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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
Lecithocera ochrocapna, n. sp. 
2 . 21 mm. Head, thorax whitish-grey-ochreous. Palpi 
whitish, second joint grey except tip. Antennae whitish, basal f- 
ringed fuscous. Posterior tibiae grey, apical fifth white. Fore¬ 
wings somewhat dilated, apex obtuse-pointed, terraen hardly 
sinuate, oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 3 absent, 7 absent, 8 and 9 
stalked; ochreous-fuscous ; a small suffused ochreous-whitish 
oblique wedgeshaped mark on costa at -4: cilia ochreous-brownish, 
on termen ochreous-whitish with a dark fuscous basal line becoming 
thicker round tornus. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey, a darker sub- 
basal shade. 
Puilippixes, Mindanao, Mt. Apo, 6500 feet, May ( Mounsey ). 
Hear orbata , which has posterior tibiae wholly grey. 
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Lecithocera alcestis, n. sp. 
2 • 13-16 mm. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous. Palpi 
whitish, second joint grey except tip, anterior edge of terminal 
joint dark grey. Antennae whitish ringed fuscous. Posterior tibiae 
dark grey, apical half white. Forewings hardly dilated, apex 
obtuse-pointed, termen sinuate, rather oblique ; 8 and 9 out of 7 ; 
light fuscous ; a cloudy ochreous-whitish dot on costa at 4-: cilia 
fuscous, on termen outer half beyond a blackish-grey antemedian 
shade ochreous-whitish. Hindwings grey, paler anteriorly ; cilia 
pale greyish. 
Coorg, Dibidi, 3500 feet, January ( Newcome ); Kanara, Anshi, 
December ( Maxwell ) ; 2 ex. 
Lecithocera affusa, n. sp. 
2 . 16 mm. Head light violet-grey, sides whitish-ochreous. 
Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint, tinged yellow, anterior edge of 
terminal joint dark grey. Antennae whitish-ochreous ringed greju 
Thorax light violet-grey. Forewings slightly dilated, apex obtuse, 
termen obliquely rounded ; 4 and 5 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; pale 
ochreous slightly speckled grey ; discal stigmata small, blackish- 
grey : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia 
Whitish-grey. 
Assam, Khasis, June ; 1 ex. Allied to choritis . 
Lecithocera cassiterota, n. sp. 
2 . 16 mm. Head shining violet-grey, orange lateral lines. 
Palpi orange, terminal joint dark fuscous anteriorly. Antennae 
yellowish. Thorax violet-grey. Forewings hardly dilated, apex 
obtuse-point ed, termen concave, rather oblique; 3 absent, 4 and 5 
connate, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ; glossy violet-grey ; a short pale 
metallic-blue streak on base of costa ; markings orange, irregularly 
edged blackish ; irregular subcostal and median streaks from base 
terminating in a direct transverse antemedian fascia; a rather 
