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extremely long fine ciliations, basal joint moderate, rather stout, with 
rather small pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved. second joint thickened 
with scales forming a very short apical tuft beneath, terminal joint 
somewhat shorter than second, rather thickened with scales, pointed. 
Maxillary palpi very short, drooping, filiform. Posterior tibiae with series 
of rough projecting bristly scales above.  Forewings with 1b furcate, 2 
from 3, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings $, elongate-trapezoidal, 
cilia 14; 2 remote, 3 and 4 approximated at base, 5-7 somewhat approxi- 
mated towards base. 
A remarkable form, perhaps nearest Dolichernis, but very distinct. 
Thambotricha vates n. sp. 
d. 14mm. Head pale ochreous, side tufts bronzy. Palpi bronzy- 
Antennal ciliations 8. Thorax purple-bronzy-ochreous. Abdomen 
whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrowed towards base, costa sinuate, 
apex pointed, termen faintly sinuate, oblique; pale yellow overlaid with 
Wellington, in March, one specimen swept from forest growth by a 
young collector, Edward C. Clarke, aged fourteen, and kindly forwarded 
by Mr. Hudson. It is permissible to hope that the discoverer of this 
very interesting species may be thus early inaugurating a distinguished 
entomological career. 
Protosynaema quaestuosa n. sp. 
basal 3 moderately thickened with dark-grey scales. Forewings rather 
narrow, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique, outline of 
terminal cilia rounded; dark purplish-fuscous; in one specimen a rather 
thick light-brownish streak along anterior half of fold ; markings iridescent 
violet-golden-metallic, more or less broadly edg with brown suffusion ; 
a slender oblique streak from costa near base to fold; a hardly curved 
slender transverse median streak, sometimes interrupted ; a dot in disc 
ings of forewings. 
Orthenches chartularia n. sp. 
d. 16m Head and thorax whitish. Palpi dark grey, tips of second 
and terminal joints white. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse - pointed, 
