1893.] SPECIES OE MOTHS FEOM INDIA. 34-7 



the S separately, as it differs somewhat from the $ , but I think 

 it is safely referable here. 



JMrosTOiiA sxiia:mi]st;a, sp. n. 



c? . Fore wings very pale straw-colour, shaded with pale olive- 

 fulvous ; the lines darker ; 1st hne at -|^ of the costa, runs 

 outwards and is angulated below the costa, then runs obliquely 

 inwards to the inner margin at | ; exterior line at |-, similar to the 

 inner hue ; space beyond to hind margin darker than the rest of 

 the wing ; a dark oblique streak from apex to the angulation of 

 the outer hne ; a slightly darker shade on the costa before apex ; 

 both transverse lines more strongly marked at their origin on 

 costa ; an irregular indistinct pale submarginal fascia ; base of 

 fringes brown ; fringes themselves pale straw ; base of \^'ing and 

 costal region shaded with fulvous. Hind wings pale straw, with 

 cell-spot distinct and 2 very indistinct darker bauds towards hind 

 margin ; underside the same, ^^dth the lines more distinct. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen straw dusted with fulvous. 



Expanse of wings 26 milhm. 



5 . Wings dull straw-colour, finely dusted with fuscous ; cross 

 lines very indistinct, starting from dark brown costal flecks, and only 

 visible at the veins ; 1st irregularly vertical at -^, 2nd at |, strongly 

 angulated below the costa and then parallel to the hind margin ; 

 an indistinct dark costal spot before apex, and a stronger one on 

 the hind margin below the apex ; an indefinite darlv discal spot ; 

 hind wings with the discal spot and a narrow submarginal band 

 darker. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark greyish fulvous ; 

 underside dull ochreous, darlver along costa of fore wing ; discal 

 spot of hind A™:ig and subapical spot on fore wing both con- 

 spicuous. 



Expanse of v,ings 21 millim. 



Jfah. Sikkim. 



[Taken at light by me on Aug. 4th at Darjiling. — H. J. E.'] 



DvsExmA, gen. nov. 



Fore wings triangular ; costa straight, convex just before apex, 

 and faintly concave in the middle ; hind margin obliquely curved, 

 slightly bowed above the anal angle, which is distinctly marked ; 

 apex of the c? somewhat falcate. Hind wings of $ § as wide as 

 fore wings, with the hind margin rounded ; of c? not more than 

 half as broad as fore wings, with the hind margin straight. 

 Antennae rather thick, simple in $ , rather strongly ciliated in 

 the d ; palpi short, horizontally porrect, laxly scaled, the 3rd 

 joint very minute ; tongue present, but weak. Hind tibiae of cf 

 not thickened, with two pairs of spurs, Neviration : — J'^ore wings : 

 cell half tlie lengtli of the wing ; discocellular vertical ; 1st median 

 nervule from | of the cell ; 2nd and 3rd together from the lower 

 end, the 3rd straight in the d" , somewhat arched in the $ ; lower 

 radial from the middle of the discocellular; upper radial from 



