MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 19 



dark broAni reticulation A\ith an oblique rather straight edge from 

 1/6 of costa to middle of dorsum; towards dorsmn this patch suffused 

 mth brown; transverse fascia oblique, from before middle of costa 

 to 3/4 of dorsmn, upper half slightly narrowed towards upper edge 

 of cell, thence dilated, with posterior edge rounded and prominent; 

 this fascia sharpl}^ edged with dark brown and more or less filled 

 out with grey, anterior half of dilated portion also mixed with dark 

 brown; costal patch narrow, almost fasciate, anterior edge well defined, 

 continued as a regidarly curved line across wing and along lower 

 third of tornus; posterior edge of costal patch indefinite, not reaching 

 apex; a narrow dark brown line along apex and termen, a pair of 

 similar shorter transverse lines before apex. Cilia glossy pale 

 ochreous tawny. 



Hindwing pale ochreous orange, becoming deeper colored towards 

 apex, pale towards dorsum, apex shghtly suffused and strigulated 

 with brown. Cilia whitish ochreous with a brighter ochreous base, 

 around apex cilia mixed with lilac. 



Female genitalia similar to those of Homona wetan, but sterigma 

 more erected dorsoventrally (in mount! In H. wetan somewiiat 

 compressed in that direction). Collicidiun is an irregular sclerite, 

 as in wetan, but longer, ciu"ved to the left. The sternite possesses 

 an oval thickening on each side of sterigma, with a refracting edge and 

 a strongly granidate siu-face. Ductus biu-sae is very long, but 

 cestiun is moderate, extending along the lower third only, with a sin- 

 gle loop. Signimi rather straight, without a capitulum, with a strong 

 basal plate. 



Material examined: Luzon, Los Banos, holotype, cf, (Baker), 

 genit. slide 5041; allotype 9: the same locahty, 11.XII.1922, (D. 

 Valladolid), "Ace. Ec. No. 518, Coll. of Agr. Univ., P. I., gen. no. 

 5048," paratypes: Los Banos (Baker), genit. slides 5031, 5033, 5051, 

 5055-5057, 5060, 5066-5072, 5073-5075, 14 9; Los Banos, alt. 50 m, 

 7.n.l934-7.XILl934 (F. Flores), 1 d", genit. slide "A.B. Jidy 22, 

 1935"; 1 cT, genit. slide ''A.B. July 23, 1935"; 1 cf , genit. slide 5050; 

 Los Baiios, 20.1.1935 (F. Reyes), 1 9, genit. slide 5034; 19.XL1934 

 (J.V. Castillo), genit. slide "A.B July 19, 1935"; Manila, Biu-. of 

 Plant Industry, 8.XI.1935 (F.L. Butac, R.B. Gines), 4 9, genit. slide 

 Jan. 24, 1936 (bis) S.B. slide 5064-5065, 5076. Luzon, Mt. MakiUng 

 (Baker), 3 cf , genit. slides 5017, 5042, 5043; 3 9, genit. slides 5053, 

 5058, 5063. In total 21 cf , 24 9; 4 d', 4 9 from Los Banos, Manila 

 and Colombia, Luzon Is., and one from Cadiz, Occidental Negros Is., 

 are without abdomen and are incorporated tentatively (USNM). 

 Luzon, Agoa, La Union, 14. IV. 1945, 1 9, genit. slide 5090; Mt. Apo, 

 70, 9.II.1945, 1 9, genit. shde 5091 (J.G. Franclemont) (CUI). North 

 Luzon, 5-6000 ft. (Whitehead), 1 9 (BM). 



