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liant ground color; transverse fascia median, rather inwards-oblique, 

 gradually narrowed from costa to fold, thence abruptly much narrower 

 to dorsum, this part gently outwards-convex; edges well defined, 

 slightly undulate, posterior edge and anterior edge only on costa with 

 luminescent pale violet spots in certain lights. Ciha brilHant golden, 

 dull whitish along costa. 



Hindwing glossy fuscous golden, cilia whitish golden. 



Material examined: Mindanao, Kolambugan, June 1914 (C.S. 

 Banks), 2 cf , holotype, 13 mm (USNM). Unfortunately the abdo- 

 mens are lost, but the species is still very distinct. 



Nemophora heliochalca (Meyrick, 1928), new combination 



Figures 468-469, 799 



Nemotois heliochalca Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, vol. 3, p. 464. 

 Clarke, 1955, Catalogue . . . Microlepidoptera . . . Meyrick, vol. 1, p. 155. 



Distribution: Philippine Is. 



Material examined: Mindanao, Kolambugan, June 1914 (C.S. 

 Banks), 5 cf, all worn, abdomens missing. Luzon, Mt. Makiling 

 (Baker), 1 cf , in excellent condition, genit. slide 5286 (USNM). 



Male genitalia: Tegumen moderately rounded. Valva with a 

 bulbous base, cucullus almost twice as narrow, top rounded. Sac- 

 culus triangular, very large. 



Nemophora cantharites (Meyrick, 1928), new combination 



Figure 797 



Nemotois cantharites Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, vol. 3, p. 464. — 

 Clarke, 1955, Catalogue . . . IMicrolepidoptera . . . Meyrick, vol. 1, p. 73. 



Distribution: Philippine Is. 



Material examined: Alindanao, Kolambugan, June 1914, 3 9, one 

 labelled "Nemotois cantharites Meyr. Paratype" (USNM). 



Nemophora chalcotechna (Meyrick, 1937), new combination 



Figures 463-464, 798 



Nemotois chalcotechna Meyrick, 1937, Arb. morphol. taxon. Ent. Berlin-Dahlem, 

 vol. 4, no. 3, p. 204. — Clarke, 1955, Catalogue . . . Microlepidoptera . . . 

 Meyrick, vol. 1, p. 81. 



Distribution: Philippine Is. 



Material examined: "Mindanao, Momungan," "Staudinger & 

 Bang Haas dedit" "36," "type," "Nemotois chalcotechna Meyr." (in 

 Meyrick's hand), holotype, o" (DEI). A rubbed specimen with 

 abdomen missing. Mindanao, Surigao (Baker), 1 d', strongly de- 

 faced, genit. slide 5287 (USNM). Mindanao, Lanao, plains, Kolam- 

 bugan, 16.VI.1914 (A.E. Wileman), 1 9, defaced (BM). 



