AIICROLEPIDOPTERA OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 31 



dots of diverse size, more or less forming oblique transverse rows: 

 suffused throughout with light tawny. Markings hardly indicated by 

 deeper ta\^^ly-fulvous suffusion. A faint streak along posterior third 

 of costa to before apex, indicating costal patch; transverse fascia very 

 faint, moderately dilated, from 1/3 of costa to well beyond middle of 

 dorsum; a shadow along base of dorsum; irregular ferruginous dots 

 strewn denser and rather regidarly on basal half of wing; a more 

 distinct curved series of larger dots edging costal patch from below 

 and rimning somewhere towards lower third of termen, so forming 

 the border between a paler central part of disc and the slightly darker 

 apical area. Cilia (damaged) light ochreous tawny. 



Hind^^ing pale golden ochreous, glossy, whitish and semipellucent 

 in cell. 



Male genitalia: Tegumen rather broad, subspherical. Uncus por- 

 rect, rather long, broad atbase, gradually narrowed towards roimded top . 

 Socius minute, parietal. Gnathos strongly sclerotized, arms and hook 

 moderate. Vincvdiun ckcular. Valva moderate, simple, short stretch 

 of base of costa sclerotized, cucullus over 1/2, gradually rounded, 

 saccidus over 1/2, narrow and simple, sclerotized. Pulvinus not 

 developed. Transtilla moderate, gradually narrowed towards middle. 

 Labis, a sclerotized moderate fold. Aedeagus pistol-like, ciu-ved. 

 Cornutus, one straight spine and scars of five more. 



Material examined: Mindanao, Davao Prov., east slope of Mt. 

 McKinley, 7000 ft., 22.IX.1946 (CNHM Philippine Zool. Exped. 1946- 

 47, H. Hoogstraal), 1 cf , holotype, genit. slide 5732. 



Female, 31 mm. Head, palpus and thorax rather bright fulvous 

 tawny; palpus slender and long, sinuate and subascending, moderately 

 dilated and expanded towards apex along its posterior half, terminal 

 segment short, subtriangidar, drooping. Antenna with scape fulvous 

 tawTij^, flagellum fidvous whitish. Abdomen glossy whitish ochreous. 



Forewing broad, elongate-truncate, costa strongly cm-ved along 

 anterior 2/3, straight posteriorly, apex subrectangidar, termen sinuate, 

 vertical above, broadly rounded and prominent beneath. Lilac 

 fidvous, partially suffused with bright tawny ochreous, with purplish 

 Idac gloss in certain lights. Holotype devoid of any markings, para- 

 type with a subquadrate pale pinkish-ochreous spot on middle of 

 dorsum, edged on both sides with purplish extending in both directions 

 along dorsum; a few purplish-brown dots in disc posteriorly tending 

 to form some three strongly ciu-ved series beyond cell from costa to 

 dorsimi; a faint deeper taw^ny spot on costa before middle, being the 

 upper part of transverse fascia, moderate, interrupted by cell, follow^ed 

 by a paler ochreous-taw^ny spot, representing space betw'een the fascia 

 and apical patch, which, however, is indefinite. Cilia deep fulvous 

 tawny, becoming paler towards tornus. 



