47G Mr. E. Meyrick’s DescrijJtions of 
Themeliotis, n. g. 
Head with short rough hairs; ocelli present ; tongue absent. 
Antennae f, in ^ dentate, fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint with 
flap of dense projecting scales anteriorly. Labial palpi moderate, 
ascending, second joint with dense projecting tuft of scales beneath, 
terminal joint shorter, cylindrical, obtuse. Maxillary palpi obso¬ 
lete. Thorax with posterior crest. Posterior tibiae with appressed 
scales. Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 7 to termen, 8 and 9 
stalked, 11 from before middle. Hindwings under 1, elongate-ovate, 
cilia f ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel. 
Allied to Ardiosteres. 
Themeliotis stereodes, n. sp. 
12 mm. Head white. Palpi whitish, second joint blackish- 
fuscous, tuft fuscous. Thorax white, shoulders dark fuscous. 
Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, moderate, 
costa anteriorly strongly, posteriorly moderately arched, apex 
obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; white ; a moderate blackish- 
fuscous basal fascia, enclosing a small white spot on base of dorsum ; 
a juoderate blackish-fuscous median fascia, considerably dilated 
towards costa ; a very small dark fuscous spot on costa towards 
apex : cilia pale whitish-yellowish. Hindwings pale whitish- 
yellowish tinged with grey ; cilia pale whitish-yellowish. 
New Guinea, Sariba I. (Meek); one specimen. 
Tinissa cinerascens, n. sp. 
14-16 mm., $. 20-22 mm. Head and thorax ochreous- 
whitish. Palpi white, second joint somewhat marked with fuscous 
suffusion, terminal joint with dark fuscous median ring. Antennal 
ciliations of 3. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, in $ more or less 
suffused with grey. Posterior tibiae fuscous-whitish, posterior half 
with dense rough expanded fuscous scales. Forewings elongate, 
narrow towards base, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; 
whitish-ochreous more or less infuscated, with a violet gloss, and 
strigulated throughout with dark fuscous ; posterior half of costa 
ochreous-whitish, marked with a small dark fuscous spot on middle 
of costa and four others posteriorly ; a small obscure dark fuscous 
mark on end of cell, sometimes followed by an obscure pale spot; a 
suffused dark fuscous terminal line : cilia whitish-ochreous, towards 
tips somewhat infuscated. Hindwings in whitish-ochreous more 
