DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 725 



obliquely before first discal ; a small transverse spot of blackish irroration 

 on dorsum somewhat before second discal ; an acutely angulated series of 

 cloudy black dots close before posterior third of costa and termen : cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous points. Hindwings with 

 upper part of termen hardly sinuate, very oblique, median curve gentle 

 and little prominent, cilia 1 ; light grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Peradeniya, Ceylon (Green) ; in February, four specimens. Extremely 

 like alienella, but smaller and paler, termen of forewings more oblique ; best 

 distinguished by form of hindwings, which in alienella are broader, more 

 trapezoidal, with upper part of termen distinctly sinuate and less oblique, 

 median curve stronger and more prominent, cilia f. 



Brachmia alienella, Walk. 



Maturatta and Madulsima, Ceylon. 



Brachmia metoeca, Meyr. 



Maskeliya, Diyatalawa, Madulsima, and Trincomali, Ceylon. 



Brachmia custos, n. sp. 



2 . 19 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous. Palpi pale yellowish, second 

 joint dark fuscous except apex, terminal joint slightly sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous. Antennoe |, rather dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdo- 

 men fuscous, apex light yellow-ochreous. Posterior tibise ochreous-whitish, 

 externally somewhat sprinkled with fuscous, tarsi whitish-yellowish. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly 

 straight, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; dull 

 ochreous-brown ; a basal fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion ; costa 

 inf uscated from this to beyond middle ; a broad fascia of rather dark 

 fuscous suffusion beyond middle, second discal stigma forming small round 

 dark fuscous spot on inner edge of this : cilia fuscous sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous, with series of whitish-ochreous points, basal third suffused with 

 whitish-ochreous. Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous with several 

 obscure fuscous lines. 



Nilgiris, 6,000 feet, in May (Andrewes) ; one specimen. 



Autosticha vicularis, n. sp. 



6 2 • 9-12 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, sometimes sprinkled 

 with dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint sprinkled with 

 blackish, with a more distinct subapical ring, terminal joint with supra- 

 median band of blackish irroration. Antennae whitish-ochreous dotted with 

 blackish, ciliations in $ f . Abdomen whitish-ochreous tinged with grey. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; pale ochreous, more or less sprinkled with dark fuscous ; stigmata 

 black, plical rather obliquely before first discal, second discal sometimes 

 rather large ; a small spot of blackish suffusion on dorsum beneath second 

 discal ; a row of cloudy blackish dots close before posterior third of costa 

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