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broad-lanceolate, cilia two-thivds ; veins 3 and 4 remote, 5 and G 

 stalked, G to costa ; 1 h strongly pectinated. 



The apex of fore wings is bent vertically upwards, 

 as in the other genera of the family. 



166. Decadarcliis melanastra, n. s. 

 5 , 20 mua. Head and palpi white. Antennae whitish, annulated 

 with grey. Thorax white, shoulders and a posterior spot dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen and legs dark grey (anterior legs broken). Fore 

 wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hind 

 margin extremely obliquely rounded ; white ; markings fuscous, 

 coarsely irrorated with black ; a narrow angulated fascia very near 

 base ; a moderately broad transverse spot from costa beyond one- 

 fourth, reaching half across wing, and a wedge-shaped oblique spot 

 from inner margin opposite, almost meeting it ; a small triangular 

 spot restmg on one angle on inner margin beneath middle of wing, 

 a small irregular spot on costa beyond middle, and a small tri- 

 angular spot in disc at two-thirds ; an irregular inwards-curved 

 streak from costa at four-fifths, terminating in a subapical blotch 

 on hind margin ; a black line round apex ; cilia white, mixed with 

 light grey beneath apex. Hind wings and cilia whitish gi'ey. 



Fiji {Lucas) ; one specimen. 



Phthinocola, n. g. 



Head rough-haired ; ocelli present ; no tongue. Antenna.' four- 

 fifths of fore wings, in male filiform, simple, basal joint large, 

 much thickened with scales, with strong pecten. Labial palpi 

 moderately long, straight, drooping, second joint, and terminal 

 joint except apex, clothed with long rough projecting hairs beneath. 

 Maxillary palpi rather short, folded. Posterior tibiae with extremely 

 long hairs above and shorter ones beneath. Fore wings with vein 

 1 simple, 2 from rather near angle, 5 absent, 7 absent, 11 from near 

 base of cell ; apex bent vertically upwards. Hind wings narrower 

 than fore wings, lanceolate, cilia one; transverse vein absent, 

 4 absent, 5 absent, 7 to hind margin. 



167. Phthinocula docJimia, n. s. 

 ^ , 9 nun. Head, palpi, antennie, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 whitisli ochreous ; anterior legs dark fuscous. Fore wings lanceo- 

 late ; whitish ochreous, somewhat mixed with fuscous ; five dark 

 fuscous fasciae, sharply angulated outwards in middle ; first near 

 base, second from one-fourth df margins, third broad, from middle 



