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a broad marginal fold of petaloid scales from base to three-fourths, 

 enclosing a fringe of hair-scales ; 3 absent, 5 absent, 6 in <? absent, 

 in 2 Btalked with 7, 8 from about middle. 



9. Petalopleura phceocephala, n. s. 

 ^ ? , 25—26 mm. Head, collar, and palpi in ^ dark fuscous, 

 in ? deep ochreous-yellow. Antennae dark fuseous. Thorax deep 

 ochreous-yellow. Abdomen ochreous-yellow. Legs fuscous. Fore 

 wings elongate, rather strongly dilated, costa moderately arched, 

 somewhat bent beyond middle, apex obtuse, hind margin bowed ; 

 deep ochreous-yellow. Hind wings ochreous-yellowish. 



Two specimens {Sayer). 



Teratopora, n. g. 



Tongue developed. Palpi very shoiii, porrected. second joint 

 with rough projecting scales beneath. Antennae in 3' filiform, 

 shortly ciliated, with scattered longer cilia. Fore wings with 

 vein 1 connected by transverse bar with 2, 3 and 4 stalked, 5 

 absent, 6 separate or (perhaps abnormally) rising out of 3, 8 and 9 

 out of 7, 11 absent. Hind wings in ^ with apex broadlj' truncate ; 

 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent, 6 absent, 8 from about middle. 



10. Teratopora haplodcs, n. s. 

 (J, 24 — 26 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and legs pale 

 brownish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-oclireous. Fore wings elon- 

 gate, moderately dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hind 

 margin obliquely rounded ; pale brownish ochreous ; a very izi- 

 distinct narrow irregular fuscous cloud at three-fifths, extending 

 from disc to inner margin. Hind wings whitish-ochreous. 



Port Moresby {Koicald) ; two specimens. 



Tylanthes, n. g. 

 Tongue developed. Palpi short, subascending, filiform. Antennae 

 in 3' filiform, shortly ciliated, with scattered longer cilia. Fore 

 wings in ^ beneath with circular cushion of scales in middle of 

 disc, and brush-like tuft from a glandular swelling beneath sub- 

 costal vein above it ; vein 1 connected by a transverse bar with 

 cell before angle, lower part of cell contorted, 3 and 4 stalked, 

 5 absent, 6 out of 7, 8 and 9 out of 7, 11 absent. Hind wings in 

 $ small, beneath with a glandular swelling and tuft of scales, 

 covered by a pencil of hairs, towards middle of costa, which is 

 dilated ', transverse vein absent, 3, 4, 5, 6 absent. 



