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Kandy, Ceylon (Mackwood) ; in January, two specimens. 



Brachmia exophthalma, n. sp. 



c? $ . 17-21 mm. Head and thorax rather dark purplish-fuscous, sides of 

 head suffused with pale ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint 

 dark fuscous except apex. Antennse 1, rather dark fuscous, in $ simple. 

 Abdomen pale ochreous, in $ infuscated. Posterior legs whitish-ochreous, 

 tibise externally suffusedly mixed with dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow at base, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen almost straight, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 

 apex ; purplish-fuscous, rather darker in $ ; an elongate black dot beneath 

 costa near base ; plical and first discal stigmata united into a transverse- 

 oval blackish blotch, edged posteriorly with whitish-ochreous, and second 

 discal represented by a quite similar blotch, edged on both sides ; a black 

 dot lying between upper extremities of these ; an indistinct pale ochreous 

 somewhat curved subterminal line, dilated and distinct on costa, indented 

 beneath costa : cilia in <$ whitish-ochreous with two obscure fuscous shades, 

 in § fuscous. Hindwings in S light grey, in $ grey ; cilia as in forewings. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole, de Mowbray) ; in January, April and October, 

 four specimens. 



Brachmia cordata, n. sp. 



S • 18 mm. Head dark fuscous, sprinkled with pale points. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, second joint suffused with dark fuscous except apex, 

 terminal joint mixed with dark fuscous. Antennae nearly 1, dark fuscous, 

 simple. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous. Posterior legs 

 whitish-ochreous, tibise externally suffused with dark fuscous, tarsi banded 

 with dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, oblique ; 2 and 3 

 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; purplish-fuscous, irrorated with 

 blackish, more strongly and suffusedly towards base, along costa, and on 

 terminal area ; a streak of ochreous-whitish suffusion along dorsum from 5 

 to f ; stigmata represented by cloudy blackish spots, first discal roundish, 

 plical beneath this, larger, irregular, both these irregularly edged posteriorly 

 with white, second discal transverse-oval, edged posteriorly and slightly 

 anteriorly with white ; a strong whitish-ochreous subterminal line, indented 

 on upper half : cilia fuscous, with rows of whitish points, and a darker 

 antemedian shade. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, gradually more infuscated 

 posteriorly ; cilia fuscous-whitish, with fuscous subbasal shade. 



Palni Hill (Campbell) ; one specimen. 



Brachmia nubigena, n. sp. 



c? ■ 17 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, face fuscous. Palpi ochreous, 

 whitish, second joint dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous towards apex. Antennse nearly 1, dark fuscous, 



