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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
Phyllocnistis triploca, n. sp. 
< 5 .5 mm. Head silvery-grey-whitish. Thorax shining whitish. 
Forewiugs shining whitish; an orange-yellow median streak from 
base enclosed between two strong dark grey lines, and a grey dorsal 
line from base, all these terminated by a transverse faintly curved 
grey line crossing wing slightly beyond middle ; near beyond this 
a stronger dark grey transverse line slightly inwards-oblique; an 
apical orange-yellowish blotch preceded by some grey suffusion, 
with a rather large black apical dot partly in cilia, in one wing 
including a silvery-white dot : cilia whitish, on costa with three 
dark grey direct bars, at apex with two approximated projecting 
blackish hooks (somewhat injured). Hindwings and cilia whitish. 
Bihar, Pusa, bred January from larva mining leaf of Loranthus 
(Rangi ) ; 1 ex. Nearest synglypta (of which the foodplant was not 
identified), but distinct by the dorsal streak, and apical hooks of 
cilia. 
Lithocolletis drepanota, n. sp. 
$ $ . 6-7 mm. Head pale saffron, face silvery-whitish. Palpi 
white. Thorax golden-ochreous. Forewings golden-ochreous ; 
extreme dorsal edge whitish on basal area, edged above with a few 
black specks ; an indistinct white median streak from base to 3 , 
edged especially above with some black specks but also a few 
beneath ; three very short wedge-shaped silvery-white marks on 
costa from ^ to |, edged anteriorly with black specks, first two 
outwards-oblique, third inwards-oblique ; three long curved oblique 
pale ochreous streaks from dorsum opposite these, reaching | across 
wing to beyond their tips respectively, finely blackish-edged an¬ 
teriorly, some scattered black specks in disc between these; some 
irregular black speckling towards apex : cilia grey-whitish, round 
apex tinged saffron, some black speckling towards base and a line 
of black specks hardly before tips. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish- 
grey. 
Kumaon, Bhim Tal, bred June, July from larvae mining under 
upper cuticle of leaf of Ailanthus malcibarica (?) ( Simarubacece ) ; 
egg laid on midrib, and larva mines beside midrib for some distance 
before forming an oval blotch which is frequently on midrib; 
cocoon within mine (Maxwell ); 5 ex. 
Lithocolletis epichares, n. sp. 
2 . 8 mm. Head whitish, face silvery-white. Palpi white. 
Posterior tarsi white, tips of joints grey. Forewings golden- 
ochreous-orange ; a white line along costa from base to t ; a narrow 
sinuate white unmargined median streak from base almost to 
middle; a fine white dorsal line from base to 5 of wing ; four 
costal and two dorsal shining white streaks edged anteriorly with 
a row of blackish scales, iirst costal from middle, very oblique, not 
reaching half across wing, others short, second somewhat oblique, 
third and fourth somewhat inwards-oblique, first dorsal long, 
moderately stout, very oblique, reaching disc between first and 
