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these spots small, preapical; a series of vertical, ferruginous strigulae 

 resting on terminal edge, along termen from apex to tornus. Cilia 

 tawny, becoming pale ochreous, along lower third of termen, greyish 

 in tornus. 



Hindwdng deep brown bronze, base and dorsum as far as vein la 

 pale fuscous; costa whitish ochreous. Cilia bronze fuscous, a coppery 

 subbasal fascia, base narrowly whitish. 



Male genitaha resembhng those oi Archips encausta (Meyrick), new 

 combination, from Ceylon (fig. 44) closely. Tegumen high. Uncus 

 with a triangular base and a rather broad hook which is not dilated 

 (in encausta distinctly dilated). Socius small, parietal. Gnathos 

 slender, hook short, by far not reaching transtilla (in encausta gnathos 

 arms decidedly much stronger and broader, hook long, in mount 

 exceeding transtiUa). Valva higher than long, subquadrate; sacculus 

 sclerotized, its dorsal edge basally especially strong; harpe shaped as a 

 large elongate-oval plate, covering the central part of the disc of valva, 

 ending dorsally in a sharp, rising thorn (in encausta harpe less elongate 

 but more rounded-oval, with a sharper thorn) ; a membranous elevated 

 ridge separating upper membranous third of the disc of valva. Tran- 

 stiUa, a rather narrow transverse band, broadly emarginate in middle 

 (in encausta broader, upper rim shortly triangularly excised) . Pulvinus 

 well developed. Aedeagus httle bent, basal thu-d broader, a transverse 

 pair of short thorns below orifice (in encausta basal fourth broader, 

 apical thorns very short). 



Female, 28 mm. Head and palpus pale tawny ochreous, face pale 

 tawny. Thorax pale fulvous lilac. (Abdomen and hindwings missing). 



ForcAving elongate-truncate, costa strongly sinuate throughout, 

 apex falcate and produced, termen deeply excavate above, prominent 

 and obliquely roimded beneath. Pale ochreous, evenly suffused 

 throughout with light fulvous lUac except a round field in tornus and 

 edges to markings. Markings dark purple. Costal edge narrowly 

 orange; several very fhie bluish or purplish transverse lines on costa 

 between markings. A round dot above middle of disc, before 1/6; 

 transverse fascia indicated by a lilac, suft'used, very oblique patch on 

 1/3 of costa, finely edged with purple, an oval more oblique purple 

 spot between this and cell, and a few irregular purple spots and scales 

 below this, hardly reaching middle of wing; a triangidar spot on 

 middle of costa and three small marks beyond this, becoming smaller 

 posteriorly; falcate apex of wing centered with an elongate spot; 

 cilia ferruginous brown, ochreous along lower third of termen. 



Material examined: Luzon, Mt. Makiling (Baker), 2 cf, holotype, 

 genit. shde 5027, and paratype; 1 9, allotype (USNM). 



This conspicuous species is closely related with Archips encausta 

 Meyrick, from Ceylon, but difl'ers by distinctly less dilated forewings 



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