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absent. Transtilla-like sclerotization, through and under which 

 the aedeagus moves, shaped as a darker triangle, open below. Valva 

 suboval, rather simple; sacculus 1/2, a simple, rounded fold. Cucullus 

 moderately sclerotized, with top constricted, so as to form a moderate, 

 clavate appendix; costa with a subapical slender, not clavate, digit 

 curving down over top of cucullus. Aedeagus simple, curved, not 

 dilated. Cornutus, a single long spine, possibly not deciduous, 

 sinuate and projecting at the top. 



Female genitalia: Sterigma sclerotized, seventh segment forming a 

 semioval strong edge around the ostium; lamella postvaginalis 

 sclerotized, forming a rounded plate; lamella antevaginalis, a moderate 

 oval plate with a dentoid sclerite in the middle. Ostium bursae 

 proper, a strong funnel; colHculum, a large, erect oval sclerite. Signum 

 rather small, stellate. 



Material examined: Luzon, Mt. Makiling (Baker), 19, holotype, 

 genit. slide 5238. Occidental Negros, Saravia, 1 9, with only left 

 pair of wings, labelled: "forest," "guintahu-an" (probably food 

 plant), '7. V. 1928," "485," "9 genit. on shde A.B. Jun. 27, 1930, with 9 

 cf and wings on sp. sent to Meyrick" (USNM), slide 4655 9, remounted. 

 This female and fragments of the male are paratypes. (I have 

 remounted the left forewing and the genitalia of the male on slide 

 4654 and the genitalia of the female paratype on slide 4655). Since 

 the male specimen itself is not available, I prefer to designate the 

 female as holotype. The male genitaha, however, are characteristic 

 and very distinct. 



Compared with Astiarcka aureatella (Snellen), cf lectotype, hereby 

 selected, labelled" W. Java, Preanger, 5000 ft., cf, Sythoff" (genit. 

 slide 4652, fig. 247), and with a 9, paratype (originally syntype), 

 with the same label (genit. slide 4653), both in the Leiden Museum. 



Closely allied to A. aureatella (Snellen), differing as indicated in 

 the key above. The female genitalia of the two species are rather 

 similar, those of aureatella are less sclerotized. 



Tanyzancla Meyrick, 1918 

 Key to the Philippine Species of Tanyzancla 



1. Fuscous with pale markings T. pepona, new species 



Pale yellowish or yellowish, with fuscous or jjurplish markings or without 



markings 2 



2. Males 3 



Females 4 



3. Small species, 15.5 mm; forewing with a slender marginal fuscous fascia in 



apex and along termen to tornus T. cincta, new species 



Large species, 22 mm; forewing without a marginal line. 



T. catadea, new species 



