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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
angle, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, ovate, cilia Jy; 
2 from f, 3-5 somewhat approximated towards base, 6 and 7 
somewhat approximated towards base. 
PTEROPHOBIDiE. . 
Trichoptilus bidens, n. sp. 
(5*. 12 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-fnscons. Palpi ochreous- 
grey, apex of second joint white, terminal joint white except base. 
Abdomen fuscous, basal segment streaked white, 2 with subdorsal 
black streaks bordered white and white lateral streaks, 3 with sub¬ 
dorsal black streak, 4 and 5 with subdorsal white streaks, ventral 
surface with white central and irregular lateral streaks throughout. 
Forewings rather dark ferruginous-fuscous ; a blackish dot above 
base of cleft; a slight irregular white bar on first lobe before §: 
cilia grey, on costa with whitish spots at on bar, and before apex, 
a fine white bar at apex, on lower margin of first lobe mixed with 
black scales on posterior half and some white scales on bar, on 
upper margin of second lobe mixed with black scales from before 
middle to apex and some white scales before apex, on dorsum with 
several indistinct whitish bars and two blackish projections towards 
and at apex, Hindwings dark grey ; cilia purple-grey, on dorsum 
of third lobe with rather strong triangular black scale-projection 
beyond middle and smaller one just before apex. 
Assam, Khasis ; 1 ex. 
Oxyptilus scutifer, n. sp. 
5 . 10 mm. Head, prothorax white irrorated fuscous, meso- 
thorax fuscous, metathorax sharply clear white. Abdomen* much 
swollen posteriorly, white irrorated fuscous, segments 1-3 with in¬ 
curved white lines on each side of back. Forewings lobes narrow, 
first pointed, second termen very oblique ; whitish closely and suffu- 
sedly irrorated dark fuscous, without defined markings : cilia grey, 
irregularly scattered black scales. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, 
dorsum of third lobe with moderately large triangular black scale- 
tooth near apex, and four small black scaleteeth between this and 
base. 
Ecuador, Duran, June ( Parish ) ; 1 ex. Allied to dentiger. 
Oxyptilus indentatus, n. sp. 
d 2 • 15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish irrorated dark 
fuscous, palpi slender, extreme tip white, metathorax white. Abdo¬ 
men brown or greyish, irrorated dark fuscous, sides of segment 1 
white, 2 and 3 each with incurved white dorsal lines touching in 
middle, 3 with white lateral line. Forewings lobes narrow, first 
falcate, second termen sinuate ; whitish or pale grey, closely irro¬ 
rated dark fuscous ; small dark fuscous spots towards costa at | 
and towards dorsum obliquely before this, and one above base of 
cleft; in one example some brown suffusion between these and on 
anterior portion of first lobe ; a slight white mark on costa at i of 
