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an ol)liquc brown shade from postraedial part of costa to 

 discal fold beyond the cell and an incurved shade on inner 

 area with blackish spots on it, above and below vein 1 ; an 

 obscure rather diffused dark sul)terminal line arising from 

 apex, angled outwards at vein 7, excurved at middle and 

 above tornus and angled inwards at discal fold and at vein 2. 

 Hind wing yellow, the apex slightly tinged with brown. 



Hab. Dutch N. Guinea, Fak-fak {Pratt) 1 ^ type. Exp. 

 21 mm. 



ASCTIANJE. 



Genus H/EMaphlebia, nov. 

 Type, Bavitius venata, Rotlis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the second 

 joint reaching to middle of frons, the third short ; frons 

 smooth ; antennae of male bipectinate with moderate 

 branches, the apex serrate; hind tibiae with two pairs of 

 spurs ; abdomen with some rough hair at base. Fore wing 

 with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not 

 crenulate; vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 5 from above 

 angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked, 7 from just 

 beyond 10; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3 and 5 

 stalked, 4 absent ; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of 

 cell. 



Genus Pydnaodes, nov. 

 Type, Tessellarctia distincta, Eothg. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the second 

 joint reaching to middle of frons and broadly scaled, the 

 third short ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennae of 

 male bipectinate with moderate branches to apex ; fore tibi£e 

 fringed with hair, the hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs ; 

 abdomen with some rough hair at base of dorsum. Fore 

 wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the 

 termen evenly curved; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 5 

 from just above angle; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 

 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 3 from 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 shortly stalked ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 

 8 reduced to a spur from middle of cell. 



Genus Nannodota, nov. 

 Type, Halisidota minutn, Rotlis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching to 



