208 Mr. E. Meyrick's descriptions of 



27. Acidalia homodoxa, n. s. 

 (? , ? , 18 mm, Face and palpi blackish, band between antennae 

 white, collar ochreons. Antennfe, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 whitish ochreons ; antennal ciliations in male 1^ ; posterior tibise 

 in male without tuft, tarsi one-third of tibife. Fore wings mode- 

 rate, triangular, hind margin gently rounded; whitish ochreous, 

 with a few scattered black scales ; costal edge narrowly ochreous ; 

 five indistinct ochreous lines ; first before middle, nearly straight, 

 second slightly irregular, beyond middle, third, fourth, and fifth 

 irregularly dentate ; a black discal dot between first and second ; a 

 hind-marginal row of black dots ; cilia whitish ochreous. Hind 

 wings moderate, hind margin rounded, bent in middle, slightly 

 waved ; colour and markings as in fore wings, but first line absent, 

 discal dot placed on second Hue, which is somewhat before middle. 



Port Moresby, New Guinea, and Tonga {Matheiv) ; Fiji 

 (Lucas) ; five specimens. 



Trichoclada, n. g. 



Face smooth. Palpi moderate, arched, ascending, shortly rough' 

 scaled beneath, terminal joint very short. Antenna; two-thirds of 

 fore wings, in male stout, bipectinated (li), pectinations termi- 

 nating in a ixiit of very long cilia (2|). Posterior tibise in male 

 considerably swollen, without spitrs, tarsi considerably aborted. 

 Fore wings with vein 5 rising nearer to 6 than to 4, 6 widely 

 remote from 9, 10 rising out of 9 between 7 and 8, 11 anastomosing 

 with 9 at a point below 7. Hind wings with veins 6 and 7 separate, 

 8 anastomosing with 7 at a point near base. 



28. Trichoclada cpiiiniisa, n. s. 

 g , 24 mm. Face dark fuscous, band between antenna; white, 

 collar ferruginous. Palpi dark fuscous, beneath white. Antennas 

 dark fuscous. Thorax, abdomen, and legs white, anterior legs 

 fuscous, posterior tarsi one-half of tibiae. Fore wings rather broad, 

 triangular, hind margin hardly rounded ; white ; costal edge 

 narrowly ochreous-yellow ; a minute black discal dot ; two very 

 indistinct irregular fine dentate grey lines before and bej'ond three- 

 fourths, marked with obscure blackish dots on veins, second more 

 distinct ; two irregiilar series of fine scattered black scales between 

 these and hind margin ; a hind-marginal row of elongate l)lack 

 dots ; cilia white. Hind wings moderate, hind margin rounded, 

 bent in middle ; colour and markings as in fore wings. 



Fiji (Litcas) ; one specimen. 



