INDIAN MICliO-LEPIDOPTERA. 8o7 



to beyond middle, where it turns slightly upwards, edged above with a 

 streak of dark fuscous suffusion which is continued beyond it along dorsum 

 to beyond tornus ; some ochreous-whitish irroration or suffusion posteriorlj^ 

 between this and median band : cilia fuscous somewhat sprinkled with 

 ochreous-whitish, with patches of dark fuscous suffusion at apex and below 

 middle of termen. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; rather dark fuscous ; 

 cilia fuscous ; on undersurface with a narrow elongate subcostal patch of 

 blackish modified scales extending from \ to beyond middle. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole); in May, one specimen. 



Acroclita scleropa, n. sp. 



S 2 . 15-16 mm. Head and thorax greyish more or less tinged with 

 brown, thorax anteriorly suffused with blackish. Palpi dark fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, in S without fold, 

 apex round-pointed, rather prominent, termen abruptly concave-indented 

 beneath it ; grey suftusedly irrorated with whitish ; costa blackish, with 

 pairs of fine whitish strigulse ; basal patch brownish, irregularly strigulated 

 with blackish, reaching on dorsum to middle and suffused with blackish 

 towards dorsum posteriorly, outer edge angulated in middle ; central fascia 

 narrow, oblique, upper half blackish, lower half ochreous-brownish, posterior 

 edge with an abrupt black projection in middle ; apical area ochreous-brown, 

 with several oblique leaden-metallic strigee from posterior half of costa, and 

 a black elongate mark towards costa above ocellus ; ocellus ochreous-brown, 

 margined by two thick leaden-metallic streaks, and containing a black dash 

 near lower extremity : cilia grey irrorated with whitish, with dark fuscous 

 apical patch. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; grey, veins darker ; in S 

 beneath an elongate-ova ^.e patch of blackish modified scales extending 

 beneath costa from near base to § ; cilia light fuscous, with darker subbasal 

 shade. 



Namunakuli, Patipola, and Maskeliya, Ceylon (Green, Pole, Alston) ; 

 from January to April, five specimens. 



Acroclita naevana, Hb. 



Maskeliya, Ceylon (Pole); N. Coorg, 3,500 feet (Newcome) ; Khasis ; in 

 May, June, and from October to December, ten specimens. Occurs also 

 throughout Europe and Central Asia to Japan. On the undersurface of both 

 wings the colouring is darker in Indian examples than in European, so that 

 the patch of black suffusion on the hindwings of S stands out less conspi- 

 cuously ; otherwise I can detect no difference, and the specific identity is 

 undoubted. 



Acroclita symbolias, n. sp. 



fT $ . 13-14 mm. Head white, sides fuscous. Palpi fuscous, terminal 



joint and apex of second white. Thorax brown, with pale grey central 



stripe. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 



prominent, termen abruptly concave-indented beneath it ; pale greyish, 



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