DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 729 



base of segments on sides. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, hardly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, 

 termen somewhat rounded, oblique ; 6 to apex, 7 and 8 stalked ; dark 

 bronzy-fuscous ; a very broad leaden-metallic streak along costa from 

 base to £, and one less broad along dorsum from base to near middle, 

 confluent at base, and with their posterior extremities connected by an 

 angulated bar; a broad slightly curved leaden-metallic fascia from 

 middle of costa to § of dorsum ; an oblique white strigula on costa at § ; 

 a broad leaden-metallic terminal fascia narrowed to tornus, marked with a 

 whitish-ochreous dash from apex: cilia leaden-metallic, on costa with 

 basal third whitish-ochreous, marked with black at extreme base. Hind- 

 wings dark fuscous, more blackish-fuscous posteriorly; cilia dark fuscous. 



Khasis ; four specimens. 



Strobisia braby litis, n. sp. 



2 . 12 mm. Head and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, lower part of 

 face ochreous-whitish. Palpi pale greyish-ochreous, towards base more 

 whitish-ochreous, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae 

 fuscous ringed with black. Abdomen dark purplish-fuscous, central 

 third of ventral surface whitish-yellowish except on anal segment. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen somewhat sinuate, little oblique ; 7 and 8 long-stalked, 

 7 to apex ; bronzy-blackish ; markings leaden-bluish-metallic ; a streak 

 along costa from base to near middle ; four rather narrow transverse 

 fasciae, first at £, expanded on dorsum as a suffused patch to base, 

 second oblique, from extremity of costal streak to dorsum beyond middle, 

 third from a triangular white spot on costa at -g, slightly curved, confluent 

 with second on dorsum, fourth terminal: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 blackish-fuscous ; cilia dark fuscous, with blackish subbasal shade. 



N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; in December, one specimen. 



Strobisia leucoplecta, n. sp. 



6 2 • 8-9 mm. Head fuscous, face paler or whitish-fuscous. Palpi 

 fuscous-whitish, second joint more infuscated towards apex, terminal joint 

 with dark fuscous line on each side. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax dark 

 leaden-fuscous. Abdomen dark grey, apex whitish. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, little oblique ; 7 and 8 long- 

 stalked, 7 to just above apex ; olive-ochreous suffusedly mixed with 

 blackish, towards posterior half of costa and entire terminal area wholly 

 suffused with blackish ; markings leaden-metallic edged with black ; a 

 broad streak along costa from base to middle, thence continued across wing 

 to | of dorsum, connected also at £ with a blotch on basal portion of 

 dorsum ; a rounded-transverse white spot on costa at f touching a leaden- 



