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Leucoptera loxoclista, n. sp. 
d 2 . 5 mra. Head, thorax shining white. Forewings shining 
white ; a narrow oblique pale ochreous bar edged dark fuscous from 
middle of costa, reaching about ^ across wing ; a very fine short 
oblique dark fuscous strigula from costa at |, followed by slight 
faint pale ochreous suffusion, directed towards a small pale silvery- 
metallic raised tornal spot with a minute blackish dot on each side 
of it: cilia white, sometimes faintly ochreous-tinged round apex, a 
very fine oblique dark grey line traversing them across apex, two 
faint greyish shades diverging from apex beyond this. Hindwings 
and cilia white. 
Bombay, Matheran, 2500 feet, bred May from larvae “ mining 
round blotches with opaque centres under upper cuticle of leaves of 
Briclelict retusa (EapJiorbicicece ), many on each leaf; larva pale green 
with a series of dorsal wedgeshaped markings on each segment, the 
point of the wedge directed towards the head ; larva leaves blotch 
to pupate in a lightly spun spindle-shaped white cocoon attached by 
its ends to the surface of the leaf and. covered by a light protecting 
web spun lengthwise which is partly covered by white silk fluff, 
probably to make it opaque ” (Mrs. M. L. Maxwell) ; 8 ex. 
Leucoptera brachyscia, n. sp. 
d . 5 mm. Head, thorax silvery-white. Forewings shining 
white ; an oblique fuscous strigula from costa beyond middle, 
ending in a roundish pale yellow discal spot; a round black apical 
dot, preceded by undefined pale yellow suffusion, beneath this a 
small raised pale golden-metallic tornal spot, its lateral margins 
somewhat infuscated : cilia grey-whitish, on costa with three very 
short greyish bars, first rather oblique, other two direct, a very fine 
blackish-grey subbasal hook at apex, apical cilia very faintly 
yellowish-tinged. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Bombay, Poona, Kutraj Ghat, bred July from larva “ mining 
under upper cuticle of leaf of Ougeinia dalbergioides (Leguminosce) ; 
larva pale green, segments distinctly marked by a black dorsal 
chain ; wanders to pupate in a cocoon exactly similar to that of 
L. loxoclista ” (Mrs. M. L. Maxwell ); 1 ex. 
Tischeria tyrocnistis, n. sp. 
d . 5-6 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish or grey-whitish, 
crown slightly speckled dark grey. Forewings light ochreous- 
yellowish, thinly speckled grey and dark grey, costal area suffused 
grey on posterior half; small dorsal spots of grey suffusion speckled 
darker at middle of wing and tornus, and one indicated in costal 
suffusion between these : cilia whitish-grey, on costa greyer, at apex 
a pale yellowish spot with a grey median line. Hindwings rather 
dark grey ; cilia light greyish. 
Bombay, Bombay City, bred December, January from larvae 
