Moths . on costa near base, largemedial and postmedial purewhite spots edged with red, anda similar spot at apex withred streak in centre; a largewhite patch at middle of innerarea with red edge and roundred centre. Hind wing with indistinct postmedial series of red-edged white specks incurved below vein 2. Both wings withmaculate black marginal line and the cilia Ceylon. Exp. 10 millim. 2159 a. Micrassclms albinellus, n. sp. $ . Differs from elatarius in the ground-colour being purewhite. Pore wing with a few pink scales ; au ill-defined darkfascia from below costa near base
Moths . on costa near base, largemedial and postmedial purewhite spots edged with red, anda similar spot at apex withred streak in centre; a largewhite patch at middle of innerarea with red edge and roundred centre. Hind wing with indistinct postmedial series of red-edged white specks incurved below vein 2. Both wings withmaculate black marginal line and the cilia Ceylon. Exp. 10 millim. 2159 a. Micrassclms albinellus, n. sp. $ . Differs from elatarius in the ground-colour being purewhite. Pore wing with a few pink scales ; au ill-defined darkfascia from below costa near base to outer angle; the costatowards apex yellow with a dark speck on it; a dark band acrossapex and dark marginal band with series of crimson specks on itsinner edge ; cilia yellow, fuscous at middle. Hind wing with twowaved crimson and yellow lines ; a dark marginal band suffusedwith silvery blue and with a crimson band on its inner edge; yellow. Hab. Ceylon (Green). Exp. 10 miUim. Type in B. Fig. 272.—Micracontia batisella, $. 522 APPENDIX. 2174. Callyna ? picta and the generic name Gdlymera must bereferred to Carea, after albopurpurea, no. 2340, and will standas Carea picta. 2180 a. Westerniannia ccelisigna, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc 303. 2 . Differs from cornucopia in being grey without pink wing with the comet-shaped mark extending up to the costaand its apes terminating on vein 1, its colour much browner, anelongate ochreous reniform spot on it with traces of a sinuous greyline beyond it ; the indistinct submarginal line minutely wing and underside greyer. Hah. Bhutan. Exp. 30 millim. 2186 a. Brevipecten purpureotinctus, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc 1895,p. 303. c? . Head and thorax purplish fuscous, some of the scales tippedwith grey ; palpi white in front; abdomen fuscous brown. Porewing with the basal half rufous brown, slightly tinged with fuscousat base and on inner margin ; a fine oblique slightly sinuous ante-medial line; the out
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