Entomolog. Mitteilungen XI, 1922, Nr. 2. 44 



New Microlepidoptera of the German Entomoiogical Institute 



by Edw. Meyrick, Marlborough. 



Pterophoridae. 



Alucüabacteriopa nov. spec. — (^15 mm. Head and thorax whitish- 

 ockreous. ForeMings cleft to ^/g, segments linear; whitish-ochreous; 

 Avellmarked linear black dots on costa beyond cleft and beyond middle 

 of Segment 1, and on dorsum be.yond cleft and at Yi ^^^ % of segment 2, 

 also a slight-dot on lower margin of segment 1 towards apex: cilia pale 

 greyish-ochreous becoming grejer posteriorly (imperfect). Hindwings 

 and cüia light ochreous-gre}'. 



Amani; 1 ex. (coli. Mor statt). 



Gelechiadse. 



Onebala cyclopodes nov. spec. — (^ 14 mm. Kead and thorax dark 

 pmplish-i'uscous, face pale ochreous. Antennae serrate with \\horls 

 of scales, pale ochreous, cüiations 1. Palpi pale ochreous, second Joint 

 dark fuscous except apex. Forewings elongate, costa gently archcd, 

 apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, rather oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 

 4 absent, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked; dark purplish-fuscous; a large 

 rounded-transverse pale ochreous spot on costa at %: cilia dark grey 

 (imperfect). ITind\^'ings dark grey; cüia grey. 



Amani; 1 ex. (coli. Mor statt) not in good condition, but appears 

 distinct. 



Onebala bifrenataMeyv. — Amani; 2 ? examples (coli. Morst att), 

 which I regard as belonging to this species, described from a c? only, 

 have the hindwings darker grey, and vein 10 of the forev.ings present, 

 posterior line of forewings very slender, crown of head more broadly 

 purplish grey, but these differences seem likely to be onlj^ sexual. 



Timyra temenodes nov. spec. — $ 23 — 25 mm. Head and thorax 

 grey. Palpi grey, second Joint broadly düated with scales, suffused 

 v.'hitish beneath, and enveloped in long \\hitish expansible hairs pro- 

 jecting above, terminal Joint shorter, much thickened \\ith dense 

 scales throughout. Antennae a\ ith large dense tuft of gx&y scales from 

 basal Joint in front. Posterior tibiae above with long erect spreading 

 loosely curled whitish haii'scales, at apex of Joint suffused ochreous- 

 3'ellow. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 slightly rounded, some\\hat obhque; grey, irregularly speckled ^^ith 

 v\'hitish, costal edge pale 3'ello^\ish; a narrow transverse ochreous- 

 v'hitish fascia to^^ards base not reaching costa: cilia pale yellowish, 



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