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stigmata blackish, plical obliquely beyond first discal, these two placed on 

 first transverse shade, second discal transverse, edged with a few white 

 scales ; a dark fuscous terminal line : cilia dark fuscous sprinkled with 

 whitish points, basal third barred with whitish-ochreous, base whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings pale whitish-ochreous, more or less tinged with 

 f uscous, especially posteriorly ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with two more or 

 less developed fuscous shades. 



Maskeliya and Patipola, Ceylon (Alston) ; in February and April, two 

 specimens. 



Onebala pselaphistis, n. sp. 



j £> , 14-18 mm. Head and thorax pale brownish-ochreous, face and 

 sides of crown whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint 

 tinned with fuscous, terminal joint longer than second, anterior edge 

 blackish. Antennse ochreous-whitish, indistinctly spotted with dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather dilated 

 posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, termen concave, 

 oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5 separate, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; light 

 brownish-ochreous, more or less infuscated posteriorly ; stigmata small, 

 cloudy, fuscous, plical rather beyond first discal, an additional dot beneath 

 second discal ; a faint curved fine ochreous-whitish line from f of costa to 

 dorsum before tornus, more strongly marked towards costa : cilia light 

 greyish-ochreous with two fuscous shades, tips whitish on termen. Hind- 

 wings grey more or less tinged with whitish-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochre- 

 ous, sometimes with two faint fuscous shades. 



Khasis, in May, August, October and November ; five specimens ; 



Onebala molybdias, n. sp. 



<5 $ . 18-15 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, with a white line above eyes, 

 face paler. Palpi fuscous, terminal joint longer than second, white, with 

 anterior edge black. Antennse white, ringed and near base lined with 

 blackish. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly indented beneath apex, obliquely- 

 rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5 separate, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; brownish, 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous ; a bright leaden-metallic spot lying along 

 upper part of termen, preceded by a transverse series of five small white 

 marks edged posteriorly with some black scales ; a black dot in apex : cilia 

 light brownish, outer half whitish-grey, at apex with a fuscous projecting 

 hook edged beneath with whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia 

 grey, basal third sometimes ochreous-tinged. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Alston, Pole) ; in February, May, June and from 

 October to December ; six specimens. 



Onebala propensa, n. sp. 



J . 20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, tinged with grey on crown. Palpi 

 grey, second joint ochreous-whitish towards apex, terminal joint whitish 



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