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like a comma. Just within this a black streak, bifid below, ri^^es 

 from the inner margin, within which is a pale brown line, sur- 

 mounted by 3 more brown lines about the middle of the tegmina. 

 Wings fuscous ; the neuration is rather peculiar : the subcostal 

 nervure runs very near the costa, and throws off two branches 

 upwards ; the two next longitudinal veins are also forked ; the 

 subcostal is connected with the next by a straight transverse 

 nervule, and on the otlier side rises an oblique nervule which 

 extends to the hind margin, crossing the upper fork of the third 

 longitudinal nervule. 



A pretty little species, much resembling a Tortrioa, and very 

 difficult to describe. It appears to belong to Stal's genus Brixia; 

 but I cannot make it conform to the description of bis Cinghalese 

 B. suhfasciata ; nor does he mention the setose veins in his 

 definition of the genus or species. 



Nawalapitya. 



Ptoleeia aecuigera. 



Ptoleria arcuigera, Stal, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. iii. p. 321 (1859). 



Described from Ceylon. 



G-enus Brixioides, g. n. 



Head narrower than the thorax ; antennse inserted below the 

 hinder part of the eyes, and emitting a long seta ; no ocelli 

 observed. Thorax tricarinate, front of head projecting beyond 

 the eyes, and viewed from above apparently bifid ; but this 

 appearance is really caused by the ends of two very prominent 

 ridges running between the eyes in front, and forming a very 

 long and conspicuous groove. Legs slightly compressed ; hind 

 tibiae bispinose, and widened at the extremity, which is armed 

 with a row of strong spines. Tegmina subopaque, with tbe apex 

 rounded and the hind margin sloping outwards to the much 

 more prominent hinder angle ; costal area with numerous cross 

 nervures, the principal nervures forked, and the outer part of the 

 tegmina with numerous transverse nervures. Wings hyaline, 

 with most of the nervures forked. 



A genus of doubtful jDOsition, of the general appearance of 

 an ApTirophora, but the cross-nervures in the costal area 

 approach it to the Flatidce, and the strongly bicarinated front to 

 Brixia. 



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