232 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA 
346. GENUS GONAEPA, WALKER 
Gonaepa, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. Vol. 35, p. 1840 (1866). — Type : G. josianella, Walker. 
Characters. — Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae nearly 1, in gf 
strongly biciliated, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved slender, 
smooth, terminal joint as long as second, acute. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae somewhat 
rough-scaled above, Forewings with 15 simple, 2 and 4 stalked, 3 absent, 8 and 9 out of 7. 7 to costa, 
11 from middle. Hindwings over r, trapezoidal, termen hardly sinuate, cilia 1/3; 4 absent, 3 and 5 
connate or stalked, 6 and 7 connate or stalked. 
Remarks. — Correlated with the preceding. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Papuan. 
Larva unknown. 
1. G. actinis, Walsingham, Lep. Wollaston Exped. p. 149 (1915). New Guinea. 
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2. G. heliarcha, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 278 (1886). New Guinea. 
3. G. josianella, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. Vol. 35, p. 1840 (1866). New Guinea. 
347. GENUS PLACANTHES, MEYRICK 
Placanthes, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 3, p. 42 (1923). — Type: P. xanthomorpha, Meyrick. 
Characters. — Head smooth; ocelli very small, posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 1 (?), 
basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint somewhat thickened, 
smooth, terminal joint longer than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, loosely scaled. 
Posterior tibiae shortly rough-scaled above. Forewings with 15 furcate, 2 and 4 stalked from angle, 
3 absent, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings over tr, trapezoidal, costa with some 
rough projecting scales anteriorly, apex forming a long pointed projection (nearly 1/3 of wing), termen 
rectangularly emarginate beneath this, cilia 1/5; 4 absent, 3 and 5 connate, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Remarks. — An interesting and undoubted connecting link between the preceding and fol- 
lowing genera. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Malayan. 
Larva unknown. 
1. P. xanthomorbha, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 3, p. 42 (1923). Philippines. 
348. GENUS NOSPHISTICA, MEYRICK 
Nosphistica, Meyrick, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 20, p. 733 (1911). — Type : N. erratíca, 
Meyrick. 
Characters. — Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 5/6, in cf with 
long fine ciliations, basal joint moderately elongate. without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, 
second joint smooth-scaled, terminal joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi short, 
filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled above, basal joint of tarsi tufted at apex. 
