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The species is very similar to iV. tristrigella Walker but male geni- 

 talia are distinct. 



Male genitalia: Resembling those of A^. tristrigella Walker, but 

 differing as follows: Tegumen more pointed. Socius larger, transtilla 

 ill defined. Valva over 1, without longitudinal ridges. Cucullus 

 rounded. Sacculus distinctly rounded and prominent (in tristrigella 

 rounding and prominence much longer) ; basal angles of valvae slightly 

 produced. Aedeagus similar. 



Nemophora eurycitra (Meyrick, 1928), new combination 



Figures 467, 795-796 



Nemotois eurycitra Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, vol. 3, p. 463. — 

 Clarke, 1955, Catalogue . . . Microlepidoptera . . . Meyrick, vol. 1, p. 135. 



Distribution: Philippine Is. 



Material examined: Luzon, Mt. Maldling (Baker), 1 9 (with both 

 forewings severed and glued on top of the thorax, but entirely un- 

 rubbed; redescribed below), genit. slide 5434. Mindanao, Kolam- 

 bugan, June 1914 (C.S. Banks), 1 cf, 2 9. "Nemotois eurycitra 

 Meyrick. Paratype," "65" (USNM). Male abdomen is missing. 

 Mindanao, Lanao, plains, Kolambugan, 19. X. 1914, 1 cf , neallotype, 

 genit. slide 5689 (A.E. Wileman) (BM). 



Male, 16 mm, neallotype, hereby designated (worn). Head light 

 yellow. Eyes not touching, very narrowly separated. Antenna 

 greyish ochreous. Markings of forewings exactly similar to those of 

 the female, except that the dark basal patch has a brilliant metallic 

 green streak along costa from beyond base, not reaching posterior 

 edge of patch. Hindwing paler fuscous purple. 



The female specimen, genit. sUde 5434, may be redescribed thus: 14 

 mm. Head, palpus light ochreous. Basal portion of the antenna 

 (apical part missing), ochreous, wdth long and dense hairs. Thorax 

 yeUow. Abdomen piu-plish, sides suffused with yellow, venter dark 

 purple. 



Forewing suboval, rather broad, dilated, broadest at 2/3, obtuse. 

 Anterior half of wing dark purple brown, with a deep metallic-blue 

 streak along costa not reaching posterior edge of patch; this edge 

 straight, inwards-oblique; patch containing an erected-triangular 

 equilateral light yellow spot, with base along basal fourth of dorsum, 

 ^vith top to 3/4 of wdng width and 1/3 of its length, suffussdly and 

 faintly edged with metalUc blue along upper, less so along posterior 

 edge; an inwards-obUque bright yellow, dull transverse fascia, edged 

 on both sides with brilliant greenish-sil v^ery streaks, anterior straight, 

 bordering to the dark purple portion of wing, posterior metallic 

 streak slightly undulate, short-int3rrupted above middle of wing, and 

 minutely edged with black anteriorly; apical portion of wing beyond 



