GELECHIADiE. 
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fuscous mixed darker ; a pale ochreous median basal dot ; stigmata 
forming small suffused darker spots, plical slightly before first 
discal : cilia pale greyish, a fuscous subbasal shade, costal cilia 
brownish-ochreous to near apex. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia 
whitish-ochreous. 
Ceylon, ISTamunukuli, February (Green); 1 ex. 
Glyphidocera lithodoxa, n. sp. 
J . 14-15 mm. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous. Antennae 
light grey, notch obsolete. Palpi whitish, second joint light grey 
except apex. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, scales of 3 basal seg¬ 
ments somewhat modified. Forewings elongate, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 6 and 8 
stalked; pale greyish-ochreous sprinkled grey; stigmata grey, 
plical and first discal small, indistinct or obsolete, plical rather 
anterior, second discal moderately large, round, distinct: cilia 
whitish-grey-ochreous. Hindwings grey-whitish, towards apex 
suffused pale grey; cilia whitish. 
Texas, Alpine, 5000-8000 feet, April, May, July ; 3 ex. I have 
concluded that the genus Sceptea Wals, to which this species would 
be referred owing to the stalking of veins 6 and 8 of forewings, 
cannot be naturally separated from Glyphidocera. 
Glyphidocera thyrsogastra, n. sp. 
<y. 11 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Antennae pale 
ochreous obscurely ringed fuscous, notch moderate, with scale-tooth 
beneath. Palpi pale ochreous, somewhat sprinkled fuscous. Abdo¬ 
men whitish-ochreous, above with clothing of long whitish-ochreous 
hairs extending from base of segment 2 to end of segment 4. Fore¬ 
wings elongate, slightly dilated, costa nearly straight, apex obtuse, 
termen rather obliquely rounded ; 6, 8, 9 approximated at base ; 
light yellow-ochreous, thinly sprinkled fuscous; discal stigmata 
small, grey; 3 or 4 blackish dots on termen : cilia pale ochreous 
tinged grey. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
Peru, Bio Napo, May ( Parish ); 1 ex. Apparently closely allied 
to exsiccata , which has similar abdominal scaling and wing-form, but 
differs in having veins 6 and 8 of forewings stalked (this character 
is unfortunately omitted in my description), the abdomen otherwise 
dark grey, and dark markings of forewings more developed. As 
the genus Ptilostonychia Wals. is only separated from Glyphidocera 
bv the rough scaling of the palpi (I am describing elsewhere 
another species with similar characters), T consider that it is not 
properly tenable as distinct. 
Glyphidocera notolopha, n. sp. 
<$ . 8 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous. Antennae whitish- 
ochreous, obscurely ringed light fuscous, notch slight, partially 
filled with scales. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint slightly 
sprinkled light fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, from beyond 
vol. in. — May 1929. 2 m 
