PTER0PH0RIDAE. 
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a narrow triangular blackish patch extending over apical hfth, 
between these two last white towards base. 
India (United Provinces), Masuri; 1 ex. (Mackenzie). Resembles 
ochrias in general facies, but immediately recognisable by the 
exceptionally large black median scale-tooth of hindwings (in 
ochrias the corresponding tooth is much smaller aud postmedian). 
Oxyptilus clarisignis, n. sp. 
cf 5 • 18-20 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-brown, orbits and a 
line on forehead white. Palpi brown, apex of second joint and 
upper edge of terminal white. Abdomen fuscous streaked white. 
Forewings cleft from middle, termen of second segment very 
oblique, concave ; ochreous-brown ; costa suffused fuscous, 
sprinkled white scales from base to middle ; white elongate dots 
or groups of scales on fold at | and in disc very obliquely beyond 
this ; a small white spot on base of cleft; white bars on first 
segment before its middle and about |, and less defined slender 
oblique marks on second segment beneath these : cilia grey, on 
costa white from second bar to apex, in cleft somewhat mixed 
with black and white scales, on termen of second segment white 
at base with white bars at apex and tornus, on dorsum with small 
groups of black scales, more or less accompanied with white scales, 
before cleft and before and beyond first bar. Hindwings dark 
grey ; cilia grey, on dorsum with well-marked moderate triangular 
blackish scale-tooth at some scattered blackish and white scales 
between this and base, and minute tooth of 2 or 3 black scales 
beneath tip. 
Kttmaon, Muktesar, 7000 feet, September ( Fletcher ); 2 ex. 
Allied to the icetus group, but distinguished by the larger triangular 
postmedian scaletooth of hindwings. 
Platyptilia odiosa, n. sp. 
U. 26 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous sprinkled whitish, 
forehead with short cone of scales. Palpi 2, scaled. Abdomen 
dark fuscous, basal segment whitish-fuscous. Forewings cleft 
from |, segments rather broad, apex pointed, termen of first 
segment faintly sinuate, oblique, of second slightly rounded, rather 
oblique ; fuscous, sprinkled dark fuscous and whitish-fuscous ; a 
cloudy spot of dark fuscous suffusion in disc before middle; 
a triangular blotch of dark fuscous suffusion on costa before cleft, 
apex truncate, reaching more than half across wing: cilia grey 
mixed whitish-grey, on termen whitish-grey beyond a blackish 
subbasal line, on dorsum with scattered blackish scales, an un¬ 
defined spot of these at f. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey, on 
middle of dorsum an obtuse-triangular spot of grey black-tipped 
scales, a series of black-tipped scales between this and base. 
Natal, Impetyeni Forest, September (Swhmy); 1 ex. (Coll. 
I a use). 
