Tjopidopfcra from tJic South Pacijic. 273 



Heteromicta, n. g. 



Forehead with projecting cone of scales ; ocelh pi'eaent ; tongue 

 well developed. Antennae one-half to two-thirds of fore wings, in 

 male filiform, miuntely ciliated, basal joint sometimes with slight 

 tooth of scales in front. Labial palpi in male moderate or short, 

 appressed to frontal cone, in female long, straight, porrected, with 

 loosely appressed scales, attenuated from middle to apex. Maxillary 

 palpi short, filiform. Posterior tibius with outer spurs aboiit half 

 inner. Fore wings with vein 1 furcate at base, 2 from or before 

 two-thirds of cell, 4 and 5 from a point, 6 from near 7, 8 and 9 

 stalked out of 7. Hind wings broader by one-third to one-half 

 than fore wings, 2 from near angle, 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent, 

 transverse vein angulated inwards almost to base, 7 out of G, 

 anastomosing with 8 very shortly or at a point. 



I have formed this genus to inchide the two following 

 species, together with padiytcra, Meyr., tripartUdla, 

 Meyr., and latro, Z. ; it differs from Aphomia and 

 MeUssohlaptes, with which these species have hitherto 

 been included, in having veins 8 and 9 of the fore wings 

 stalked out of 7, instead of veins 7 and 8 stalked out of 

 9. In //. latro male the disc of fore wings is clothed 

 with appressed hairs, and in H. tripartitella male there 

 is a small brush of hairs on fore wings beneath from 

 below costa before middle, but these characters appear 

 specific only. 



139. Heteromicta rufivena, Walk. 



Lamoria rufivena, Walk., 960 ; MeUssohlaptes rufo- 



renalis, Snell., Tijd. v. Ent., 1880, 248; ibid., 



1883, pi. v., 10. 



Agrees sufficiently with both descriptions, but size only 23 mm. ; 



a linear dark fuscous mark in disc before middle, and an incomplete 



circular mark in disc beyond middle, connected by a line of a few 



white scales ; a dark grey hind-marginal line ; veins sharply 



defined red on dorsal half, obsolete on costal ; hind wings and 



abdomen light yellow-ochreous. 



Port Moresby, New Guinea {Mathew) ; one female 

 specimen. Also from Celebes and Borneo. 



140. Heteromicta tricJtogramma, n. s. 

 $ , 31 mm. Head, palpi, antennte, and thorax pale brownish 

 ochreous. Abdomen and legs pale whitish ochreous, anterior legs 



