cossid.e. — hepiaxidjE. 473 



The larva is destructive to thatching grass, and forms a rough 

 case of large pieces of the grass longitudinally disposed. 

 Hab. Calcutta. Exp. 30 millim. 



Vol. I, p. 303. Diabasis being preoccupied, read Genus Stichobasis, 

 Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. p. 519 (1892). 



650. Aprata mackwoodi, Moore, belongs to the Tineidce; veins 

 9, 10, not 8, 9, of fore wing are stalked. 



COSSID^. 



651 a. Cossus fuscibasis, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soe. 1895, p. 287. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown, the last greyish 

 towards extremity. Pore wing with the basal two-thirds brown, 

 irrorated with fuscous ; a paler patch between median nervure and 

 vein 1, bounded by an irregular black postmedial line, highly 

 angled at vein 4 and sending a streak inwards above vein 1 ; the 

 outer area grey, striated and reticulated with Mack. Hind wing 

 with the basal half fuscous ; the outer area grey, striated and 

 reticulated with fuscous. 



Hab. N. Khyen Hills, Burma. Exp. 50 millim. 



656. Cossus stigmaticus. Transfer to Azygophleps. Hind tibiae 

 with a minute terminal pair of spurs. 



665 a. Azygophleps mirella, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xiv, p. 440 ; 

 id. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, pi. i, fig. 16. 



S . Fawn colour ; frons fuscous ; head reddish brown. Fore 

 wing with the costal area silvery fuscous ; the area in and below 

 cell with a reddish tinge. Hind wing paler. 



Hab. Khasis. Exp. 52 millim. 



AEBELIDJE. 



Under 675. Arbela tetraonis insert (syn.) Arbela phaga. Swinh. 

 A. M. N. H. (6) xiv, p. 440, and Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, pl.'i, fig. 2. 

 Male with fuscous hind wings. Khasis. 



HEPIALID.E. 



679 a. Palpifer caerulescens, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xiv, p. 440. 



d . Head and thorax dark brown ; abdomen fuscous. Fore 

 wing with a round sexual patch at base of vein 1 ; dark purplish 

 brown ; an ochreous spot in cell ; traces of three curved maculate 



