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whitish. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Middle tibire dark fuscous, extreme 

 apex whitish ; posterior tibine dark fuscous, hairs above whitish-ochreous 

 or pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 3 absent, 

 4 and 5 separate, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; brown sprinkled with dark fuscous ; 

 stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, plical beneath first discal, an additional 

 dot beneath second discal ; a small spot of dark fuscous suffusion on 

 dorsum beneath plical stigma, and a dot beneath costa beyond first discal ; 

 a pale ochreous line from | of costa to dorsum before tornus, indented 

 at g- ; a series of blackish dots along posterior part of costa and termen : 

 cilia light brown, on tornus with a fuscous subbasal shade. Hindwings 

 and cilia grey. 



Khasis, in May, July and September ; four specimens. 

 Onebala elapliopis, n.sp. 



<$ $ • 18-20 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, sides of crown pale 

 ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint as long as second, more or 

 less whitish-ochreous posteriorly. Antennee pale greyish-ochreous, cilia- 

 tions in g 2-§. Abdomen grey, anal tuft greyish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex rounded- 

 obtuse, termen almost straight, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 

 absent, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ; in <5 an expansible pencil of hairs 

 from base on undersurface covered by costa of hindwings ; dark shining 

 bronzy-brown ; discal stigmata large, cloudy, dark purple-fuscous : cilia 

 bronzy-brown. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia brownish. 

 Khasis, from May to September ; eight specimens. 

 Onebala myadelpha, n. sp. 



S 2 ■ 15-19 mm. Head and thorax brownish or rather dark fuscous, 

 sides of crown pale ochreous. Palpi fuscous or rather dark fuscous, 

 terminal joint nearly as long as second, posteriorly ochreous-whitish. 

 Antennse ochreous-whitish, ciliations in tf 1. Abdomen grey, anal tuft 

 pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, 

 costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen almost straight, some- 

 what oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 absent, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ; in 

 c? an expansible pencil of hairs from base on undersurface covered by 

 costa of hindwings ; light shining bronzy-brown ; stigmata large, cloudy, 

 rather dark purple-fuscous, plical somewhat before first discal : cilia pale 

 bronzy-ochreous or bronzy-brownish. Hindwings grey; cilia pale bronzy- 

 ochreous, sometimes greyish-tinged. 



N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; Nilgiris, 3,500-6,000 feet (Andre wes) ; 

 Khasis; from March to May, in August and December; ten specimens. 

 Extremely similar to the preceding species, but distinct by the much shorter 

 antennal ciliations of S ; also lighter-coloured, plical stigma indicated 

 antennee paler. 



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