DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 709 



Khasis ; in March, three specimens. The peculiar neuration marks this 

 as an extreme form, but it does not seem necessary to separate it 

 generically. 



Brachmia compsophila, n. sp. 



<5 $ . 13-17 mm. Head and thorax light ochreous-brown or sometimes 

 fuscous, face whitish-tinged. Palpi whitish, second joint externally suffused 

 with fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint with two black lateral 

 lines. Antennas 1, white, sharply ringed with dark fuscous, ciliations in J 1 2. 

 Abdomen light ochreous or greyish. Posterior tibise dark fuscous, apex 

 white, tarsi white with dark fuscous basal bands on first three joints. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-point- 

 ed, termen sinuate, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 to termen, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; 

 light ochreous-brown or sometimes fuscous, somewhat infuscated or darker- 

 suffused posteriorly ; traces of a white oblique strigula from costa before 

 middle, sometimes obsolete ; stigmata faintly darker, plical rather obliquely 

 beyond first discal, second discal forming a transverse mark, but all some- 

 times quite obsolete ; a fine oblique white strigula from costa at f , whence a 

 faint angulated whitish line proceeds to tornus ; a black apical dot, more or 

 less edged with white above and beneath ; an interrupted blackish terminal 

 line : cilia ochreous-brown or lilac-fuscous, apical third on termen white 

 preceded by a darker line. Hindwings fuscous, sometimes paler towards 

 base ; cilia light brownish-ochreous or fuscous. 



Madulsima, Kurunegala, Diyatalawa, Ceylon (Green, Vaughan, Pole, 

 Fletcher) ; from July to November, eight specimens. The characteristic 

 apical dot separates it from all allied species. 



Brachmia isocrypta, n. sp. 



2 ■ 15 mm. Head and thorax rather dark fuscous, face paler. Palpi 

 whitish, second joint dark fuscous except apex, anterior edge of terminal 

 joint blackish. Antennae 1, white ringed with dark fuscous. Abdomen fus- 

 cous, apex ochreous-tinged, beneath whitish with anal tuft blackish. Poste- 

 rior tibise white, basal third and a prseapical mark dark fuscous, tarsi white 

 with three dark fuscous rings. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly 

 slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, 

 rather oblique ; 3 and 4 out of 2, 7 to apex, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; rather dark 

 fuscous ; second discal stigma obscurely darker ; a cloudy fuscous-whitish 

 dot on costa at f , whence a very faintly indicated very obtusely angulated 

 pale line runs to dorsum before tornus : cilia fuscous with two darker shades, 

 on termen with pale basal line. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole) ; in June, one specimen. 



Brachmia iresia, n. sp. 



d § • 9-14 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown in $ sometimes grey. 

 Palpi ochreous-white, second joint more or less suffused with fuscous or dark 

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