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EXOTIC 1MICR0LEPID0PTERA. 
Statherotis relapsa, n. sp. 
< 5 . 11 mm. Differs from miliarota only as follows: face dark 
fuscous (palpi broken); forewings central fascia lighter, more 
oblique, anteriorly obsolete towards dorsum, terminal fascia only 
represented by slight grey suffusion and a small dark grey spot 
towards apex, cilia grey-whitish on tornus; hindwings without 
hairpencil or yellow spot. 
Ceylon, Puttalam, April (. Pole ) ; 1 ex. 
Argyroploce pontifraga, n. sp. 
2 . 22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light brownish-grey, palpi 
with black spot on middle of second joint above. Forewings 
elongate, rather dilated, termen vertical; deep crimson, deeper on 
dorsal half, tinged yellowish in disc, costal area suffused whitish- 
violet on anterior half, and with short paired whitish-violet trans¬ 
verse streaks posteriorly, extreme costal edge whitish ; a broad 
pale ochreous-grey dorsal stripe from base to tornus, edged whitish 
and faintly strigulated ochreous, marked at base of dorsum with a 
leaden-grey spot, upper edge of basal half deeply excavated or 
emarginate, some yellow-brown suffusion above this, beyond middle 
interrupted by a bar of groundcolour, tornal area slightly tinged 
violet: cilia dark crimson at base, beyond this white on upper half 
of termen, leaden-grey on lower part and a spot above apex, 
suffused pale violet-ochreous on tornus. Hindwings dark grey, 
deeper towards apex and termen; cilia grey-whitish, a dark grey 
subbasal line. 
Uganda, Hambalzidza, January (Hancock) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Argyroploce isodoxa, n. sp. 
£. 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light greyish-fleshcolour. 
Forewings suboblong, slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex 
rectangular, termen almost straight, vertical, rounded beneath; 
light greyish-fleshcolour; extreme costal edge touched whitish on 
posterior half, some short faint darker strigulae; some indistinct 
oblique paler and darker striae towards apex : cilia whitish flesh- 
colour, a greyish-fleshcolour basal line on upper half of termen. 
Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
Hew Hebrides, Tanna, September (Buxton) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Devoid of character, but the example is in very good condition. 
Argyroploce xylodelta, n. sp. 
6 . 21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light brownish. Forewings 
elongate, posteriorly dilated, termen somewhat rounded, little 
oblique; light brownish, suffused deeper ochreous-brown between 
veins posteriorly, some scattered blackish specks, towards tornal 
area some minute scattered black dots ; costa dotted dark fuscous; 
a transverse triangular dark brown blotch mixed blackish-grey 
towards termen, its apex rather bent and directed to near termen 
