278 U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETEST 25 7 



Forewing elongate-oval, costa gently curved throughout, more 

 curved at extremities, apex obtusely pointed, termen rounded, very 

 short. Creamy, markings formed by purplish-black dusting. Costa 

 wdth a shghtly postmedian in-egularly semioval spot, not reaching 

 cell; a roundish large dot on costa before apex, followed by two smaller 

 dots, ultimate preapical; a series of very UTegular spots and dots of 

 diverse sizes along dorsum, in tornus and along termen ; some 2 or 3 

 longitudinal marks along base of upper edge of cell; the whole wing 

 strewn with blackish points, more numerous posteriorly and tending 

 to form irregular spots, largest well before apex (absent in right 

 wing). Cilia pale ochreous uath a creamy-white base. 



Hindwing pale greyish ochreous, finely strewn with pale fuscous, 

 more densely so toward apex and throughout with a faint purple 

 gloss. Ciha pale ochreous with a greyish subbasal shade and whitish- 

 creamy base. 



Male genitalia: Tegumen moderate, with roUed up edges, and an 

 emarginate top. Uncus absent. Gnathos paired, each arm slightly 

 sinuate, slender and pointed. Valva slender and rather long, cucullus 

 rounded, sacculus 1/2, well defined with a free obtuse top; beyond 

 this there is a long sclerotized and slightly curved spike, reaching to 

 the top of cucullus, with a dilated base. Vinculum V-shaped, saccus 

 rather short, slender. Aedeagus long, moderately broad, slightly 

 sinuate. 



Material examined: Luzon, Mt. Makiling (Baker), 1 cf, holotype, 

 genit. slide 5291 (USNM). 



Trachy centra Meyrick, 1886 

 Trachycentra cicatricosa Meyrick, 1922 



Figures 446, 777 



Trachycentra cicatricosa Meyrick, 1922, Exotic Microlepidoptera, vol. 2, p. 598 

 (9, Manila). — Clarke, 1955, Catalogue . . . Microlepidoptera . . . 

 Meyrick, vol. 1, p. 90. 



Distribution: Luzon, Manila. 



The type specimen, unique, is in the Paris Museum, genit. sUde 

 5507 (the abdomen has been damaged by ?Adephaga and the bursa 

 copidatrix is missing). 



Female genitalia: Apophyses very long and strong, bases slightly 

 dilated and truncate. Sterigma little sclerotized, V-shaped. Ductus 

 bursae simple. Ovipositor bipartite. 



Tinissa Walker, 1864 



Key to the Philippine Species of Tinissa 



1. Males 2 



Females 3 



