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irregular nearly direct rather dark purplish-fuscous streak : cilia 
pale ochreous, some fuscous specks near base. Hind wings light 
ochreous-grey ; cilia concolorous, base pale. 
Assam, Shillong, Cherrapunji, September ( Fletcher ) ; 4 ex. Very 
like talantodes, but forewings much broader and costa more arched. 
SYNCATHEBRA, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts rather loose; ocelli pos¬ 
terior ; tongue developed. Antennae f, somewhat flattened, not 
tapering, in 3 stout, simple, in 2 rather slender, basal joint 
moderately elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, 
recurved, with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, 
slender, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae 
clothed with rough hairs above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 and 3 
stalked from angle, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. 
Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, tolerably pointed, cilia 1 ; 3 and 4 
connate, 5 nearly parallel, 6 and 7 long-stalked. 
Syncathedra criminata, n. sp. 
3 15-20 mm., $ 18-25 mm. Head and thorax 3 grey mixed 
dark fuscous or wholly dark fuscous, 2 fuscous mixed whitish. 
Palpi whitish suffusedly irrorated dark fuscous except base and apex 
of terminal joint. Antennae 3 dark grey or dark fuscous, 2 fuscous 
speckled whitish, a dark fuscous apical band, last apical joint 
whitish. Forewings elongate, apex pointed, termen 3 nearly 
straight, 2 sinuate, very oblique ; 3 dark fuscous, 2 fuscous with 
bases of scales more or less whitish ; more or less developed streaks 
of coarse black iri oration between veins ; stigmata forming suffused 
irregular black spots, plical rather beyond first discal: cilia 3 dark 
grey, £ grey towards base mixed whitish and fuscous. Hindwings 
3 dark fuscous, cilia dark grey ; 2 rather dark grey, cilia grey, 
base whitish. 
Assam, Cherrapunji ( Fletcher ); 61 ex. (33 3 ,28 2 )• 
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STEREMNXOBES, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. 
Antennae in 3 stout, serrulate, simple, basal joint moderate, 
without pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, 
second joint much thickened with dense appressed scales, terminal 
joint shorter than second, stout, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudi¬ 
mentary. Posterior tibiae rough-haired above. Forewings 2 and 
3 stalked from angle, 4 approximated, 5 absent, 6 from near 7, 8 
and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, 
trapezoidal, termen faintly sinuate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 
rather approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 
