TINEID2E, 
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Thorax Whitish-fuscous, anterior margin suffused fuscous. Fore¬ 
wings moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen 
rather obliquely rounded; whitish-fuscous, very indistinctly strigu- 
lated fuscous, scattered dark fuscous scales ; some small irregularly 
scattered indistinct dots of dark fuscous suffusion : cilia whitish- 
fuscous, somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings pale grey, 
irrorated darker; cilia grey-whitish. 
Madras, Madras City, July ( Fletcher ) ; 1 ex. Nearest to auto- 
petra from Ceylon, but forewings apex more rounded and termen 
less oblique. 
' Melasma pelodoxa, n. sp. 
S . 23 mm., $. 37-38 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale greyish- 
ochreous, palpi with long rough hairscales, tegulse sprinkled fuscous. 
Antennal pectinations c 5 6. Forewings rather elongate, 2 mor e 
so, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, c? 
somewhat oblique, 5 more so ; 7 and 8 long-stalked, 7 to apex ; 
whitish-ochreous or pale greyish-ochreous, more or less irregularly 
sprinkled fuscous ; some dark brown irroration indicating an un¬ 
defined spot in cell, one or two beneath cell posteriorly, and three 
or four small ones between veins towards termen : cilia whitish- 
ochreous or pale greyish-ochreous, with undefined bars of fuscous 
irroration. Hindwings greyish or fuscous; cilia pale grey. 
Cameroons, Bitje, Ja Biver, May, June, October {Bates) ; 4 ex. 
A very obscure insect, but apparently the distinctive neuration is 
constant. 
Melasina rhytlimopis, n. sp. 
c? . 22 mm. Head, thorax grey-whitish (injured). Palpi 1|, 
with appressed scales, grey, apex whitish. Antennal pectinations 5. 
Forewings rather elongate, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 to apex ; 
whitish, irregularly mixed fuscous, some scattered dark fuscous 
scales ; an irregular broad streak of clearer white suffusion along 
fold, interrupted by an elongate suffused dark fuscous spot beneath 
middle of wing ; costal area suffused fuscous anteriorly ; a small 
suffused dark fuscous spot on end of cell; four small suffused dark 
fuscous spots on posterior half of costa; an acutely angulated 
narrow posterior suffused fuscous fascia; a terminal series of 
small irregular dark fuscous spots: cilia whitish, with suffused 
light grey bars sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings light grey; 
cilia grey-whitish, a grey subbasal shade. 
Andamans, Mt. Harriet, 1200 feet, April ( Ferrar ); 1 ex. 
Apparently allied to accurata and coagulata. 
AEGNQXENA, n. g. 
Head with dense loosely appressed hairscales; ocelli small, 
posterior; tongue absent. Antennae <5 moderately bipectinated 
to apex, scape short, stout, loosely scaled, with spreading anterior 
brush of long hairscales hanging over eye. Labial palpi very long, 
porreoted, second joint clothed with dense rough scales above and 
