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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
Phthorimaea atomatma, n. sp. 
3 $ . 13 Rim. Head, thorax whitish-grey, irregularly irrorated 
dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, second and terminal joints each 
with two bands of dark fuscous irroration. Forewings grey- 
whitish, tips of scales dark grey, forming a fine slightly irregular 
transverse striolation ; markings obscure, formed by blackish-grey 
irroration ; some irregular basal clouding, cloudy spots on costa at 
and |, some suffusion in median area of disc, and a patch 
occupying apical fourth ; costal edge suffused whitish about ^ and 
middle: cilia grey, irregularly speckled blackish and whitish. 
Hind wings grey ; cilia pale greyish. 
Punjab, Ghazighat, Multan, bred April to June from branches of 
Tamarix clioica ( R . N. Mathur ) ; 2 ex. Possibly allied to gallin- 
colella , a species from S.E. Europe which also feeds in stem-galls 
on Tamarix. 
Phthorimaea subroseata, n. sp. 
3 . 12 mm. Head, thorax pinky-whitish, some grey speckling 
in middle of crown and on shoulders. Palpi rosy-whitish, second 
joint slightly speckled grey, terminal joint with subapical band of 
dark grey suffusion. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale pinkish-ochreous, 
some slight irregular dark grey speckling ; a small undefined spot 
of denser speckling on costa at and a larger more apparent blotch 
about : cilia pinky-whitish, basal area within a line of fuscous 
specks pale ochreous. Hindwings light slaty-grey; cilia pale 
greyish. 
Uganda, Kampala, bred November from a red larva in 
“ katunkuma ” [H. Hargreaves ); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Nothris hastata Meyr. 
3 2 . 13-20 mm. Palpi terminal joint 3 much longer than 
second, loosely scaled anterior!}’. Tegulae sometimes pale ochreous 
or brownish, but always a blackish line on each side of thorax just 
within them. Forewings varying from pale ochreous to brownish; 
stigmata very small, blackish, plieal somewhat obkquely before 
first discal, the large black dot near base of dorsum always present, 
the black central longitudinal streak (as described in original type- 
specimen) only present in one of the five now described, obliterating 
discal stigmata ; seldom a marginal series of blackish dots round 
apical part of costa and termen. 
Bihar, Pusa, 5 ex. bred April, May, August from larvie feeding 
inside dry sheath of bamboo ( T. B. Fletcher). Variable in size, 
colour, and markings. One or two long hairscales sometimes 
apparent at base of scape indicate a rudimentary pecten. 
Thiotricha pontifera, n. sp. 
2 • 11 mm. Head silvery-white. (Palpi missing.) Thorax 
shining white, a light fuscous median dorsal streak. Forewings 
