with a few scat- 

 tered fuscous and blackish scales ; a short black dash beneath costa near 

 base ; a triangular blackish patch occupying median third of costa, apex 

 truncate, reaching more than half across wing ; a very small dark fuscous 

 spot on costa at f , and a black dot or dash beneath it ; indications of 

 blackish dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia grey sprinkled 

 with whitish. Hindwings grey, becoming iridescent-hyaline anteriorly ; 

 cilia light grey. Undersurface of forewings with expansible tuft of very 

 long hairs from disc near base. 



N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; in May, one specimen. 



Anarsia isogona, n. sp. 



J . 12 mm. Head and thorax light greyish-brown irrorated with 

 whitish, shoulders narrowly blackish. Palpi blackish, towards apex whitish. 

 Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, very 

 narrow, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, termen 

 very obliquely rounded ; greyish-ochreous irrorated with whitish, with 

 some scattered fuscous and blackish scales ; several slight blackish marks 

 on costa ; a triangular blackish blotch occupying median fourth of costa 

 and reaching more than half across wing ; obscure small spots of dark 

 fuscous suffusion in disc towards base, near dorsum at \, on dorsum at f , 

 and at tornus : cilia pale greyish. Hindwings grey, becoming hyaline 

 anteriorly ; cilia pale greyish. 



Nilgiris, 3,500 feet (Andrewes) ; in April, one specimen. 



Anarsia acerata, n. sp. 



(S . 10-12 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish more or less mixed 

 with fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, towards apex whitish. Abdomen dark 

 grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous sometimes mixed with fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, widest at \, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 

 termen extremely obliquely rounded ; fuscous irregularly mixed and irro- 

 rated with whitish ; about six small dark fuscous spots or marks along 

 costa, one beyond middle larger ; dorsal area irregularly suffused with 

 dark fuscous throughout, especially a transverse dark fuscous spot at J 

 edged posteriorly with whitish suffusion ; an undefined elongate patch of 

 dark fuscous suffusion in middle of disc ; some irregular brown or fuscous 

 marking towards apex : cilia fuscous sprinkled with whitish. Hindwings 

 Bubhyaline, suffused with fuscous along termen and towards apex, veins 

 dark fuscous; cilia fuscous. Undersurface of forewings with expansible 

 tuft of very long whitish hairs from disc near base. 



N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; in May, September, and October, three 

 specimens. 



Anarsia tricenota, n. sp. 



$ . 12 mm. Head and thorax grey irrorated with whitish, shoulders 

 narrowly black. Palpi white, second joint blackish except apex, terminal 

 joint with three blackish bands. Abdomen whitish irrorated with grey. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-point- 

 ed, termen very obliquely rounded ; grey irregularly sprinkled with white ; 

 markings black partially edged with white suffusion ; two oblique strigulse 

 from costa anteriorly, an oblique spot in middle, and several small marks 

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