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Mr. E. Meyrick’s Descriptions of 
more wliitish, towards base suffused above with dark fuscous. 
Thorax shining indigo-blue, apex of patagia ochreous-yellow. 
Abdomen dark fuscoms, apex ochreous-yellow. Posterior tibiae 
ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa sliglitly 
arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 9 out of 7 ; 
deep indigo-blue ; apical | orange, towards apex suffinsed with dark 
firscous : cilia pale bronzy-grey. Hindwings with 4 present; dark 
grey ; costa in ^ fringed with fine long hairs towards middle ; cilia 
grey. 
Borneo, Kuching (Hewitt); in February, three speci¬ 
mens. The second specimen attributed by Walker to his 
hicolorella is also an example of this species. 
Tisis impcrat'i'ix, n. sp. 
9. 20 mm. Head and thorax shining blue-blackish. Palpi 
blackish, second joint externally with purple-blue reflection.s. 
Antennae thickened above with rough scales on basal half, deep 
purple-blue white from middle to above |, apical portion dark 
fuscous. Abdomen purple-blacki.sh. Posterior legs purple-blackish, 
three apical joints of tansi white. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 
costa gently arched towards base and apex, slightly sinuate in 
middle, apex rounded-obtu.se, termen obliquely rounded ; 9 separate : 
bright deep coppery-jmrple, wuth strong indigo-blue reflections ; 
cilia coppery-purple. Hindwings and cilia dark purple-fuscous ; 4 
present. 
Borneo, Kuching (Hewitt); one specimen. 
Ptilosticha, n. g. 
Head smooth-scaled ; ocelli present; tongue developed. Antennae 
t, compressed, above clothed throughout with long rough projecting 
scales, ba.sal joint moderate. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second 
joint with appres.sed scales, terminal joint as long as second, slender, 
acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae clothed with 
long hairs above, basal joint of tarsi long, rough-scaled above. Fore¬ 
wings with 2 and 3 stalked or coincident, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 
11 from middle. Hindwings rather over or under 1 , elongate- 
trapezoidal or elongate-ovate, cilia 5 - ; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 from 
above middle of transverse vein, parallel, 6 and 7 long-stalked. 
Type cyanop)laca. A curious genus, in some respects 
abnormal here, but apparently best regarded as an excep¬ 
tional form of this group. Snellenia himacidata, Wals., from 
Sandakan probably belongs to this genus, and Dasycera (?) 
