TINEIDJE. 
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Crypsithyris liaropa, n. sp. 
<3 2 • 13-14 uira. Hoad whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of 
joints whitish. Thorax white sprinkled dark fuscous. Porewings 
costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely 
rounded; 4 and 5 separate; whitish, irregularly sprinkled with 
blackish scale-points suffused pale brownish ; a round pale brownish 
spot irrorated blackish in middle of disc, a similar irregular spot 
towards dorsum before this, a very undefined apical spot, and some 
smaller groups on termen and costa before apex: cilia whitish, 
basal half obscurely barred with pale brownish blackish-tipped 
scales. Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia oclireous-whitish. 
Sikkim, Kurseong, 5000 feet, April ( Fletcher ); 2 ex. Very close 
to synolca from Khasis, but forewings somewhat narrower, apex 
more pointed, termen more oblique, veins 4 and 5 separate (in 
synoica stalked), cilia less distinctly barred. 
Monopis pentadisca, n. sp. 
L 
$ . 16 mm. Head white. Palpi dark fuscous, apex white. 
Thorax dark fuscous. Porewings dark fuscous, obscurely mixed 
violet-leaden ; five ochreous-white blotches, first large, rounded, on 
dorsum before middle, reaching | across wing, second less large, on 
middle of costa, semi-oval, reaching half across wing, centrally 
suffused pale yellow, costal edge strigulated dark fuscous, others 
small, irregular, third on dorsum beyond middle, fourth and fifth 
on each side of apex ; discal depression indicated by a fine whitish 
ring, touching costal blotch: cilia ochreous-whitish, dark grey spots 
at apex and tornus, and one or two fine bars on costa. Hindwings 
rather dark grey; cilia whitish, a grey subbasal line. 
Piji, Suva, October, at light (Simmonds) • 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Tineola oblitescens, n. sp. 
2 . 10 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous. Palpi fuscous- 
whitish, a dark fuscous lateral streak. Thorax pale greyish- 
ochreous. Porewings pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled grey; 
stigmata cloudy, indistinct, dark grey, plical obliquely before first 
discal: cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Plindwings pointed, pale 
ochreous-grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 
Malay States, Kuala Lumpur, bred December from case-bearing 
larva, stated on Hibiscus rosci-sinensis , but must doubtless feed on 
lichens ( Corbett ., Gater ); case (sent) 12 mm. long, widest (4 mm.) 
before middle, narrowed in front and tapering posteriorly, rather 
flattened, formed of silk covered with various-coloured fragments 
of lichen and sand ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Tinea chlorospora, n. sp. 
$ . 10 mm. Head greyish, hairs of forehead dark fuscous. 
Palpi dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, slightly speckled 
