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oblique postmedian fascia, whence an irregular costal streak runs 
to near apex, and a median streak to termen ; a fascia of blackish 
suffusion mixed orange crossing from apex of costal streak to lower 
part of postmedian fascia; a blackish marginal line round apex and 
termen except on median streak : cilia ochreous-yellow, outer half 
pale shining grey. Hind wings grey ; cilia light grey. 
Philippines, Manila; 1 ex. 
Lecithocera hippotarcha, n. sp. 
2 . 19 mm. Head dark violet-fuscous, orange lateral lines. 
Palpi second joint thickened and somewhat roughened beneath 
towards apex, yeliow-ochreous with broad dark fuscous posterior 
streak and mixed dark fuscous on anterior edge, terminal joint 
whitish with black lateral lines. Antennae dark fuscous, thickened 
with rather rough scales on basal half, apical fourth pale ochreous. 
Thorax dark purple-fuscous. Forewings not dilated, apex obtuse- 
pointed, termen sinuate, rather oblique ; 3 absent, 8 and 9 out of 
7 ; dark purple-fuscous; some undefined greyish-ochreous suffusion 
towards costa before middle; an elongate wedge-shaped yeliow- 
ochreous spot on costa at §; a small yeliow-ochreous dot on torn us : 
cilia dark purplish-fuscous. Hindwings 3 absent; dark bronzy- 
grey ; cilia dark grey. 
Ceylon, Kandy, September ( Mackwood ); 1 ex. 
Lecithocera melitopyga, n. sp. 
$ . 18 mm. Head, palpi ochreous-yellow (terminal joint broken). 
Antennm yellow-whitish at base gradually becoming light grey, 
basal joint ochreous-yellow. Thorax dark purple-grey. Abdomen 
segment 1 dark grey, 2-5 dark brown above with yellow marginal 
rings and dark grey on sides, rest ochreous-yellow with base of 
segments brown dorsally. Forewings somewhat dilated, apex 
obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, rather oblique; 3 and 4 out of 2, 5 
connate, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; dark purple-grey : cilia concolorous. 
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, lighter towards base. 
Ceylon, May {Alston) ; 1 ex. 
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Lecithocera residua, n. sp. 
$ . 23 mm. Head whitish, sides of face and a spot in middle 
of collar grey. (Palpi missing.) Thorax whitish, shoulders and a 
broad dorsal stripe suffused purplish-grey. Abdomen ochreous- 
whitish. Forewings slightly dilated, apex tolerably pointed, 
termen concave, little oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 3 absent, 8 and 9 
out of 7; ochreous-grey-whitish, slightly grey-sprinkled; an 
irregular-semioval purplish-fuscous blotch extending along dorsum 
from near base to edge prominent at |, where it reaches | across 
wing; dorsal from this to termen mixed light grey suffusion and 
irregularly sprinkled darker fuscous, with two or three small spots 
