PLTJTELLIDiE. 
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Ocnerostoma piniariella Zell. 
Kashmir, Gulmarg, 8800 feet, beaten from Pinus excelsa in June 
(T. B. Fletcher ) ; 34 ex. These are all whitish, sometimes pure 
white, but often more or less suffused grey towards costa and 
dorsum on anterior half. Study of these examples has called my 
attention to an uncorrected error in my ‘ Handbook of British 
Lepidoptera,’ in which veins 7 and 8 of forewings are said to be 
stalked; they are normally separate ; the neuration is otherwise 
correctly stated. The genus is truly allied to Argyrestliia , and must 
be removed with it to the Plutellidce. 
Argyresthia psamminopa, n. sp. 
$ $ . 12-14 mm. Head, palpi white.. Antennae white ringed 
fuscous. Thorax brownish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa 
gently arched, apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 
8 stalked ; brownish-ochreous, with very faint lilac tinge : cilia 
light brownish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. 
Kashmir, Gulmarg, 8800 feet, June, July, “ beaten from Abies 
pindra , but never in numbers” (P. B. Fletcher ); 13 ex. Nearest 
chrysidella. 
MACAROPHANTA, n. g. 
Head very shortly rough-haired on crown, face smooth ; ocelli 
posterior; tongue developed. Antennse |, c? filiform, simple, scape 
moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi short, slightly curved, 
subascending, smooth-scaled, second joint rather short, terminal 
joint longer than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi absent. Hind 
tibiae smooth. Forewings 2 from towards angle, 3 from angle, 
7 absent, 8-10 rather near together, 11 from before middle, accessory 
cell developed. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, pointed, cilia 1; 2-4 
parallel, 5 absent, 6 and 7 nearly parallel, transverse vein very 
oblique between them. 
Probably allied to Acrolepia and Argyresthia. 
Macarophanta aulosema, n. sp. 
$. 11-12 mm. Head grey, sidetufts and collar sometimes 
yellow, face suffused whitish or brassy-metallic. Palpi whitish, 
terminal joint suffused grey externally. Thorax grey, apex of 
tegulae sometimes brassy-metallic. Forewings elongate, costa 
gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; 
rather dark bronze, dorsal area somewhat lighter and brassy-shining ; 
a white costal streak from near base to middle, a rather large 
rounded white costal spot about |, and a rather smaller white spot on 
tornus nearly opposite, from apex of tornal spot a narrow white plical 
streak to base, this streak sometimes grey in certain lights, 
or almost obliterated : cilia lilac-grey, on termen and apex more 
or less suffused whitish towards tips. Hindwings and cilia lilac- 
grey. 
Kashmir, Killanmarg, 10,500 feet, July (T. B. Fletcher) ; 15 ex. 
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