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Thorax dark fuscous, in S mixed with pale yellowish. Abdomen light 

 ochreous-yellowish, on sides mixed with dark fuscous, in S posteriorly with 

 lateral tufts of scales on margins of segments. Posterior tibiee light 

 ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 

 stalked, 4 and 5 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; pale ochreous-yellowish, in <$ 

 irregularly irrorated with fuscous and blackish, in 5 almost concealed 

 with dense purple-blackish irroration ; discal stigmata represented by 

 cloudy round purple-blackish spots, their lower extremities connected in 

 5 by a streak of pale ground colour : cilia light ochreous-yellowish, in <$ 

 slightly sprinkled, in 5 mixed with dark fuscous. Hindwings in S pale 

 ochreous-yellowish, in $ rather dark fuscous ; in $ with a downwards- 

 directed fringe of dense ochreous-yellow hair-scales along lower margin of 

 cell, longest in middle ; cilia in <$ pale yellowish, in $ fuscous. 



N. Coorg, 3,500 feet, in May (Newcome) ; two specimens. 



Lecitliocera choritis, n. sp. 



2 . 21-23 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 

 second joint suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous except at apex, anterior 

 edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochreous dotted 

 with dark fuscous, towards base suffused above with dark fuscous. Thorax 

 rather light purplish-fuscous. Abdomen pale yellow-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen nearly straight, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5 stalked, 8 and 9 

 out of 7 ; pale ochreous-yellowish, irregularly and variably irrorated with 

 purplish-fuscous and dark fuscous ; discal stigmata represented by round 

 dark purplish-fuscous spots, connected by a central elongate patch of pale 

 ground colour : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, with traces of two fuscous 

 shades. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous, round apex with two 

 faint fuscous lines. 



Palni Hills, 6,000 feet (Campbell) ; Nilgiris, 6,000 feet (Andrewes) ; in 

 May, three specimens.. 



Lecitliocera epigompha, n. sp. 



S . 20 mm. Head and thorax brownish-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous, second joint suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennre 

 ochreous-fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather 

 oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked; pale brownish-ochreous, 

 suffusedly irrorated with fuscous except towards costa ; base of costa 

 suffused with fuscous ; a blackish dot beneath costa near base ; stigmata 

 represented by rather large irregular subquadrate blackish spots, plical 

 slightly before first discal and almost connected with it, second discal 

 united with a similar spot beneath it to form a transverse spot; a pale 

 somewhat curved subterminal line indicated by marginal bands of fuscous 



