438 Mr. E. Meyrick’s B&scri^tiom of 
Mnesteria, distinguished by the different position of vein 2 
of forewings, which rises widely before angle of cell, and 
presence of vein 4 ; I make 'pharotrata, Meyr., the type of 
this. 
Tisis hemixijsta, n. sp. 
^ 2 . 18-20 mm. Head and thorax rather dark fuscous, more or 
less mixed with light ochreous-yellowish. Palj^i in dark fuscous, 
terminal joint clothed throughout with long rough projecting hairs, 
in 9 ochreous-yellow, anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. 
Antennae dark fuscous, with a white anteapical band, in ^ sinuate 
and thickened with dense scales above base. Abdomen dark 
fuscous, anal tuft of ^ ochreous-yellowish. Posterior tibiae 
ochreous-yellowish, apical half dark fuscous, tarsi white, basal 
joint dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently 
arched, slightly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, termen very 
obliquely rounded; 9 separate ; dark fuscous, with a bronzy- 
purplish tinge ; a transverse orange-streak at I, enlarged on costa 
and extended along it to near base ; a transverse orange streak 
from dorsum about middle, reaching f across wing ; space between 
these two streaks mixed with bright silvery-metallic ; an orange 
streak along costa from middle almost to apex ; terminal area tinged 
with coppery-metallic: cilia rather dark shining coppery-fuscous. 
Hindwings in with costal third thinly clothed with long fine 
expansible hairs except towards apex ; 4 absent; dark fuscous ; 
cilia rather dark fuscous. Fore wings in ^ beneath with dorsal on 
anterior half surrounded with a fringe of long fine loose hairs. 
Borneo, Kuching (Hewitt), in September; two 
specimens. 
Tisis eurylampis, n. sp. 
$. 17 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous. Palpi light 
yellowish, anterior edge of terminal joint fuscous. Antennae 
bronzy-fuscous, apex (about yV) white. Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 
2 and 4 stalked, 9 out of 7 near base; orange ; basal sixth silvery- 
metallic-fuscous ; an irregular silvery-metallic submedian spot before 
middle ; apical f rather dark shining coppery-fuscous, anterior edge 
convex : cilia coppery-fuscous. Hindwings with 4 present ; rather 
dark fuscous ; cilia light fuscous. 
Borneo, Kuching (Hewitt), in December; one 
specimen. 
