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Material examined: Luzon, Subprov. Benguet, Pauai, Haights 

 Place, 7000 ft., 16.XI.1912 (A.E. Wileman), 1 9, holotype, genit. slide 

 5563 (BM). Perhaps nearest to A. scolccias Meyrick but not closely 

 related to that species. 



Atteva scolecias Meyrick, 1928 



Figures 370-371, 735 



Aiteva scolecias Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, vol. 3, p. 419 ( 9 , Mt. 

 Makiling). — Clarke, 1955, Catalogue . . . Microlepidoptera . . . Meyrick 

 vol. 1, p. 280; 1965, op. cit., vol. 5, p. 292, pi. 145, figs. 4-4c (lectotype 

 select.). 



Distribution : Philippine Is. 



Material examined: Luzon, Mt. MakUing (Baker), 3 cf, 11 9 

 (USNM). 



Male, 32 mm, neallotype, genit. slide 5221. Forewing slightly 

 narrower. Otherwise in all respects similar to the female holotype. 



Male genitalia: Tegumen rather broad, narrowed, top truncate. 

 Uncus absent. Socii, two large porrect processes, flattened laterally, 

 moderately bristled throughout, top narrowed, truncate, lower edge 

 with a band of closely set spines. Transtilla W-shaped, median 

 process conical, finely denticulate. Saccus very narrow, straight. 

 Valva rather short, subtruncate, cucullus gradually cui'ved towards 

 top. Sacculus short, with a single basal spike. Aedeagus long. 

 Cornuti, a long narrow stretch of fine aciculae. Eighth sternite not 

 dilated. Seventh segment enlarged, forming two additional valvae, 

 with large coremata at their base. 



Atteva balanota Meyrick, 1910 



Figures 372-373, 736 



Atteva balanota Meyrick, 1910, Trans. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, p. 471. (9, 

 Manila); 1914, in Aurivillius, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, pars 19, p. 22. — 

 Clarke, 1955, Catalogue . . . Microlepidoptera . . . Meyrick, vol. 1, p. 63; 

 1965, op. cit., vol. 5, p. 292, pi. 145, figs. 2-2c (holotype figured). 



Distribution : Philippine Is. 



Material examined: Luzon, Mt. Makiling (Baker), 2 c^, "Atteva 

 balanota Meyr.," "61" (USNM). 



Male, 27 mm, neaUotype, genit. slide 5220. Very similar to the 

 female, differing in the following points. Scape black, with a large 

 white spot above. Thorax golden tawny. Abdomen glossy bright 

 ochreous orange. Ground color of forewing bright tawny yellow 

 golden. Cilia briglit golden. White spots as in female, except that 

 the subcostal longitudinal spot does not touch costa and is spindle- 

 shaped, and that there is a second narrow similar streak on end of 

 vein 12, neither touching costa. 



