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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
fasciae at \ and before middle ; short oblique streaks from costa 
beyond middle and at and a short inwards-oblique streak from 
eosta before apex ; a triangular dot on dorsum between first and 
second of these streaks, and a smaller dot between second and 
third ; a minute apical dot. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 
Ecuador, Huigra, 4500 feet, June ( Parish ); 1 ex. In imperfect 
condition, but distinct and brilliant. 
Aristotelia palamota, n. sp. 
S' . 8 mm. Head pale whitish-ochreous slightly sprinkled grey. 
Palpi whitish, second and terminal joints each with two dark 
fuscous bands. Thorax dark fuscous, a broad pale whitish-ochreous 
dorsal stripe. Forewings leaden-grey sprinkled dark fuscous; a 
broad irregular ochreous dorsal stripe from base to tornus, on 
anterior half partially suffused grey-whitish and interrupted by an 
irregular pale silvery spot posteriorly; a small blackish spot on 
base of costa ; an oblique dark fuscous spot above dorsal stripe 
towards base, and an oblique dark fuscous fasciate streak from 
costa at 4 terminating in an indentation of dorsal stripe, black at 
apex and white-edged posteriorly (plical stigma) ; discal stigmata 
black, approximated, first obliquely beyond plical, dorsal stripe 
reaching these, a spot of silvery suffusion between discal stigmata, 
and an ochreous-fulvous spot above second, above this some dark 
fuscous suffusion along costa: a black mark before apex preceded 
by a small ochreous-fulvous spot, some indistinct irregular silvery 
marking round these and dots on apical and terminal margin : cilia 
whitish-ochreous, on termen dotted dark grey near base, ou costa 
grey. Hindwings slaty-grey ; cilia light grey. 
Eihar, Pusa, bred June from larvae on spun leaves of Ammansia 
sp. ( Lythracece ) (Fletcher ); 2 ex. 
Aristotelia articulata Meyr. 
Examples of this allied but quite different species were also 
bred from larvae feeding in the same way and at the same time as 
the last species on the same plants (Fletcher). 
Aristotelia panchromatica, n. sp. 
cT. 10 mm. Head, thorax dark leaden-fuscous. (Palpi broken.) 
Antennae, abdomen dark fuscous. Eorewings iridescent dark 
golden-bronzy-fuscous ; markings shining violet-leaden-metallic ; a 
basal fascia; a rather curved narrow fascia at jq transverse spots 
on costa at middle and |, and one on dorsum before first of 
these; an inwards-oblique streak from tornus, nearly reaching 
median costal spot; a slender streak along lower part of termen : 
cilia dark grey, basal half overlaid iridescent-metallic. Hind¬ 
wings termen deeply acute-emarginate, lower lobe acute-angled; 
dark bronzy-fuscous ; cilia dark grey. 
Assam, Shillong, 5000 feet, May ( Fletche r); 1 ex. In sunlight 
the groundcolour of forewings is most brilliantly iridescent with 
every colour of the rainbow at once. 
