144 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA, 



portion of fennen obscurely whitish : cilia grey-whitish, with 

 moflian grey shade. Hindwings white, apex tiuged with grey ; 

 ciliii wliite. 



Assam, Khasis, in March : Querixslvno, Cairns, in September 

 and October (Dodd), (Jooktown (Meek) ; six specimens. 



CHIONOGENES, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts loosely spreading ; ocelli 

 present ; tongue developed, xintennine f, in male shortly ciliated, 

 basal joint moderate, with pecten. Laljial p^ilpi rather long, 

 curved, ascending, somewhat thickened with scales and slightly 

 roughened anteriorly, terminal joint shorter than second, pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tiinae smooth-scaled. 

 Forewings with 2 from towards angle, '^ and 4 approximated from 

 angle, 7 to termen, 8 and 9 stalked, 11 from before middle. Hind- 

 wings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia #-4 ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 somewhat 

 approximated, G and 7 parallel, transverse vein very oblique from 

 5 to 7. 



Type isanema Meyr. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales 1907, 84. 

 Besides the following species, drosocldora Meyr. 1. c. 84 is also 

 referable here. 



Chionogenes trimetra, n. sp. 



5 . l-"> mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen white. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably 

 pointed, termen very obliqnely rounded ; shining white ; costal 

 edge dark fuscous towards base ; three direct ti'ansverse dark 

 fuscous strif;ul;i3 on costa towards apex, and three others rather 

 shorter on tornus ; apical &i\^o ochreous-yellowish, terminated 

 beneath apex by a dark fuscous dot: cilia pale yellowish, with dark 

 grey postmedian shade, at apex with a blackish basal dot. Hind- 

 Avings and cilia whitish. 



NoKTii AusxKALiA, Port Darwin {Dodd); one specimen. 



TARPHYSCELIS, n. g. 



Head smooth, sidetufts loosely spreading ; ocelli present; tongue 

 developed. AntenniTe ^, in S strongly ciliated, basal joint moderate, 

 without pecten. Labial palpi moderateh' long, curved, ascending, 

 thickened Avith slightly rough scales anteriorly throughout, terminal 

 joint as long as second, pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Middle 

 tibiae Avith tuft of scales above towards apex, tarsi very short, 

 dilated with dense scales towards base; posterior tibine rough- 

 scaled above, somewhat tufted at apex. Forewings with 2 from 

 near angle, 3 and 4 ai)proximated from angle, 7 to termen, 11 from 

 before middle. Hindwings under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia nearly 1 ; 

 2-7 separate, nearly parallel, 3 from angle, transverse vein oblique 

 from 4 to 7. 



