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SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
Antennae ochreous-whitish, basal joint white. Abdomen whitisli- 
ochreous. Forewings ochreous-whitish, crossed by ill-defined light 
yellow-ochreous bands before and beyond middle, and a narrow 
curved darker central fascia, sometimes partially speckled with dark 
fuscous, not reaching sixth segment, separated from them by fine 
lines of ground colour ; sometimes a few fine blackish specks on 
segments ; sometimes a faint yellowish sub terminal line. Hind- 
wings as forewings, but central fascia fuscous, sprinkled with 
blackish, entire, dark specks on segments rather more numerous, 
sub terminal line sometimes grayish towards dorsum.” 
This appears to be one of the most widely-distributed of our species 
of Orneodes. It was originally described from Maskeliya specimens 
taken by He Mowbray in April and June, and my collection contains 
examples from this locality in January and March (De Mowbray). 
I also have it from Madulsima in October (Vaughan), from Bibile 
in November, 1907 ( Mackwood ), and from Kegalla in October- 
November, 1908 ( Ormiston ), and at lamp in bungalow at Kegalla 
(1,000 ft.) on October 11, 1909 (Ormiston). 
Outside of Ceylon O. toxophila occurs in South India. Mr. Mey- 
rick informs me that he has received this species from N. Coorg, 
3,500 feet ( Newcombe ). The British Museum collection also contains 
two specimens from the Nilgiri Hills (Hampson) ; Sir George Hamp- 
son kindly informs me that these were collected by him in September 
at Nadgani (3,000 feet), on the western slopes of the Nilgiris. 
Orneodes thapsina, Meyr. 
(Plate H, figure 9.) 
Orneodes thapsina , Meyrick, B. J., XVI., 583. 
“ Male. 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown ochreous-yellow. 
Palpi and antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-orange, 
partially sprinkled with fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-orange, 
segmental margins white. Legs whitish, anterior femora and tibiae 
dark fuscous above, Forewings orange-ochreous, towards base 
partially suffused with fuscous, posterior f crossed by four irregular 
whitish lines, partially obscurely edged with a fuscous tinge ; tips of 
segments pale or whitish, with a minute dark fuscous terminal dot : 
cilia alternately whitish-ochreous and whitish. Hindwings whitish ; 
segments 1-5-with six, segment 6 with three ochreous bars irregularly 
edged with dark fuscous irroration; cilia as in forewings. Only 
comparable in general colouring with the Australian O. xanthodes , 
from which, however, it is quite distinct.” 
This is another species which, so far as we know at present, is 
quite peculiar to the Maskeliya district, where the original specimens 
were taken in February. My own examples were collected in 
September, 1905 (ex Coll. Green), and in October and December 
(Pole.) 
