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apex or near below it, 7 and 8 stalked, 9 often out of 7, rarely 10 also 

 out of 7. Hindwings 1 or over 1, trapezoidal, termen more or less sinuate, 

 cilia ^-1 ; 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 more or less approximated, 6 and 7 

 ftalked. 



A considerable genus, most numerous in the Indian region, but fairly 

 represented in Europe and Africa. The species are obscure in appearance, 

 and require careful attention. The stalking of vein 9 with 7 in the 

 sorewings is proved to be variable in some species (as t/eroea), but in others 

 it seems to be constant. The colouring of the antennae and posterior tibiae 

 sometimes furnishes good characters. Torodora, Meyr., and Apethistis, 

 Meyr., cannot be maintained as distinct genera in view of the variability of 

 neuration above-mentioned, and are therefore merged. I describe now 

 39 new species, and include also in their proper position the other species 

 of the Indian fauna already described, which may assist the comprehension 

 of the genus. 



It is difficult to draw a clear line between Brachmia and Lecithocera, but 

 impossible to unite them. I have included in Lecithocera those species 

 in which the antennae are longer than the forewings, and those in which 

 they are only as long as the forewings but distinctly stout or thickened 

 but there appears to be nearly every degree of transition. Onebala differs 

 from Brachmia essentially in the absence of vein 3 of hindwings ; Autosticha 

 in having 7 of forewings absent, 9 separate, I'hese four genera are nearly 

 related together, and all extensively developed in the Indian region, 

 of which they are characteristic. 

 Brachmia philosopha, n. sp. 



S $ • 13-15 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, face paler. Palpi white, 

 second joint externally fuscous except apex, anterior and posterior edges 

 of terminal joint black. Antennae 1, white ringed with dark fuscous, 

 in <S simple. Abdomen fuscous, beneath dark fuscous, in <$ with a 

 whitish anteapical band. Posterior tibiae grey, extreme apex whitish, 

 tarsi whitish broadly banded with dark fuscous irroration. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, termen 

 concave, rather oblique ; 3 absent, 7 to termen, 8, 9, and 10 out of 7, 11 in o* 

 anastomosing with 12 ; rather dark fuscous ; an irregularly triangular 

 blotch of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum before middle, reaching more 

 than half across wing ; costa suffused with dark fuscous from g- to apex ; 

 a small whitish spot on middle of costa, beneath which is a patch of 

 whitish irroration ; two small blackish spots edged with a few whitish scales 

 placed transversely in disc at | ; an indistinct bisinuate whitish line at \, 

 sharply marked towards costa ; a black terminal line : cilia fuscous with 

 four ochreous-whitish lines, basal third on termen yellow-ochreous. Hind- 

 wings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous with two broad pale fuscous shades. 



