LTONETIADiE. 559 



Opogona astragalodes, n. sp. 



2 . 11 mm. Head, tliorax dark pnrple-fuscous, fillet shining 

 bronzy-grey, face ochreous-wlutish. Palpi ochreous-whitish, a 

 dark grey external streak. Anteimse grej'. Forewiiigs elongate- 

 lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; deep bronzy-purple ; a moderate 

 irregular-edged yellow direct transverse fascia before middle, 

 narrower towards costa and somewliat constricted beneatli costa : 

 cilia dark grey. Hind wings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey, 



Uganda, Kampala, October ( Hdrr/recives) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus,), 

 Very like the Indian Jlavofasciatci, but in that species the fascia, 

 though variable, is even in width throughout. 



Hieroxestis citrinodes, n. sp. 



(5 $ . 11-14: mm. Head light sliining bronzy-grey, sometimes 

 darker purple-grey, fillet shining brassy-whitish, face whitish. 

 Antenntc whitish. Falpi whitish, externally grey. Thorax light 

 bronzy-grey, or sometimes darker grey and patagia purple, posterior 

 extremity yellowish. ForewingS elongate-lanceolate, apex down- 

 turned; purple with fine transverse shining light yellowisli striation 

 a broad suffused light yellow streak along dorsum from base to 

 middle of wing : cilia light grey-yellowish. Hind wings dark grey ; 

 cilia grey. 



Fiji, Lautoka, bred in November from rotten seeds of cowpea 

 [Greemijood) ; 6 ex. Type Brit. Mus. Near the Hawaiian cna-i- 

 sqiuunosa (which is also a Hieroxestis, though the fringe of short 

 hairs behind fillet is hardly noticeable in either species) but dis- 

 tinguished by the yellow dorsal streak. 



Hieroxestis hapalopa, n. sp. 



$ . 9 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, crown 

 flattened, forehead rough-haired, face very retreating. Forewings 

 elongate-lanceolate, apex produced; pale ochreous-ygllowish ; a 

 slight very oblique blackish mark on costa at |, whence a brownish 

 shade runs beneath costa to apex, dilated on upper part of termeu, 

 costa above this whitish ; a rather large black apical dot : cilia 

 light greyish-ochreous, on costa whitish with an oblique blackish 

 mark before apex, at apex a fine blackish projecting hook. Hind- 

 wings pale greyish-ochreous, towards apex grey ; cilia pale grej'ish- 

 ochreous. 



Fiji, Loloti, December (^Greenioood) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 



Decadarcliis molynta Meyr. 

 The d" has a strong triangular median projection from basal joint 

 of antenna3 above, forming with upper part a notch. 



Decadarchis disjuncta, n. sp. 

 2 . 14 mm. Head whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, apex of joints 

 white, second and terminal joints each with long rough tuft beneath. 



