MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 197 



(USNM). Agoo, La Union, 2.VII.1945 (J.G. Franclemont), 1 9 

 genit. slide 5107 (GUI). 5 d', 6 9. Closely allied with /. mylias 

 Meyrick from Ceylon differing by minor characters of markings and 

 by genitalia. The material from IMt. Makiling has been identified 

 with /. mylias by Meyrick. 



Imma sarophora, new species 



Figures 301, 671 



Male, 18 mm. Head light fuscous with a trace of whitish opales- 

 cence, face light yellow, with a triangular fuscous spot from forehead. 

 Antenna fuscous, tawny below, scape hght yellow below. Thorax 

 smoothly scaled, evenly light fuscous with purplish reflections and 

 whitish opalescence. Palpus rather short, smooth, acutely pointed, 

 flattened internally so as to form a distinct submedian sharp edge, 

 terminal segment with two of these ridges or ribs; shining smooth, 

 grey fuscous, a semioval light yellow spot on middle of upper edge, 

 basal segment dull light yellow. Anterior leg pale yellow, other 

 legs white, tibiae smooth, suffused with slate grey above. Abdomen 

 fuscous purple, with distinct white opalescence, venter white. 



Forewing elongate oval, costa gently curved at base, more so toward 

 apex, straight in middle, apex rounded, termen rounded, vertical. 

 Dark fuscous purple. Extreme costal edge along its posterior 3/4 

 hght yellow. A large oval depression below costa at 1/3, filled with 

 light ochreous scales, covered with dark fuscous longer scales directed 

 apicad; thus a raised oval pad of scales is formed, slate fuscous, 

 tinged ochreous posteriorly, somewhat paler than wing. Ciha white 

 with a dark fuscous basal third. 



Hindwing dark fuscous purple, a strongly suffused whitish spot 

 filling out posterior part of ceU, between lower edge and vein 5; a 

 paler broad streak below cell to base; costal portion whitish; basal 

 2/3 of dorsum pale, semipellucent. Ciha white, basal half shghtly 

 infuscated in tornus. 



Male genitaha: Very similar to those of 7. otoptera Meyrick from 

 Borneo, but with distinct, though minor, differences. Tegumen 

 broad and low, rounded. Hook at the end of the valva with a shorter 

 and broader stalk, outer arm of this hook longer. Anellus lobes are 

 very small and symmetrical (while in I. otoptera left lobe is much 

 longer than right, and both are more robust). 



Material examined: Luzon, Los Bafios (Baker), 1 cf, holotype, 

 genit. shde 5167 (USNM). 



Very similar to /. otoptera, from Borneo, but distinct by minor 

 details of markings and genitalia. Also close to /. chlorosphena from 

 Ceylon, but larger, with less dilated and much more rounded forewings. 



