DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEBA. 717 



with pale points. Palpi dark fuscous, terminal joint ochreous-whitish 

 suffused with dark fuscous at base and sometimes partially on sides, 

 Antennae 1, dark fuscous, simple. Abdomen whitish-ochreous tinged with 

 fuscous. Posterior tibia? whitish-ochreous, externally suffused with dark 

 fuscous, tarsi dark fuscous with whitish-ochreous rings at apex of joints. 

 Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly rounded, little oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 

 stalked, 7 to apex ; dark fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged ; stigmata repre- 

 sented by small blackish spots, plical rather obliquely before first discal, 

 both these edged posteriorly with ochreous-whitish suffusion, second discal 

 similarly edged on both sides : cilia purplish-fuscous. Hindwings whitish- 

 fuscous, becoming fuscous towards termen and apex ; cilia whitish-ochreous 

 with two fuscous shades. 



Cuddapah, 4,000 feet (Campbell) ; two specimens. 



Brachmia geraa, n. sp. 



S 2 • 16-19 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, 

 basal half of second joint dark fuscous, terminal joint more or less wholly 

 dark fuscous from below middle to near apex. Antennse almost 1, dark 

 fuscous, in cf simple. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen fuscous tinged 

 with yellowish, anal tuft whitish-ochreous, beneath suffused with whitish- 

 ochreous. Posterior tibia? ochreous-whitish, externally suffused with dark 

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

 Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 

 stalked, 7 to apex, 9 often out of 7 ; dark fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged ; 

 stigmata cloudy, blackish, plical somewhat beyond first discal, both more 

 or less edged posteriorly with pale fuscous or ochreous, second discal and 

 an additional dot beneath it more or less edged with pale fuscous or 

 ochreous so as to form an 8-shaped mark ; an obscure pale ochreous mark 

 on costa at ~, whence sometimes a faint sinuate pale line indented above 

 middle crosses wing : cilia fuscous, basal line on termen pale ochreous. 

 Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Madulsima, Ceylon (Vaughan, Green) ; in April, May, and from Septem- 

 ber to November, thirteen specimens. Of these seven have vein 9 of fore- 

 wings out of 7, and six have it separate. The whitish-ochreous head dis- 

 tinguishes this species from those most like it. 



Brachmia lycopis, n. sp. 



S 2 • 19 mm. Head dark fuscous, sides suffused with brownish-ochreous. 

 Palpi pale whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous, lower half of 

 second joint suffused with dark fuscous, terminal joint with median and 

 subapical dark fuscous bands. Antennas 1, dark fuscous, in S simple. 

 Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Posterior tibia? dark fuscous, apex 

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