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dark fuscous oblique streak on costa before middle ; a slender sometimes 

 interrupted dark fuscous pale-edged mark on transverse vein ; a somewhat 

 incurved whitish-ochreous line from 4 of costa to tornus, edged anteriorly 

 by more or less dark fuscous suffusion ; a dark fuscous interrupted line 

 round apex and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, becoming ochreous-yellow 

 towards base, with a fuscous antemedian shade, at apex and tornus with 

 patches of fuscous suffusion. Hindwings light fuscous tinged with 

 ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, on upper part of termen with a light 

 fuscous shade. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole, Green) ; in June, July, December and January ; 

 five specimens. 



Onebala caduca, n. sp. 



3 5 . 14-15 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, with a whitish line 

 above eyes. Palpi dark grey tinged with yellowish, apex of second joint 

 whitish, terminal joint longer than second, whitish, anterior edge dark fus- 

 cous. Antennte white ringed with black, near base lined with black. 

 Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale ochreous. Middle tibiee white with basal and 

 median dark fuscous bands ; posterior tibiee dark fuscous with whitish 

 apical and ante-apical rings. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly 

 slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex 

 obtuse, termen sinuate, oblique ; 3 absent, 4 and 5 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 

 7 ; whitish-ochreous ; a blackish-fuscous mark along costa at base ; a very 

 oblique trapezoidal blackish-fuscous blotch extending on dorsum from near 

 base to §, and reaching rather beyond fold, in S reduced to an elongate 

 spot above fold ; a very oblique black strigula from costa before middle ; a 

 blackish-fuscous pale-edged mark on transverse vein, upper end enlarged, 

 in § surrounded with some undefined fuscous suffusion ; a somewhat 

 sinuate ochreous-whitish line from f of costa to tornus, edged anteriorly 

 with dark fuscous suffusion enlarged in disc into a triangular patch almost 

 reaching preceding mark ; a blackish line round apex and termen : cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, on basal third ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings light grey, 

 tinged with yellowish ; cilia as in forewings. 



Khasis, in July; two specimens. 



Onebala periastra, n. sp. 



S . 17-18 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown suffusedly mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint suffusedly irrorated 

 with dark fuscous on lower §•, terminal joint with more or less indicated line 

 of blackish scales on each side. Antennse ochreous-whitish. Thorax rather 

 dark purplish-fuscous, apex of patagia ochreous-whitish. Abdomen ochre- 

 ous-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, 

 costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen concave, oblique ; 3 absent, 

 4 and 5 connate, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; dark purplish-fuscous, base of scales pale ; 

 stigmata represented by small round whitish spots plical slightly beyond 



