MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 17 



The occm-rence of this Papuan species in the Phihppine Islands, 

 although recorded by Meyrick (1910), is not yet proven. The 

 specimen represented on figure 492 is from Northwestern central 

 New Guinea, Snow Range, Ai-aucaria Camp, 800 m, 17. III. 1939 

 (L. J. Toxopeus, 3rd Archbold Expedition, LM), male, genit. slide 

 4946. 



The male genitalia may be described as foUows: Tegiunen mod- 

 erately roimded. Uncus clavate, rather broad, rounded. Valva 

 large and broad, cucullus weak and plicate, with some dilatations 

 at base. Sacculus strong and slender, over 1, projecting in a slender 

 long point. Vinculmn strong. Transtilla bandlike, moderately 

 curved. Aedeagus long, gradually ciu"ved at base, top very obliquely 

 truncate above, A\'ith a small tooth below. AneUus long. Cornuti, 

 two slender blades. 



Homona phanaea Meyrick, 1910 



Figures 35-36, 493-494 



Homona phanaea Meyrick, 1910, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, vol. 35, 

 p. 215; 1912, in Aurivillius, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, pars 10, p. 15; 

 1913, in Wytsman, Genera Insectorum, fasc. 149, p. 19. — Diakonoff, 1953, 

 Verb. Ned. Akad. Wet., Nat., ser. 2, vol. 49, no. 3, p. 18.— Clarke, 1955, 

 Catalogue . . . Microlepidoptera . . . Meyrick, vol 1, p. 245. 



Distribution: Solomon Is.; New Guinea, St. Aignan Is.; Kei Is.; 

 Philippine Is. (?). 



Although the occiu"rence in the Philippine Islands is recorded by 

 Meyi'ick, it is not yet proven. 



Male genitalia are of the type of Homona co^earia (Nietner). 

 Uncus dilated towards top which is emarginate. Socius moderate, 

 its apical third free. Gnathos with a very strong hook. Sacculus 

 characteristic, sclerotized, with a strong subbasal tooth, also the 

 top of sacculus acutely cuspidate, the whole finely acicidate. Aedea- 

 gus strongly ciu"ved and narrowed apicaUy, top with a short median 

 and a longer ventral tooth. Cornuti, about foiu* long spines. 



Female genitalia: Caudal edge of genital segment with a sclerite 

 on each side, deeply corrugated, with a median longitudinal gully 

 and a parallel prominence above and beneath this, finely aciculate 

 throughout. Ostium biu"sae proper with lateral prominences below, 

 joined to a moderate, pointed and sclerotized collicidum. 



Material examined: "Rendova, Solomon Is., ASM, .05" (in Mey- 

 rick'shand), "Homona yhanaea Meyr., E. Meyrick det., in Meyrick 

 Coll.," Id", genit. slide 5769, 19, genit. slide 5770. These are the 

 original syn types (BM). 



