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7. Trigonodes isosceles sp. nov. 



Forewings : fnscons grey along costal region, paler grey with a lilac tinge 

 along hindmargin ; from the base of cell start two ochreous white lines ; the 

 lower hroad, obliipie, and qnite straight to above inner margin at four-fifths 

 wliore it is somewhat thinner ; the npper slightly curved, narrow at origin but 

 widening outwards, endiug below vein (> at an equal distance from hindmargin ; 

 the extremities of the two united by fine curved pale line ; the whole included 

 space as well as that between lower line and inner margin dark chocolate-brown ; 

 the fnscons costal area is edged from apex, where it is deepest, by an oblique 

 lino which below vein (i curves parallel to the pale line, leaving the marginal 

 space paler before the fnscons fringe. 



ninchmngs : dark fuscous ; fringe fuscous. 



Underside dull fnscons ; hindwings with inner lialf paler and a dark cellspot. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous. 



Expanse of wings : 34 mm. 



One ? from British New Guinea. 



There are examples from Fiji in the British Museum collection unnamed. 



s. Thyrsoscelis huntei sp. nov. 



Foi-f'/chu/s : purplish grey with chestnut-brown suffusion at base and along inner 

 margin, on both sides (if the outer line, and more slightly before hindmargin ; first 

 line brown, somewhat indistinct, from one-fourth of costa to one-third of inner 

 margin, slightly indented in cell ; outer line straight, dull lilac-grey, from middle 

 of costa to anal angle, the chestnut suffusion on each side of it mixed with black 

 scales close to the line ; a very indistinct, irregularly waved snbterminal line from 

 five-sixths of costa to anal angle ; fringe chestnut-brown. 



Hindwings : deep fuscous brown, paler towards base and inner margin, the long 

 hairs along submedian fold iron-grey. 



Underside of forewings olive-brown, a costal streak and the apical region dull 

 brick-red ; hindwings bright brick-red, speckled with fuscous towards apex, and with 

 some fnscons shading at the margin of the submedian interspace ; a long tuft of red 

 hairs below the submedian fold ; the hairy fringe of abdominal margin paler. Face 

 and palpi externally dark fuscous brown ; vertex, shoulders, and patagia rich 

 cliestnut-brown ; thorax rubbed ; abdomen dark fuscous grey ; inside of palpi, pectus, 

 legs, and abdomen beneath pale brick red, foretarsi fuscous. 



Expanse of wings : 44 mm. 



One S from British New Guinea, Tamata, August— September 1899. 



This insect evidently belongs to Meyrick's genus Tki/rsoscelis ; but the antennae 

 are quite simple, not ciliated ; the hindwings have a deep indentation on hind- 

 margin at the end of the sulimeilian fold ; the costa of forewings is bulged in the 

 basiil third, and the inner margin is likewise somewhat protuberant near base. 



'■'. Capnodes albisig'illata sp. nov. 



I'oreiinngx : fawn-colour, witli a reddisli tinge, and finely dusted with black ; 

 the markings velvety lirown ; a line close to base marked by a brown spot on costa 

 and median vein ; second line slightly curved, waved, at one-third, dark brown on 

 costa and inner margin ; immediately I'ollowed bv a brown ban<l of which the outer 



