COSMOrTKRYGIB.T:. 233 



Fiji, Natova, May (Veitch); ono specimen. Type in British 

 Museum. Apparently nearest holojihracta, from which it (lifters 

 by the very short median subbasal dash. 



Cosmopteryx dulcivora, n. sp. 



d 2 ' 11-12 mm. Head bronzy, white central and lateral lines 

 on crown. Palpi white lined dark fuscous. Antenna? wliite, basal 

 half lined blackish, terminal half ringed dark fuscous, three apical 

 joints wholly white, next four dark fuscous. Thorax bronzy, white 

 central and lateral lines. Abdomen ])a]e bronzy, sides and 

 segmental margins silvery-whitish. Forcwiugs very narrow- 

 lanceolate, apex very long-caudate ; iridescent-bronzy ; an ob]i(]ue 

 white subcostal line from base to ^, a median line from base nearly 

 reaching band, a sliort subdorsal lino beneath posterior portion of 

 this, and a fine dorsal line from base to near band, posterior 

 extremities of these four nearly in a transverse line ; costal edge 

 shortly white before band ; an ochreous-yellow postmedian trans- 

 verse band, slightly narrowed dorsally, anteriorly edged by a silvery- 

 metallic direct fascia followed by a blackish dot above middle, 

 ))Osteriorly by opposite subtriangular silvery-metallic costal and 

 dorsal spots, an ochreous-yelloAv elongate patch extending from 

 baud between these to |, whence a shining white streak runs along 

 termen to apex : cilia light grey or whitish-grej-, on costa whitish, 

 at apex with a wliite bar edged above with dark grey. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Fiji, Natova, bred in November from larvtc mining in leaves of 

 sugarcane (Veitch); two specimens. Type in British Museum. 



^ APOTHETODES, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae |, 

 basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, 

 second joint with scales slightly roughened beneath, terminal joint 

 about as long as second, slender, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudi- 

 mentary. Posterior tibine rough-haired above. Forewings with 

 2 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind- 

 wings g, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 2-4 separate, 5 absent, G and 7 

 nearly parallel. 



Probably allied to Limnoecia. 



Apothetodes dialectica, n. sp. 



5 . 9 mm. Head oclireous-whitish speckled grey. Paljji white, 

 second joint dark grey except apex. Thorax ratlier dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; fuscous irrorated 

 dark fuscous ; stigmata blackish, jdical obliquely before first discal : 

 cilia fuscous, base sprinkled dark fuscous. HindAvings grej- ; cilia 

 pale fuscous. 



Bombay, Dharwar, January {Maxwell) ; ono specimen. 



