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species have usually broader \nngs than the type species: they are 

 mostly uniform golden colored and devoid of markings and have 

 yellow or orange heads. Some attain considerable size. 



It appears that no lectotypes have been selected so far for certain 

 of Meyrick's species. As it was necessary to have one lectotype 

 available for checking of synonymies, established by Meyrick, this is 

 selected on the folloA\ing pages. 



Key to the Philippine Species of Haplodnea 



1. Forewing light yellow, more than terminal third pale purple. 



H. cymopelta, new combination 

 Not thus colored 2 



2. Forewing ochreous golden 3 



Forewing dark fuscous 4 



3. Hindwing pale ochreous golden . . , , H. subochraceella, new combination 

 Hindwing light violet purple H. purpurascens, new species 



4. Antenna with flagellum normal, not thickened, in cross section circular; white 



touched with ochreous H. hemilampra, new species 



Antenna with flagellum dilated and tliickened, in cross section oval. 



H. eurycera, new species 



Haplotinea subochraceella (Walsingham, 1886), new combination 



Figures 440-441, 449, 782 



Tinea subochraceella Walsingham, 1886, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 464, pi. 41, 

 fig. 9. — Meyrick, 1930, in de Joannis, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, vol. 99, p. 743. 



ITireola [sic] subochraceella. — Meyrick, 1935, in Caradja and Meyrick, Materialien 

 . . . Microlepidopteren-Fauna . . ., p. 92. 



Distribution: Ceylon, India, Burma, Tonkin, Formosa, ?China. 



Compared with the type specimen, female, genit. slide 95969 in 

 the British Museum. Also compared with two female specimens 

 from India, North Coorg, Dibidi, genit. slides 4673 and 4674. The 

 female genitalia of all these appear to be similar. 



Material examined: Luzon, Los Banos, 4 cf , 2 9, genit. slide 5284 

 (Baker) ; Mt. Makiling, 1 &,S9, genit. slides 5290 d", 5281 9 (Baker) ; 

 Mt. Apo, 70-B, 4 and 5.III.1945 (J. G. Franclemont) , 1 cT", 1 9 (CUI). 

 Bambang, Nuova Vicaya, 21.VIII.1945 (D. Schiffer), 1 cf , genit. slide 

 5100. Negros, Victorias, at light, 27.IX.1927, 1 9; 30.X.1927, Id'; 

 19.IX.1927, sugar cane, S. duke, Sc 17a, Id'. Od', 7 9 (USNM). 

 Luzon, Benguet, Klondyke, 800 feet and Baguio, 5000 feet, 13. III.- 

 1912-28.V.1912 and 4VI.1913 (A. E. Wileman), 37 d*, 51 9, genit. 

 slide 5671 d", 9: 5672, 5679-81 (BM). Mindanao, Davao Prov., east 

 slope of Mt. McKinley, 3000 ft., at light, 14, 24, and 25.IX.1946 

 (CNHM Philippine Exped. 1946-47, H. Hoogstraal), 3 9. 



Male genitalia: Tegumen and vinculum, a complete broad ring. 

 Saccus absent. Anellus moderate, tubular, with a dilated basCi 



