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middle, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 

 stalked, 7 to apex, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; rather dark purplish-fuscous ; stigmata 

 blackish, plical beneath first discal : cilia light fuscous, tips paler. Hind- 

 wings grey ; cilia light grey. 



Nilgiris, 3,500 feet (Andrewes) ; in August, one specimen. 



Brachmia juridica, n. sp. 



c? 5 • 13-17mm. Head in $ whitish-ochreous, in $ pale grey sprinkled 

 and on sides suffused with whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second 

 joint suffused with dark purplish-fuscous except towards apex, terminal 

 joint in $ sprinkled with dark fuscous. Antennse f, dark fuscous, in o* 

 minutely ciliated. Thorax purplish-grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, in 5 

 infuscated. Posterior legs pale whitish-ochreous, in c? externally sprinkled 

 with fuscous, in $ suffused with rather dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; 2 

 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; purplish-grey, sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous, more strongly in $ ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical somewhat before 

 first discal ; a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum before tornus : cilia 

 purplish-grey, sprinkled with dark fuscous towards base. Hindwings grey 

 darker in $ ; cilia light grey. 



Trincomali, Ceylon (Fletcher) ; in June, three specimens. 



Brachmia elephantopa, Meyr. 



Purneah, Bengal ; Konkan ; N. Ooorg, 3,500 feet ; Nilgiris, 3,500 feet. 



Brachmia hcemylopis, n. sp. 



S 2 • 15-17 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, sides of crown slightly 

 sprinkled with grey-whitish points. Palpi whitish, second joint dark 

 fuscous except apex, terminal joint more or less sprinkled or mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Antennse #, dark fuscous, in J simple. Abdomen fuscous. 

 Posterior tibige pale whitish-ochreous, externally suffused with dark 

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

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; 2 and 

 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; 

 stigmata black, plical slightly beyond first discal, both these edged post- 

 eriorly with a few white scales, second discal mixed with white scales ; an 

 obscure pale whitish-ochreous dot on costa at •§, with traces of a very faint 

 sinuate transverse line from it : cilia fuscous, base on termen pale greyish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Madulsima, Ceylon (Vaughan, Green) ; in April, and from September to 

 December, seven specimens. The mixture of black and white in second 

 discal stigma is a characteristic feature. 



Brachmia puteolata, n. sp. 



S ■ 21-23 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, sides of head sprinkled 



