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joints white. Forewings widest near base, thence narrowed to 
acute apex ; dark iridescent bronzy-fuscous ; two whitish-yellow 
transverse fasciae, first before 4, rather narrow, narrowed at 
extremities, second at |, rather broader, evenly wide: cilia grey. 
Hind wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 
Sikkim, Kurseong, 5000 feet, April ( Fletcher ); 1 ex. 
ATHLOSTOLA, n. g. 
Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antennae f, 
in J minutely pubescent, basal joint moderate, without pecten. 
Labial palpi long, recurved, rather slender, smooth, terminal joint 
as long as second, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior 
tibiae with appressed scales, at base of spurs with expanded whorls 
of stiff projecting scales, tarsi with small spines at apex of joints. 
Forewings 2-6 remote, nearly parallel, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 
costa, 11 from middle, Hindwings nearly 1, lanceolate, cilia 1^ ; 
2 and 3 parallel, 4 absent, 5 slightly approximated, 6 and 7 slightly 
approximated towards base. 
Perhaps allied to Lissocarena. 
Athlostola pyrophracta, n. sp. 
c?. 12 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous (face rubbed). 
Paipi ochreous-whitish, terminal joint and apical part of second 
suffused grey anteriorly. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings 
elongate dan ceolate; dark bronzy-fuscous; a rather narrow 
irregular-edged transverse orange fascia towards base: cilia dark 
fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 
Assam, Shillong, 5u00 feet, May ( Fletcher ) ; 1 ex. 
Protanystis peridoxa, n. sp. 
S 15 mm. (Head denuded.) Palpi grey, posteriorly whitish. 
Antennae grey, a white apical band. Thorax grey, some blue and 
green scales. Abdomen with lateral segmental scale-projection, ' 
blackish, a blue-metallic basal blotch, beyond middle a blue- 
metallic dorsal patch with white ventral patch beneath it. Pos¬ 
terior tarsi white with basal joint dark bronzy-fuscous. Forewings 
very narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa arched towards obtuse apex, 
termen very obliquely rounded; 9 absent, 11 from 4 ; blackish; 
irregular interrupted supramedian and dorsal metallic-green streaks 
from near base to middle, between their posterior extremities 
a small metallic-blue spot; a suffused tawny postmedian band 
containing a central metallic-blue spot, apical area beyond this 
suffused purplish-bronzy: cilia grey. Hindwings dark fuscous; 
cilia fuscous. 
British New Guinea, Madana (, Simmonds ); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
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