INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEBA. 779 



Epimactis turhida, n. sp. 



5 . 14-18 mm. Head whitish. Palpi white, second joint externally 

 dark-fuscous on basal §. Thorax fuscous, shoulders whitish. Abdomen 

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

 pointed, termen siniiate, oblique ; light fuscous ; costal edge ochreous- 

 whitish ; dorsal area towards base sufi'used with rather dark purplish- 

 fuscous : stigmata dark-fuscous, plical small, slightly beyond first discal, 

 second discal rather large, connected with dorsum by dark-purplish-fuscous 

 suffusion, terminal area beyond this more or less darker-suft'used ; some 

 undefined cloudy-dark-fuscous spots round posterior part of costa and 

 termen : cilia whitish-fuscous, with faint darker subbasal shade. Hindwings 

 pale-grey or whitish-grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Khasis, in September; three specimens. 



Epimactis spasviodes, n. sp. 



$ . 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous ; palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint 

 externally fuscous, except towards apex, terminal joint anteriorly infuscat- 

 ed towards apex. Thorax fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly some- 

 what dilated, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen sinuate, 

 oblique ; whitish fuscous ; costal edge whitish-ochreous ; a suffused dark 

 fuscous wedge-shaped spot along base of dorsum ; stigmata dark-fuscous, 

 plical, beyond first discal ; a fuscous shade from | of costa to dorsum before 

 tornus, angulated inwards to touch second discal ; a strongly outwards- 

 curved series of cloudy dark-fuscous dots from beneath costa at f to 

 dorsum before tornus ; a series of cloudy dark-fuscous dots round posterior 

 part of costa and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged, 

 with a basal series of dark fuscous dots on termen. Hindwings pale 

 whitish grey-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Palnis (Campbell) ; one specimen. 



Epionactis infulata, n. sp. 



cJ . 14 mm. Head whitish. Palpi white, second joint externally dark- 

 ■fuscous on basal % ; antennal ciliations 4. Thorax light fuscous, should- 

 ers whitish. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 

 apex round-pointed, termen rather sinuate, somewhat oblique ; brownish- 

 grey ; costal edge white, costa towards base more broadly suffused with 

 whitish ; stigmata dark-fuscous, plical rather obliquely beyond first discal, 

 second discal connected with dorsum by a direct dark-fuscous rather 

 irregular streak ; three blackish linear marks on posterior part of costa, and 

 a black line round apex and termen : cilia white, beneath tornus light- 

 brownish-grey, round apex with a light fuscous subbasal shade becoming 

 faint, spots on termen. Hindwings light-grey; cilia whitish, with grey 

 subbasal suft'usion. 



Kegalle, Ceylon (Alston) ; one specimen. 



Epimactia strombodes, n. sp. 



(S 17 mm., 5 24 mm. Head, palpi and thorax whitish-yellow, second 

 joint of palpi fuscous except towards apex. Antennal ciliations 4. Abdo- 

 men whitish-ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa rather strongly and 

 evenly arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique; whitish- 

 yellow: cilia whitish-yellow, round apex suffused with ochreous-orange, 

 with tips dark-fuscous, the orange suffusion in $ extending over costal 

 cilia on apical fourth of wing. Hindwings yellow-whitish; cilia whitish- 

 yellow. 



Kandy, Ceylon, in March and May (Mackwood, Green) ; two specimens. 



Antolcea, n. g. 



Head with dense appressed scales; ocelli absent; tongue developed, 

 Antennse |, in $ minutely ciliated, basal joint broadly dilated with dense 

 rscales. Labial palpi long, recurved, with appressed scales, second joint 



