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not acute; rather dark fuscous, thinly scaled and semihy aline on anterior 

 half ; cilia grey. 



Rawalpindi (Manders) ; two specimens. 



Diaphrarpnistis, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts expanded anteriorly over base of 

 antenniB ; ocelli present ; tongue short. Antennse |, in S simple, basal 

 joint moderate, rather dilated, with strong pecten. Labial palpi moderate, 

 slightly curved, subascending, with appressed scales, terminal joint some- 

 what longer than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi minute, drooping. 

 Posterior tibise with appressed scales. Forewings with cell long, 2 from 

 angle, 3 absent, 4 absent, 7 to termen, 8-10 rather near together, li from \. 

 Hindwings almost 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia 1 ; cell short and distorted, 

 less than half wing, 2 from towards angle, curved near base, 3 from 

 angle, 4 absent, 5 and 6 stalked, rising from near angle, 7 from angle, 

 <jurved. 



A development of Kyponomeuta . 



Diaphragmistis macroglena, n. sp. 



(S . 15 mm. Head white, crown with two small fuscous spots between 

 antenuEe, Palpi whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitish, with some groups of 

 fuscous specks. Abdomen light grey, apex whitish. Forewings elongate, 

 narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely 

 obliquely rounded ; whitish, irregularly strigulated ijiroughout with brow- 

 nish, more closely and suffusedly towards costa posteriorly, with scattered 

 blackish-fuscous scales and minute dots : cilia whitish, round apex with 

 rows of blackish points and two black lines. Hindwings light grey ; an 

 elongate hyaline patch beneath cell, reaching from base to ^ of wing, in- 

 cluding posteriorly a black thickened glandular elongate mark ; cilia light 

 ■grey. 



Khasis, in November ; one specimen. The black mark of hindwings 

 may probably be sexual. 



Orthosaris, n. g. 



Head shortly rough-scaled ; tongue short. Antennse -|, in S simple, basal 

 joint moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi moderate, straight, subascending, 

 second joint with appressed scales, terminal joint longer than second, 

 thickened with scales becoming loosely expanded into an apical brush. 

 Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibi?e with appressed scales, 

 Forewings with cell long, 2 from very near angle, 3 from angle, 4 absent, 5 

 approximated, 7 to termen, 8-10 near together, 11 from ^. Hindwings 1, 

 trapezoidal-ovate, cilia f ; 2 moderately remote, parallel, 3 from angle, 4 

 absent, 5-7 slightly approximated towards base. 



Also a development of Syponomeuta. 



Orthosaris strictulata, n. sp. 



S . 12 mm. Head vvhite, face finely irrorated with fuscous. Palpi 

 whitish finely irrorated with fuscous. Thorax whitish irrorated with dark 

 fuscous. (Abdomen broken.) Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly 

 dilated, costa gently arched, more strongly posteriorly, apex tolerably 

 pointed, termen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; whitish-fuscous, finely 

 .sprinkled with dark fuscous, and strewn throughout with short straight 

 transverse whitish strigse ; an irregular series of several black dots near 

 before apex and termen : cilia whitish-fuscous, base white, limited by a 

 row of black points. Hindwings rather dark grey, lighter anteriorly ; a 

 hyaline elongate patch beneath cell from base to ^ of wing ; cilia whitish- 

 grey. 



Matale Ceylon, in August (Pole) ; one specimen. 



Hyponomeuta prcstincta, n. sp. 



cJ 2 • 14-16 mm. Head white, crown with two blackish dots. Palpi 



