Lepidoptera from Nejv Guinea. 471 



Xanthodes, Gn. 



46. 'Kanthodes malvce, Esp. 



Xanthodes malvcB, Esp., Hb., Gn. ; X stramen, Gn., 

 vi., 220; Xanthia imparata, Walk., 467; Xanthodes 

 inefficiens, ib., 1752. 



Two specimens (Sayer) ; these show no marked diffe- 

 rence from the South Em-opean form. 



47. Xanthodes transversa, Gn. 



Xanthodes transversa, Gn., vi., 211, pi. x., 5 ; X. 

 migrator, Walk., 779. 



One specimen (Sayer). 



MlAROMIMA, n. g. 

 Ocelli present ; eyes naked ; tongue developed. Antenua3 in 

 both sexes serrulate, strongly ciliated (2), in <? notched above basal 

 joint, with a strong curved tooth of scales projecting from upper 

 angle of basal joint. Palpi moderate, rather slender, ascending, 

 loosely scaled, terminal joint rather short, pointed. Thorax and 

 abdomen not crested. Tibiae with dense loosely appressed scales, 

 not spinose. Fore wings with veins 6, 7, 8 out of 9, 10 connected 

 with 9 by bar. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 from point, 5 

 approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 from a point. 



Allied to Acontia, from which it differs principally by 

 the antennal characters. 



48. Miaromima dinotis, n. s. 



(? ? , 29 — 34 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax brown-whitish, 

 more or less irrorated or partly suffused with light brown. Antennae 

 fuscous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous, brownish -tinged. Legs 

 rather dark brown. Fore wings elongate-triangular, costa almost 

 straight, apex obtuse, hind margin rather obliquely rounded; brown- 

 whitish, with a slight purple gloss, with a few minute scattered 

 black scales ; costa narrowly suffused with brown ; a large curved- 

 triangular dark coppery-brown posterior blotch, lightest towards 

 apex of wing, base extending over whole of hind margin, apex, 

 which is rounded and darkest, almost touches middle of inner 

 margin, upper side in $ evenly rounded, in ^ protuberant so as to 

 nearly touch costa at three-fifths, lower side rather sharply con- 

 cave ; a subquadrate glossy leaden-grey spot in this patch repre- 



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