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Stenomci, to which there is also actual relationship ; (3) the tendency 

 to stalking only of veins 8 and 9 in the forewings, which is 

 unusiial generally ; (4) the possession of a strong basal pectination 

 of hairs on lower median vein of hindwings in the most primitive 

 Orneodid genus, I'riscaedecia, just as in typical Copromorphids ; 

 (5) the tendency to " feathering " of the veins with scales in 

 Copromorpha ; (6) the tendency to unipectination of the antennae, 

 a very unusual character, in Copi-omoiyJia and MicroscJiismus. On 

 consideration of the cumulative effect of this series of coincidences, 

 I regard them as amounting to reasonable proof, there being 

 nothing like the same amount of evidence pointing in any other 

 direction. The limited geographical distribution of both families 

 is quite consistent, and if, as is possible, further connecting links 

 exist, I should suggest Borneo as a likely locality. 



Copromorpha thrombota, n. sp. 



c? 20 mm., 5 25 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi fuscous 

 irrorated with dark fuscous, apex of joints and a subbasal ring of 

 terminal joint ochreous-whitish, terminal joint somewhat more 

 than half second. Antennae in both sexes lamellate (1). Thorax 

 pale ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous. Abdomen greyish- 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow at base, posteriorly dilated, 

 costa anteriorly nearly straight, posteriorly gently arched, apex 

 rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; pale ochreous 

 sprinkled and strigulated with fuscous and dark fuscous ; five or 

 six small dark fuscous spots on costa ; an irregular patch of fuscous 

 suffusion in posterior part of cell ; some irregular fuscous suffusion 

 towards costa posteriorly, and along termen : cilia pale ochreous, 

 with a well-marked subbasal fuscous line, outer half with rows 

 of fuscous points. Hindwings in d" light greyish-ochreous, in 5 

 rather dark grey : cilia as in forewings. 



Solomon Is., Bougainville and Isabel I. (Meek) ; two specimens. 



Copromorpha narcodes, n. sp. 



c? 5 • 22-23 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi 

 fuscous irrorated with darker, apex of joints and subbasal band of 

 terminal joint ochreous-whitish, terminal joint half second. An- 

 tennae in (S unipectinated (2g), in $ stout, serrulate. Abdomen 

 ochreous-whitish sprinkled with fuscous. Forewings elongate, 

 posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex rounded-obtuse, 

 termen rounded, little oblique ; whitish-ochreous, with some scat- 

 tered dark fuscous strigulae ; a small basal patch of fuscous suffusion ; 

 two or three small suffused dark fuscous spots on costa before 

 middle, one beyond middle, and two or three dots towards apex ; 

 an irregular patch of fuscous and dark fuscous suffused marking 

 in middle of disc, a smaller one towards costa posteriorly, and 

 one still smaller towards tornus ; some fuscous suffusion along 

 termen from near apex to tornus : cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 

 Hindwings and cilia light grey. 



New Guinea, 8ariba J., 1 cJ ; Solomon Is., Choiscul, 1 $ {Meelc). 



