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EXOTIC MICROIEPIDOPTERA. 
Brachmia craterospila, n. sp. 
2 . 13 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous- 
whitish, second joint dark fuscous except apex. Fore wings termen 
slightly sinuate, oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; ochreous- 
whitish, a few grey specks ; a blackish-grey spot on base of costa, 
and a small spot on dorsum near base ; stigmata large, blackish, 
plical slightly before first discal, second discal larger, forming 
a round spot; a small blackish spot on dorsum towards tornus ; 
a praemarginal series of cloudy blackish dots round posterior 
part of costa and termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, some blackish 
specks. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish, a greyish subbasal 
shade. 
Assam, Shillong, September ( Fletcher ); 1 ex. 
Brachmia xanthocosma, n. sp. 
<8 $ . 19-21 mm. Head orange. Palpi orange-yellow, base of 
second joint mixed dark grey, anterior edge of terminal joint dark 
fuscous. Antennae yellow, apical fifth light grey. Thorax, abdo¬ 
men dark purple-fuscous, venter light orange. Posterior legs 
orange-yellowish, femora and basal half of tibiae dark fuscous. 
Forewings posteriorly dilated, termen slightly rounded, little 
oblique; 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex; dark purple-fuscous: cilia 
concolorous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 
Uganda, Kampala ( Hargreaves ) ; 2 ex. (type Brit. Mus.). 
Brachmia ptochodryas, n. sp. 
<8. 12 mm. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous, thorax 
sprinkled fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint sprinkled fuscous 
except apex, anterior edge of terminal joint sprinkled dark 
fuscous. Forewings apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely 
rounded; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; light brownish-ochreous 
speckled fuscous; stigmata dark fuscous, plical little marked, some¬ 
what before first discal, an undefined spot of dark fuscous suffusion 
on dorsal before second discal; a prsemarginal series of cloudy dark 
fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia pale 
brownish-ochreous thinly speckled fuscous on basal half, paler 
tovards tips. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, September (Fletcher) ; 2 ex. 
Brachmia strophopa, n. sp. 
8*. 21mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. Palpi <8 pale 
ochreous, 2 ochreous-whitish, second joint fuscous externally 
except towards tip. Antennae dark grey, in <8 simple. Forewings 
somewhat dilated, termen slightly sinuate, rather oblique; 8 and 9 
out of 7, 7 to just below apex; rather dark bronzy-fuscous ; stig¬ 
mata black, first discal moderate, others large, plical obliquely 
be)'ond first discal, second discal transverse; a hardly perceptible 
