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1 1 5 . A. teleslis, Meyrick, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 47, p. 2i3 (1911). India. 



116. A. convohda, Meyrick, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 18, p. 824 India, Cevlon. 



(1908). 



117 A. strophala, Meyrick, ibidem, p. 824 (1908). India, Ceyl"ii. 



118. A. patricia, Meyrick, ibidem, p. 825 (1908). India. 



119. A. orientalis, Stainton, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (2), Vol. 3, p. 3oi (i855). India. 



120. A. cyanospila, Meyrick, Trans. New Zeal. Inst. Vol. 18. p. i83 (1886). New Zealand. 



121. .1. ustulatella, Stainton, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (2). Vol. 5, p. I2i(i85g). India, Ceylon. 



isochorda. Meyrick, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 17, p, 746 (1907). 



9. Genus STOMPHASTIS, nov. gen., Meyrick 



Characters. — Head with appressed scales. Antenna? over 1, basal joint moderate. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, loosely scaled throughout, second joint with projecting hairs 

 towards apex beneath, terminal joint as long as second, somewhat pointed. Maxillary palpi moderate, 

 filiform, porrected. Posterior tibia? with row of short bristly scales above. Forewings very narrowly 

 elongate; 3 absent, 4 from lower angle of cell, 5 and 6 out of 7, 8 absent, 9 out of 7 near base, 11 from 

 near base. Hindwings about one-half, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 5 ; 4 absent, 5 and 6 stalked. 



Possibly correlated to early forms of Acrocercops. 



Early stages unknown. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Indian. 

 1. S. plectica, nov. sp. 1), Meyrick. — Plate, Figs. I , 26. India. 



10. Genus PARECTOPA, Clemens 



Parectopa. Clemens. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. p. 210 (i860). — Type : P. lespedezifoliella, Clemens. 

 Macarostola. Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 62 (1907). — Type : P.formosa, Stainton. 

 QEcophyllembius. Silvestri, Boll. Lab. Zool. Portici, Vol. 2, p. 196 (1908). — Type : P. latifoliella, 



Milliere. 



Characters. — Head with appressed scales. Antennae over r, basal joint moderate. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, second joint sometimes rough-scaled or tufted beneath 

 towards apex, terminal joint as long as second, acute. Maxillary palpi moderate, filiform, porrected. 

 Middle tibiae smooth, scales sometimes expanded at apex only ; posterior tibiae smooth-scaled. Fore- 

 wings very narrowly elongate; 3 sometimes absent, 6 and 7 sometimes stalked, seldom 8 out of 7 near 

 base, 11 from near base of cell. Hindwings about one-half to two-thirds, linear-lanceolate, cilia 4-5; 

 3 sometimes absent or connate with 4, 5 and 6 usually stalked, rarely 6 and 7 stalked. 



A development of Gracilaria. representing the stem from which most of the genera of the family 

 have originated. The earlier forms are beautifully coloured with crimson and yellow tints. 



i) Stomphastis plectica, nov. sp. — <3 Q.S-iomm. Head white, crown pale fuscous except on sides. Palpi white, second joint grey 

 except towards apex, with rough projecting white scales beneath. Antennas grey. Thorax fuscous, with two white stripes. Abdomen grey. Forewings 

 elongate, very narrow, rather short-pointed; a blackish subcostal line from base to middle; a row of several blackish dots above middle from base, 

 terminating in a blackish streak in middle of disc: a blackish line along fold; a moderately broad white dorsal streak from base to tornus, pointed 

 posteriorly, edged with black above from base to an oblique projection beyond middle, containing aseries of fuscous or black dots anteriorly and a fuscous 

 or black longitudinal mark posteriorly; two slender white streaks meeting at a very acute angle in disc towards apex, strongly edged with black anteriorly ; 

 a fine longitudinal white streak below these ; apical area strewn with blackish white- tipped scales, crossed by an obtusely angulated leaden-metallic line ; 

 a black apical dot : cilia white, with black basal line, on costa with outer half dark fuscous, on termen with a black median line and apical hook, beneath 

 tornus grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. Karwar, Kanara ( Vlaxweli); in August, three specimens. 



