1885.] OF BOMBAY AND THE DECCAN. 883 



as the fore wino;s. Thorax dull purplish fuscous, with a tuft of 

 bright yellow ochreous scales posteriorly. Fore wings dull purplish 

 fiiscous, cilia the same. Hind wings shining bright purple, the costal 

 margin thickly scaled, pale ochreous, fringes bronzy brown ; a fringe 

 of bronzy-brown scales along the basal half of the first vein. Ab- 

 domen bright yellowish ochreous. Legs and anal tuft pale ochreous. 

 Underside of all the wings shining purple. 



Expanse 33 millim. 



A single specimen in Col. Swinhoe's collection, also from Bombay, 

 appears to be allied to the large horn-feeding African species 

 known as Tinea vastella, Zeller. 



Hapsifera, Zeller. 



207. Hapsifera deviella. 



Drosical deviella, Walker, xxviii. 520. 

 Poona, October and November. In great plenty. 

 Strongly resembles Hapsifera luridella, Zeller, but is lighter in 

 colour and has paler hind wings. 



Fam. Plutellid^. 



Cerostoma, Latr. 



208. Cerostoma rugosella, Stainton. 



Poona, October and December ; Bombay, September. 



Three specimens from Bombay and Poona agree with Mr. Stain- 

 ton's description, but I am yet doubtful whether they are rightly 

 identified as belonging to this species, of which I have not seen 

 the type. 



Note. — This species may possibly constitute the type of a 

 new genus, which would also include Morophaga 1 barbarata of 

 Christoph. 



Hyponometjta, Zeller. 



209. Hyponometjta malinellus. 

 Hyponomeuta malineUus, Zeller, Isis, 1844, p. 220. 

 Poona, December. 



A single specimen from Poona is robably the same species 

 noticed by Christoph under this nam? (Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. x. 

 p. 51) as occurring in North Persia. The markings are disposed 

 exactly as in European specimens, but the unusually dark colour, 

 much darker than any variety I have before seen, is very remark- 

 able. 



210. Atteva niveiguttella. 

 Corinea niviguttella, Walker, p. 542. 

 Bombay. 



