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6. Uniform black-brown ; wings rather sparsely clothed with black hair, — 
rather more thickly on basal half of inner area of forewing, 
Larva case covered with small land-shells, bits of the pupa of a large 
moth, &c¢, One specimen bred from about 200 similar cases by J. Pole, who 
says it is preyed on by a small wasp to an almost exterminating extent. 
Habitat—Ceylon, Puttalam (Pole), Huep. 12 mm, Type—In British 
Museum. 
631b, ACANTHOPSYCHE (Metisa) GIGANTEA, Dudgeon, J. Bomb. N. H. Soc., 
xii, p. 644, pl, I, f.14 (1899), 
@. ¥rons and thorax pale reddish-brown, vertex of head and collar grey- 
brown; abdomen reddish-brown, forewing grey-brown, the inner area 
pale yellowish-brown up to cell and from middle of vein 2 narrowing to 
tornus, Hindwing grey-brown, the area below the cell and vein 2 yellowish- 
brown. Forewing with veins 4-5 stalked; 7, 8,9, 10 stalked. Hindwing 
with veins 4-5 from point, and a spur from middle of vein 8 towards costa. 
Habitat.—Sikhim, 1,800’. Hap. 54 mm, 
COSSIDA, 
Genus DUDGEONEA, noy, 
Type-—D, LEvucosticra, Hmpsn, 
Range-—Sikhim ; W. Africa. 
Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head ; antenne of male bipectinate to 
apex with very short branches; tibiae with the spurs well developed. 
Forewing somewhat broad and quadrate, the apex rounded, the inner 
margin arched near base : veins 3,4, 5 separate at origin ; 6 from well below 
angle of cell, 7 from just below; 8, 9, 10 arising separately from areole ; 
11 from cell, Hindwing with veins 3, 4,5 separate at origin; 6 from well 
below angle of cell ; no bar between veins 7 and 8 ; both wings with forked 
veinlet in cell. 
656a. DUDGEONEA LEUCOSTICTA, n. sp. 
6. Ferruginous; thorax dark rufous-brown, with the patagia white 
except at base; palpi in front 
and coxe whitish, Forewing 
with numerous silvery white 
spots on basal half, tinged with 
yellow below costa, and small and 
yellowish towards iheir outer 
region; the apical area with 
large silvery white spots mixed 
Dudgeonea leucosticta, @ 1. 
with small yellowish ones. Hindwing whitish, tinged with ferruginous, 
especially towards medial part of termen, 
Habitat.—Sikhim, 1,500’ (Dudgeon). Hzp. 32mm, Type—In British 
Museum, 
