( :^14 ) 



Expanse of wing;s : 2<i mm. 



Oue S Irom Sula Maugoli, OctoljLr l-^HT (Doherty). 



Distiuguisbed by the promiuently bluut elbow at eud of veiu 3 of forewiugs ; 

 the hindmargiu of hindwiugs is straight from anal angle to end of vein 6 ; vein 7 

 appears to become coincident with 8 from close to base. 



Pseudemodesa gen. nov. 



Forewinqa : triangular : the costa strongly curved before apex, which is 

 depressed and minntely prodnced ; hindmargiu sinuous. 



Ilin(lu'i7igs : with both angles blunt ; hindmargin prodnced at vein .5 forming 

 a strong angnlation. 



Palpi very small ; tongue and frenulum invisible ; antennae of c? strongly 

 bipectinated almost to tip ; hind-tibiae with terminal pair of spurs. 



Neitratioii : forewings, cell one-half of wing ; discocellular oblique ; first 

 median at one-half, second at four-fifths ; lower radial from shortly above third 

 median, ujiper stalked with 7, 8, 9 ; 10 and 11 from cell, in auastomosing with 8, 9. 

 Hindwiugs with separating half way down cell. 



Type : Pseudemodesa plenicoruis sp. nov. 



3. Pseudemodesa plenicornis sp. nov. 



Forewings : silky white, the lines ochreous fuscous ; antemedian and postmcdian 

 wavy and denticulated lines ; a fnscous mark on discocellular between them, 

 traversed by an undefined dark line ; a double submarginal row of ochreous lunules ; 

 costa slightly dusted with fnscous ; fringe whitish ; distinct black dots at the ends 

 of the veius, joined by a dark line above vein 5. 



IJindwings : like forewings, but the discocellular not marked. 



Uuderside white ; costa of forewings discoloured towards base. Head, thorax, 

 and abdomen white. 



Expanse of wings : 21 mm. 



One S from liossel Island, Louisiade Archipelago, March 1898 (Meek). 



4. Teldenia pura sp. nov. 

 Pure white thronghout, the under surface of both wings glossy ; face with 

 upper two-thirds dark brown. 



Expanse of wings : IS — 20 mm. 



Two S3 from Milne Bay, British New Guinea, December 1898 (Meek). 



Family THYRIDIDAE. 



S. Addaea fragilis sp. nov. 



Forewings : i)ale shining uihnous, crossed by numerous waved reddisli odireous 

 lines ; a small brown discal s])ot ; costa minutely dotted ])iile and dark ; fringe pale. 



IJindicings : the same. 



Underside paler ; cell-spot of forewings conspicnous. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen like wings. 



Expanse of wings : 14 mm. 



Five exnm])les, all ? ? , from Dammer Island, November and Jleeember 1898 

 ( H. Kiihn). 



