DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 707 



Pachnistis, Meyr. 



Allied to Brachmia, from which it differs in having vein 7 of forewings 

 absent, 8 and 9 stalked. Besides cephalochra, Meyr., which is the type of 

 the genus, I refer here diluticornis, Wals., cherandra, Meyr., continctella, 

 Walk., and the two following species. 



Pachnistis excema, n. sp. 



d 5 • 13-17 mm. Head and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, sides of head 

 pale ochreous or whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale whitish-ochreous, second 

 joint suffused with dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint 

 variably suffused on anterior edge and towards apex. Antennse pale 

 whitish-ochreous, in <$ simple. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft whitish- 

 ochreous. Posterior tibise rather dark purplish-grey, apex ochreous- 

 whitish, tarsi ochreous-whitish more or less banded with dark grey. 

 Forewings elongate, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 

 4 sometimes out of 2 ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a pale whitish-ochre- 

 ous cloudy rather irregular streak crossing wing before middle ; small 

 whitish-ochreous costal and dorsal spots at % : cilia purplish-grey. Hind- 

 wings pale grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia pale grey, sometimes darker 

 round upper part of termen, base whitish-ochreous. 



Kegalle, Matale, Peradeniya, Maskeliya, Haputale, Ceylon (Green, Pole, 

 Alston) ; Cuddapah, 4,000 feet (Campbell) ; in March, April, and from July 

 to September, twelve specimens. Very like cherandra, but in that species 

 there is no entire antemedian line, and the antennae of <$ are ciliated. 



Pachnistis lygaea, n. sp. 



S . 24 mm. Head brownish. Palpi pale ochreous, second joint dark 

 brown, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennse pale 

 ochreous, ciliations 2. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 

 somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked ; rather dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous ; 

 discal stigmata rather small, cloudy, blackish : cilia bronzy-fuscous. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



Dalhousie, Kashmir ; in July, one specimen. 



Brachmia, Hb. 



Head with appressed scales, side-tufts loosely raised ; ocelli present ; 

 tongue developed. Antennae |-1, not stout, in <S simple or variably 

 ciliated, basal joint moderately elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi 

 very long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, seldom 

 loosely expanded towards apex above, terminal joint about as long as 

 second or rather longer, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short 

 filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiee rough-scaled above. Fore- 

 wings with 2 and 8 stalked or seldom coincident, 4 sometimes out of 2, 7 to 



