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89. Semioceros tricros8a,n.s. 

 S , 14 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax ochreous-yellowisli ; 

 antenna; filiform, shortly ciliated (\}, bent before middle and again 

 at three-fourths, with a tuft of scales on back of each bend. Palpi 

 white, apex black, terminal joint moderate, slender. Abdomen 

 ochreous-yellow, segmental margins blackish. Legs white ; pos- 

 terior tibiae with outer middle-spur one-half, outer end-spur two- 

 thirds of inner. Fore wings triangular, costa hardly sinuate, 

 posteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse, hind margin straight, 

 oblique ; ochreous-yeUow ; a smaU transverse blackish spot on 

 base of costa ; a cur^-ed fuscous shade between base and first line ; 

 first line thick, dark fuscous, from one-fifth of costa to one-fifth of 

 i n ner margin, curved outwards ; a moderately large quadrate 

 discal spot at two-fifths, thickly outlined with dark fuscous, beneath 

 connected with inner margin at two-fifths by a thick dark fuscous 

 line ; a second similar discal spot slightly beyond middle, open 

 above and beneath ; second Line thick, dark fuscous, from costa at 

 four-fifths parallel to hind margin, obtusely bent inwards at two- 

 thirds to beneath discal spot, thence acutely angulated to inner 

 margin at three-fourths ; a similar parallel line midway between 

 second Line and hind margin, inner angle touchiag bend of second 

 line ; a strong dark fuscous hind-marginal hne ; cilia whitish, with 

 a dark fuscous line. Hind wings ochreous-yellow, base paler ; a 

 quadrate discal spot at one-third thickly outlined with dark 

 fuscous ; a thick dark fuscous line from two-thirds of costa to two- 

 thirds of inner margin, parallel to hind margin, somewhat sinuate 

 inwards to touch discal spot beneath ; a similar line midway 

 between this and hind margin ; hind-marginal Hne and cilia as in 

 fore Avings. 



Probably most allied to S. chrysorycta. 



Port Moresby, New Guinea {Matheic) ; two specimens. 



90. Semioceros dactyloptila, n. s. 



3 , ? , 17 mm. Head yellow, face suffused with fuscous. Palpi 

 bright ochreous-yellow, apex fuscous, terminal joint rather slender, 

 short. Antennae in male dentate, strongly ciUated (1^), bent before 

 middle, with a tuft of very long hair scales on back of bend, 

 separated into five radiating hair-pencils; pale ochreous, tuft 

 greyish. Thorax dark fuscous, posteriorly mixed with deep yeUow- 

 ochreous, collar ochreous-yellow. Abdomen ochreous-orange, anal 

 segment dark fuscous. Legs light ochreous-yellowish, apical half 



