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of 8, 9 and 10 long-stalked. Hind wings with veins 6 and 7 long- 

 stalked, 8 from middle. 



19. Amalodeta electraula, n. s. 

 (J , 18 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and legs pale whitish- 

 ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Fore wings moderately 

 elongate, dilated, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, hind 

 margin obhquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous ; markings cloudy, 

 yellowish-brown ; three slender irregular transverse lines, first 

 from one-fourth of costa to before middle of inner margin, second 

 from before middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin, 

 obtusely augulated outwards below middle, third from two-thirds 

 of costa to anal angle ; a small round fuscous spot in disc between 

 second and third lines ; a transverse cloudy mark towards hind 

 margin in middle, and two small cloudy spots on hind margin 

 above and below middle ; cilia ochreous-whitish, base barred with 

 pale yellowish-brown. Hind wings whitish, thinly scaled. 



Port Moresby [Kowald) ; one specimen. 



SOROCOSTIA, Ros. 

 20. Sorocostia tetroplithalma, n. s. 

 ? , 14 mm. Head white, thinly sprinkled with fuscous. Palpi 

 2i, white, suffusedly irrorated with dai'k fuscous except above. 

 Antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitish, thinly 

 sprmkled with fuscous. Abdomen grey-whitish. Legs whitish 

 irrorated with fuscous, apex of joints white. Fore wings elongate- 

 triangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hind margin rather 

 obliquely rounded ; light greyish-ochreous, with fine scattered 

 black scales ; the three usixal subcostal tufts preceded by small 

 cloudy blackish spots ; a cloudy fuscous suffusion towards hind 

 margin, broadest below middle, cut by an indistinct irregular paler 

 subterminal line ; cilia mixed with ochreous, dark grey, and 

 whitish points, with a darker line beyond middle, and basal half 

 barred with darker. Hind wings pale grey, becoming grey- 

 whitish towards base ; cilia grey-whitish. 



Port Moresby (Kowald) ; one specimen. 



Epizeuctis, n. g. 

 Face with projecting scales; tongue well-developed. Palpi 

 moderately long, straight, porrected, second joint with dense rough 

 projecting hairs above and below, terminal joint obtuse. Anteunee 



