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845. GENUS CROCANTHES, MEYRICK 
Crocanthes, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 277 (1886). — Type : C. frasinopis, Meyrick. 
Aprosoesta, Turner, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl. Vol. 31, p. 151 (1919). — Type : C. jancala, Turner. 
Characters. — Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae r or over r, in C' 
simple or ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, smooth, second joint 
slender or somewhat thickened, terminal joint as long as second or longer, acute, in c sometimes much 
modified. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with rough 
hairs above. Forewings with r5 furcate, 2 and 4 connate or stalked, 3 absent. 7 absent, 9 and ro some- 
times out of 8, or 9 sometimes absent, r1 from beyond middle. Hindwings r, trapezoidal, termen 
somewhat sinuate, cilia 1/2-1; 4 absent, 3 and 5 staiked, transverse vein more or less obsolete, 6 and 
7 stalked. 
Remarks. — Probably a development from Sarisophora. The species are elegant insects, more 
or less adorned with yellow or sometimes rosy colouring ; the typical species is remarkable in life for its 
emerald-green eyes. The antennae are frequently porrected in repose. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Australian and Papuan ; originating in New Guinea. 
Larva unknown, not improbably of exceptional habit. 
1. C. sidonia, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 442 (1910). Pl. 4, Fig. 83. Queensl., New Guinea. 
2 C.temeraria, Meyrick, ibidem, p. 443 (1910). New Guinea. 
3. C. rhodantha, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 2, p. 97 (1918). New Guinea. 
4. C. pancala, Turner, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl. Vol. 31, p. 151 (1919). Queensland. 
5. C. scioxantha, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 443 (1910). New Guinea. 
6. C. halurga, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. 29, p. 399 (1904). Queensland. 
7. C. zonodesma, Lower, ibidem, Vol. 25, p. 5o (1900). Queensl., N. Australia. 
8. C. thermobapía, Lower, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia, Vol. 44, p. 65(1920). Queensland. 
9. C. frasinopis, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 277 (1886). — Pl. b, E. Australia, Tasmania, 
Fig. 1l9a, b. New Guinea. 
10. C. glycina, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N S. Wales, Vol. 29, p. 400 (1904). Victoria, Tasmania. 
11. C. acroxantha, Lower, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. Vol. 20, p. 170 (1896). Queensland. [ Wales. 
12. C. ferigrapta, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol.29, p. 402(1904). Queensland, New South 
13. C. characotis, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. r, p. 592 (1916). N. Australia. 
14. C. chordotona, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. r, p. 592 (1916). Queensland. 
15 C.ftrizona, Lower, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia, Vol. 4o, p. 543 (1916). Queensland. 
16. C. epitherma. Lower, ibidem, Vol. 20, p. 170 (1896). Queensland. [Wales. 
17. C. micradelbha, Lower, ibidem, Vol. 21, p. 56 (1897). Queensland, New South 
18. C. fallax, Durrant, Lep Wollaston Exped. p. 164 (1915). New Guinea. 
19. C. crypsichola, Durrant, ibidem, p. 165 (1915). New Guinea. 
20 C.celema, Durrant, ibidem, p. 152 (1915). New Guinea. 
21. C. diula, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. 29, p. 398 (1904). Queensland. 
22. C. doliopa, Meyrick, Exot. Mictolep. Vol. 2. p. 434 (1921). Queensland. 
23. C. zonias, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. 29, p. 403 (1904). Queensland. 
24. C. gelastis, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 2, p. 97 (1918). New Guinea. 
25. C. thrasydora, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 444 (1910). New Guinea. 
26. C. miltina, Durrant, Lep. Wollaston Exped. p. 151 (1915). New Guinea. 
.27 C.carcharias, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 444 (1910). — Pl. 4, New Guinea. 
Fig. 99. 
28 C.«eurypyra, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 2, p. 97 (1918). New Guinea. 
29. C. sceletoba, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 445 (1910). Moluccas. 
3o. C. fyrochorda, Meyrick, ibidem, p. 442 (1910). — PI. 4, Fig. 84. New Guinea. 
