473 
Malayan Micro-Lepidoi^tera. 
Antennae whitish-ochreous more or less tinged with grey, towards 
base suffused with fuscous. Abdomen orange, apical half purple- 
black. Forewings elongate, narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, 
costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; 
purplish-black; a broad orange transverse fascia extending from 
about ^ to middle : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings orange ; extreme 
base black ; a black apical patch occupying nearly half of wing ; 
cilia orange, round apical patch blackish. 
Solomon Is., Rendova, New Georgia (Meek); two 
specimens. 
TINEIDAE. 
Dccadarchis discreta, n. sp. 
9 . 17-18 mm. Head and palpi white. Thorax ochreous-white, 
shoulders blackish. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex pointed, upturned, termen very 
obliquely rounded ; bronzy-blackish ; markings ochreous-white or 
whitish-ochreous ; a moderate somewhat curved fascia at J, dilated 
towards dorsum ; a semicircular spot on costa at and another on 
dorsum before tornus ; a spot crossing wing just before apex : cilia 
ochreous-white or whitish-ochreous, with dark fuscous patches at 
apex and on middle of termen. Hindwings grey, thinly scaled 
towards base; cilia whitish-grey. 
New Guinea, Kei Is.; Solomon Is., Guadalcanal-; 
two specimens. 
Monopis thiantha, n. sp. 
d- 17 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi dark fuscous. Antennal 
ciliations 2. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous- 
yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately 
arched, apex round-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; 3 and 
4 stalked out of 2, 7 and 8 stalked ; very dark brown, with some 
scattered dark fuscous scales ; a pale yellow semioval spot extending 
on dorsum from i to beyond middle, containing several small tufts 
of raised scales ; a larger light yellow trapezoidal blotch extending 
on costa from 5 to f and reaching half across wing, narrowed down¬ 
wards, with a short projection from lower anterior angle, and a 
round hyaline sjjot within this angle : cilia pale brownish sprinkled 
with dark fuscous. Hindwings light purple-brownish, on basal half 
grey-whitish and semihyaline ; cilia pale yellowish, with a palo 
brownish shade. 
New Guinea, Kei Is., in March ; one specimen. 
