EUCOSMIDiE. 
611 
obtuse, termen vertical, slightly sinuate ; light ashy-grey ; costal 
edge with paired fine white strigulse, dark chestnut-brown between 
these, thickened towards apex, a single inwards-oblique stronger 
strigula before apex ; basal patch formed of slight dark brown 
strigulation, edge oblique; central fascia rather narrow, chestnut- 
brown, from middle of costa to dorsum before tornus, slightly 
curved; thickened end of costal streak forming a small dark brown 
costal spot angularly produced along termen, groundcolour of wing- 
tinged rosy-brownish towards costa posteriorly and termen; ocellus 
slightly whitish-tinged : cilia chestnut-brown, lighter and whitish- 
tinged towards tornus. Hindwings 3 and 4 stalked ; grey, veins 
and terminal third suffused dark grey; cilia light grey, round 
apex darker, a dark grey subbasal shade. 
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, bred November from larvae on Elateri- 
oides tapos (Euphorbiacece ) ; 4 ex. (type Frit. Hus.). 
Eucosma melanochlaena, n. sp. 
d . 14 mm. Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi grey, two yellow- 
ochreous bars. Antennae stout on basal half, simple. Thorax 
yellow-ochreous, anterior margin dark fuscous. Forewihgs elongate, 
costa moderately arched towards base, without fold, apex obtuse- 
pointed, termen sinuate, little oblique ; ferruginous, some brownish 
freckling; a dark fuscous area irregularly marked blackish formed 
by confluence of costal | of basal patch and central fascia, costal edge 
beyond this to apex blackish with four pairs of oblique whitish 
strigulae, first two emitting very oblique purplish-grey strigae, fourth 
a short direct one ; ocellus small, enclosed by lateral pale greyish 
streaks and containing two black longitudinal markings, above this 
some blackish suffusion ; a blue-leaden streak preceding lower part 
of termen, a fine black line on median part of termen; a blackish 
prseapical spot and very minute whitish apical dot: cilia ochreous 
sprinkled brown, above apex a short strong blackish hook. Hind- 
wings 3 and 4 stalked ; rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 
Java, Mt. Gede, bred December from an unnamed plant (Dr. L. G. 
Kalshoven ) ; 1 ex. 
Polychrosis mechanodes, n. sp. 
c S $ . 10-12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous-whitisb, palpi 
with two dark fuscous dots, thorax with some slight dark fuscous 
freckles. Forewings suboblong, costa moderately arched anteriorly, 
termen straight, hardly oblique ; ochreous-whitish, extreme tips of 
scales fuscous, forming a very minute transverse strigulation ; a 
costal series of small black oblique marks ; basal patch represented 
by some irregular dark fuscous irroration and a dorsal blotch of 
irregular marking ; central fascia narrow, dark fuscous, oblique 
towards costa, then direct, with two short posterior projections in 
disc, a triangular praetornal spot close beyond this ; a slightly 
curved oblique fasciate pointed brown or dark brown streak from 
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