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with ochreous or brownish scales with black tips ; stigmata represented by 

 spots formed of accumulations of similar scales, first discal round, second 

 large, roundish, plical elongate, somewhat before first discal ; four small 

 spots of similar scales on posterior half of costa, and a suffused streak close 

 before termen : cilia ochreous-whitish sprinkled with blackish, basal third 

 pale yellowish. Hindwings ochreous-whitish, somewhat sprinkled with grey, 

 especially towards apex; cilia as in forewings. 



Khasis ; in April, two specimens. 



Brachmia strangalistis, n. sp. 



J $ . 16 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish, centre of crown tinged 

 with purplish-fuscous. Palpi pale ochreous-yellowish, anterior edge of 

 terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae 1, whitish-yellowish, obscurely dotted 

 with fuscous, in <$ simple. Thorax lilac-brownish. Abdomen light ochre- 

 ous. Posterior tibiae fuscous, apex pale yellowish, tarsi pale yellowish 

 suffusedly banded with fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 slightly arched, slightly sinuate in middle, apex round-pointed, termen 

 faintly sinuate, oblique ; . 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen ; 

 brownish, sprinkled with dark fuscous ; stigmata represented by spots of 

 dark fuscous suffusion, first discal round, second transverse-oval, plical 

 smaUer, beneath first discal ; posterior half of costa suffused with dark fus- 

 cous, interrupted by an ochreous-yellowish patch towards apex, the obscure 

 dark suffusion extending along upper part of termen : cilia whitish-ochreous 

 tinged with brownish, with a dark fuscous postmedian shade. Hindwings 

 ochreous-whitish-grey, becoming grey towards apex ; cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 with two faint greyish shades. 



Khasis ; in April, August, and October, three specimens. 

 Brachmia phryganitis, n. sp. 



J $ . 16-18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, 

 second joint sprinkled with fuscous. Antennse §, fuscous, ciliations in 6 

 Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia more or less infuscated. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous. Posterior legs ochreous-whitish, more or less sprinkle 

 with fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly 

 dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique; 

 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; ochreous-whitish irregularly 

 mixed with fuscous, suffusedly streaked with brown between veins, thes< 

 streaks in disc and towards base marked with lines of black scales ; 

 blackish dot towards costa before middle ; stigmata black, discal connected 

 by a black streak which is extended to apex, thickest posteriorly, 

 plical represented by an elongate mark; a patch of blackish irroratioi. 

 about fold beyond middle : cilia ochreous-whitish mixed with pale fuscous, 

 at apex with a blackish bar, on termen with basal third spotted witl 

 blackish. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 





