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27. Ghandica lobophorina sp. nov. 

 c? , 30 m. 



Head, body and fore wing nearly as in quadripennis Moore, but with 

 the costal spot at origin of antemedial line larger, more triangular and 

 nearer middle of wing than in quadripennis, the postmedial line being 

 also a little nearer to apex. Still more nearly resembles C. meeki Warr. 

 (from New Guinea), from which however it differs in the form of the 

 lines, the antemedial being more erect than in meeki, the postmedial 

 more angled proximally in fold and distally on M 2 ; lines a little more 

 distinct than in quadripennis, a little less so than in meeki and schisti- 

 pennis Warr. (from Celebes). 



Hind wing much aborted, with the costal fourth forming a lobe 

 a little more than half the length at the wing, containing C, SC 2 and R 1 ; 

 behind this lobe the distal margin is retracted at about R 3 to nearly 

 one-third from base (with R 2 aborted, non-functional) ; both the lobe 

 and the posterior portion of wing are bordered with rather (but not 

 exceptionally) long fringe. The whole wing except the base (which is 

 semi-hyaline), clothed with fleshy-red androconial hair only a little paler 

 than the fore wing ; fringe yellowish-white except along the abdominal 

 margin. 



Underside of fore wing nearly as in C. meeki, but the reddish-grey 

 shades rather darker ; hind wing as above. 



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Nearest in structure to schistipennis, from which it differs in the 

 following points. The type of schistipennis (which is unfortunately 

 slightly damaged) appears to have the hind wing more acutely pointed 

 behind the lobe (in lobophorina it forms a broad point at R 3 and M 1 ), 

 with extremely long androconial hair at the junction of the lobe with 

 the main portion of wing (but without androconial hair scattered all 

 over the wing as in lobophorina) . Hind wing yellowish in schistipennis, 

 with the red hair almost confined to cell and fold. 



But for the structural differences in the hind wing, these four forms, 

 quadripennis, schistipennis, lobophorina and meeki, should undoubtedy 

 be regarded as merely subspecies. 



28. Aiteta trigoniphora Hmpsn. teretimacula subsp. nov. 

 3- ? , 36—40 mm. 



Head, thorax, pectus, legs and abdomen much as in trigoniphora 

 trigoniphora, but the thorax above with more olive intermixed, the 



