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GELECHIA1LE. 
PELOCNISTIS, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. 
Antennae |, <S simple, scape elongate, without pecten. Labial 
palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with rough scales be¬ 
neath, terminal joint as long as second, somewhat roughened 
anteriorljq pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior 
tibiae clothed with rough hairscales above. Pore wings with tufts 
of scales; 2 from angle, 6 to apex, 7 absent, 8-10 approximated, 
11 from middle. Hindwings f, trapezoidal, termen slightly sinuate, 
cilia 2 ; 2 from |, short, 3 and 4 connate, 5 rather approximated, 
6 and 7 somewhat approximated at base. 
Probably allied to Telphusa. 
Pelocnistis xylozona, n. sp. 
6 • 9 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi grey, second joint 
suffused fuscous, terminal joint grey-whitish towards tip. Thorax 
greyish. Porewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 
termen very obliquely rounded; light greyish-ochreous irrorated 
dark grey; an obscure rather narrow direct median fascia of 
brownish and dark grey suffusion, a dark grey dot on this indi¬ 
cating plical stigma; two obscure spots of darker suffusion on 
costa beyond this, and some clouding towards apex; a fuscous 
raised tuft above tornus : cilia greyish, above apex a dark 
fuscous subbasal line. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia light 
fuscous. 
Beazil, Teffe, January (Parish ); 1 ex. 
Telphusa barygrapta, n. sp. 
6 2 • 7-8 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish, more or less 
suffusedly mottled dark fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second 
and terminal joints each with two suffused dark fuscous bands. 
Porewings whitish-ochreous, partially tinged brown and irrorated 
grey ; markings formed by dark fuscous suffusion mixed blackish ; 
a narrow blackish basal fascia, and another rather oblique with 
central tuft about 4, these sometimes united by dark suffusion into 
a basal patch; a transverse band occupying nearly median third 
of wing, with two blackish spots sometimes filled pale brownish 
representing discal stigmata, a pale brownish subdorsal tuft beneath 
second ; apical fourth suffused dark grey except a more or less 
developed acutely angulated transverse series of small pale 
brownish spots: cilia greyish sprinkled dark fuscous. Hindwings 
apex narrowly long-pointed; light bluish-grey ; cilia pale 
greyish-ochreous. 
Java, Semarang, bred December (Dr. L. G. E. Kalshoven ) ; 7 ex. 
Variable but distinct. 
— March 1932. 
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