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EPICHAKTA, n. g. 
Head with loosely appressed scales, sidetnfts raised; ocelli 
posterior; tongue developed. Antennae f, in <y moderately ciliated, 
basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, 
curved, ascending, second joint triangularly expanded with rough 
hairs above and with broad dense projecting tuft beneath, terminal 
joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, 
filiforoa, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with long 
hairs above. Porewings 2 and 3 stalked from angle, 8 and 9 out 
of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, termen 
slightly sinuate, cilia 1; without cubital pecten; 3 and 4 short- 
stalked, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Allied to Trichotaphe. 
Epicharta gnomonodes, n. sp. 
c?. 17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 
basal half of second joint dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, 
a dark fuscous spot at posterior extremity. Porewings elongate, 
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; dark violet-fuscous; a 
moderate whitish-ochreous costal streak at base extending to 
dorsum, at | with a triangular expansion whence a narrow trans¬ 
verse fascia runs to dorsum before tornus, continued round apical 
portion of costa and termen to dorsal end of fascia as a slender 
streak dotted with dark fuscous: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hind- 
wings light grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
S. ILeodesia, Mazoe, January ; 1 ex. (Coll. Janse). 
Dichomeris indiserta, n. sp. 
S . 12 mm. Head (defaced), thorax pale brownish. Palpi 
whitish, terminal joint brownish except apex. Forewings apex 
pointed, termen very oblique; pale brownish, irregularly sprinkled 
darker brown ; second discal stigma minute, dark brown: cilia 
pale brownish. Hindwings and cilia light bluish-grey. 
Malay States, Kuala Lumpur, bred November from larva boring 
in seeds of rambutan ( Ne-phelium lapjpaceum) (Corbett , Gater ); 1 ex. 
(Brit. Mus.). 
Dichomeris anlisticha, n. sp. 
S . 14 mm. Head, thorax dark bronzy-fuscous. Palpi second 
joint dark purplish-grey, extreme apical edge speckled whitish, 
tuft long, terminal joint white, anterior edge dark fuscous. Pore¬ 
wings termen rather strongly oblique ; dark bronzy-fuscous, slightly 
speckled whitish ; stigmata cloudy, obscurely darker, plical nearly 
beneath first discal, second discal preceded by some whitish scales ; 
indistinct dark fuscous marginal dots round posterior part of costa 
and termen : cilia grey, darker towards base, basal whitish dots on 
terminal dots. Hindwings light bluish-grey; cilia light brownish- 
grey. 
Costa Kica, Yulkan Irazu, 4000 feet; 1 ex. 
