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white, anterior femora and the tibiae infuscated above. Forewings 
and hind wings whitish-ochreous, crossed by six white irregular lines 
edged with fuscous irroration, sixth terminal; base of fore wing 
mixed with dark fuscous, costa spotted alternately with white and 
dark fuscous ; cilia alternately whitish-ochreous and whitish.” 
This species was originally described from a single specimen taken 
at Pundaluoya in February by Green. I have examples from 
Madulsima in November, 1906 (Vaughan), and from Haldummulla 
in October-November, 1908 (Ormistori), and Mr. Meyrick writes that 
he has it also from Maskeliya. 
Orneodes mesolychna, Meyr. 
(Plate G, figure 4.) 
Orneodes mesolychna , Meyrick, T. E. S., 1907, 508. 
“Male and female. 9-11 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, crown 
suffusedly mixed with blackish-gray. Palpi moderate, curved, 
ascending, transverse-flattened, terminal joint somewhat shorter 
than second ; whitish, with apical band of second joint and median 
band of terminal joint blackish-gray. Antennae ochreous-white. 
Abdomen rather dark fuscous, third segment ochreous-white, 
segments 4-6 edged posteriorly towards middle with white, towards 
sides with black, ventral surface ochreous-white. Legs whitish, 
anterior femora and tibiae suffused with dark gray externally, apex 
of middle femora with a dark gray dot. Forewings ochreous- 
yellow ; basal area irrorated with blackish ; a moderate fascia of 
blackish irroration edged with white before \ ; first segment with 
three, other segments crossed by two rather broad fasciae of blackish 
irroration edged by white lines margined with two rows of black 
scales ; a slender blackish subapical fascia, and tips of segments also 
blackish : cilia dark gray, barred witli whitish on white markings. 
Hindwings whitish, with about ten irregular transverse bars of 
blackish irroration, alternate interspaces ochreous-yellowish : cilia 
as in fore wings, but whitish bars wider.” 
In Ceylon this species has as yet been taken only at Maskeliya ; 
outside of Ceylon it is known from the Khasi Hills in Assam. 
1 have seen no examples from Ceylon, and am indebted to Mr. 
Meyrick for the loan of a Khasi specimen for figuring. 
Orneodes pinalea, Meyr. 
(Plate G, figure 5.) 
Orneodes pinalea, Meyrick, T. E. S., 1907, 506. 
“ Male aind female. 13-18 mm. Head white, crown more or less 
mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi moderately long, ascending, loosely 
scaled anteriorly, terminal joint half second ; white, second joint 
externally more or less sprinkled with gray, terminal joint with a 
dark gray median band. Antennae pale whitish-ochreous. Thorax 
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