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ochreous mark; a narrow-transverse slightly oblique yellow- whitish spot 

 from dorsum beyond middle, not reaching half across wing; a slightly 

 angulated whitish line from 2 / 3 of costa to dorsum before tornus, median 

 portion forming a violet-golden spot ; an erect violet-golden striga from 

 tornus reaching half across wing, tornal end whitish; three dots on costa 

 posteriorly, first yellowish, other two white, from last an irregular violet- 

 golden line runs to middle of termen, thence along termen becoming 

 obscurely whitish to tornus: cilia grey with two dark fuscous shades, 

 space between them whitish round apex. Hindwing dark grey; cilia grey. 

 Java, Preangor, 5000 feet (Sythoff); one specimen. 



Glyphipteryx clearcha n. sp. 



9 7 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish. Palpi loosely scaled, with 

 whorls of dark fuscous white-tipped scales, apex dark fuscous anteriorly. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen very obliquely rounded, slightly sinuate beneath apex ; light 

 greyish-bronze; markings iridescent-whitish, finely edged with grey; a 

 slightly curved streak from 1 / 3 of costa to middle of dorsum ; a suffused 

 whitish streak along dorsum from about 1 / 3 to near tornus; a nearly 

 direct streak from middle of costa reaching half across wing; a slender 

 slightly curved streak from 2 / 3 of costa to dorsum before tornus; two 

 short streaks from costa posteriorly, a dot in disc between these, and 

 another between this and tornus ; a rather narrow black fascia along 

 termen, interrupted above middle, upper portion containing one and lower 

 three small golden-metallic spots: cilia grey-whitish, within a dark grey 

 median shade pale greyish-bronzy, indented with whitish beneath apex. 

 Hindwings pointed, rather dark grey; cilia grey. 



Java; one specimen. 



ELACHISTIDAE. 



Ptilodoxa n. g. 



Head smooth, face very retreating ; tongue developed. Antennae 3 / 4 , 

 in çT simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, 

 curved, ascending, loosely scaled anteriorly, terminal joint as long as 

 second, pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae clothed with 

 long hairs above. Forewings with large plical tuft; 2 from angle, 3 — 5 

 absent, 6 and 8 stalked, 7 absent, 9 absent, 11 from beyond middle. 

 Hindwings y 3 , linear-lanceolate, cilia 5; neuration undetermined, 3 and 

 4 probably absent. 



