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Subfam. Schgenobiin^. 



1. OlRRHOCHRISTA /ETHERIALIS Led. 



2. C. PULCHELLALIS Led. 



3. 0. FIGURATALIS Wlk. 



4. 0. CACONALis Swinh. 



MONODONTA, gen. 11. 



Palpi porrect, more than length of head, parallel, clothed with 

 hairs, but very thin; antennae simple ; patagia shorter than thorax. 

 Venation of fore wing ; veins 2 and 3 before end of cell, 4 and 5 

 from end of cell, 6 and 7 from end of cell, curved and nearly 

 parallel, 9 and 10 from cell. Hind wing ; cell i-ather short ; veins 

 2 and 3 before end of cell, 4 and 5 from end of cell, 6 from upper 

 angle, 7 anastomosing with 8 halfway between end of cell and 

 end of wing ; costa slightly curved ; hind margin convex, rounded 

 at angle. 



Type, M. passalis. 



5. MoNODONTA PASSALIS, sp. n. (Plate IV.) 



Head, legs, thorax, and patagia dark brown, abdomen rather 

 paler. Fore wing pale bi-own inclined to purplish, an oblique 

 dark line at one-fifth of the length of the wing, followed by a 

 much darker portion outwardly bounded by a curved dark line 

 deeply notched near angle of wing, this is followed by a pale 

 ochreous shade. Hind wing pale ochreous at base, shading into 

 darker towards the margin and having an indented dark line 

 similar to that of the fore wing ; fringes darker. 



Exp. 50 mm. 



Eah. Kebea, one specimen. 



Subfam. Phycitin^. 



6. Phycita dinawa, sp. n. (Plate III.) 



Head, legs, palpi, and body ochreous, darker above. Fore 

 wing marbled with purple, gTeen and gold, the raised scales 

 beyond the cell darker ; a curved postmedian line dark margined 

 with paler. Hind wing plain purplish grey. Fringes of fore wing 

 purple ; fringes of hind wing paler. 



Exp. 24 mm. 



Hah. Dinawa, four specimens. 



7. Etiella puscalis, sp. n. (Plate III.) 



Head, legs, palpi, and body brown with numerous pinkish hairs. 

 Fore wing pinkish brown, a darker brown mark two-thirds along 

 the inner margin edged on either side with paler ; fringes dull 

 pink. Hind wing smoky grey ; fringes same colour. 



Exp. 28 mm. 



Hob. Dinawa and Kebea, four specimens. 



8. Hypsipyla robusta Moore. 



