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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded; 7 present as a 
minute branch of 8, running to apex ; glossy light grey ; discal 
stigmata forming small cloudy dark grey spots, second larger : cilia 
pale grey. Hind wings and cilia pale grey. 
Bombay, Poona, January ( Maxwell ); 1 ex. The presence of vein 7 
is exceptional in the genus, but is only a specific distinction ; it is 
perhaps curious that this vein is present only in the smallest species 
of the genus, which is therefore probably the most primitive. 
TEXCH0B0SCI3, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts somewhat raised; ocelli 
posterior; tongue 3 with each maxilla long, separate, scaled, 
furnished to middle with expanded tuft of very long fine hairs. 
Antennae 4, 3 simple, with slight sinuate excavation on stalk at 
scape moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi 3 long, recurved, 
second joint considerably thickened with dense appressed scales, 
somewhat angularly projecting at apex beneath, at apex above 
with dense erect tuft of scales, terminal joint rather shorter than 
second, considerably thickened with appressed scales diminishing 
to pointed apex. Maxillary palpi short, loosely expanded with 
scales. Posterior tibiae clothed with rough hairscales above, 
beneath with long roughly expanded hairpencil from base. Pore- 
wings 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. 
Hindwings 1, subtrapezoidal, termen hardly sinuate, cilia 4-; with¬ 
out cubital pecten; 3 and 4 coincident, 5 rather approximated, 
6 and 7 stalked. 
Belongs to Brachmia group, perhaps allied to Pachnistis , but 
with very peculiar secondary characters of 3 , especially the modifi¬ 
cation of tongue. 
Trichoboscis pansarista, n. sp. 
3. 15 mm. Head fuscous, face whitish. Palpi whitish, terminal 
joint and apical tuft of second dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous, 
apex whitish. Thorax dark fuscous. Porewings elongate, some¬ 
what dilated, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique; 
dark fuscous; undefined suffused darker spots indicating discal 
stigmata; some ochreous-whitish suffusion on costal edge about 
forming a small spot at posterior extremity : cilia fuscous, extreme 
base ochreous-whitish dotted dark fuscous. Hindwings grey ; 
cilia light greyish, base ochreous-whitish, 
Sikkim, 1800 feet, January (E . C . Dudgeon ); 1 ex. 
Pachnistis banausopa, n. sp. 
3 2 • 10-11 mm. Head, thorax light greyish-ochreous or 
whitish-ochreous speckled fuscous. Palpi whitish slightly sprinkled 
dark fuscous, second joint fuscous except apex. Antennas 3 rather 
stout. Fore wings termen obliquely rounded; light greyish- 
ochreous or whitish-ochreous, more or less densety irrorated dark • 
fuscous, especially posteriorly; costal edge ochreous-whitish, a 
