NOVITATBS ZOOLOGICAE XXIII. 1916. 331 



261. Philenora muriiia sp. nov. 



? . Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen mouse-grey. 



Forewing mouse-grey ; some subbasal spots and a broad medial band dark 

 brown, a postmedial costal spot, a zigzag oblique band from apex to medial band, 

 a row of subterminal dots on lower half of wing, and a row of terminal dots paler 



brown. Hindwing mouse-grey, basal half suffused whitish. A second ? has the 



medial band of the same paler brown as the postmedial markings. 



Length of forewing : 10-11 mm. Expanse: 23-25 mm. 



2 ? ? , Manus, Admiralty Islands. 



262. Philenora ypsilon sp. nov. 



? . Antennae yellowish ; head and thorax creamy white ; brownish grey-buff. 



Forewing pale cream-buff ; outer fourth brown-buff, strongly sprinkled with 



black scales, a brown discal T the right or inner arm less strongly marked. 



Hindwing fulvous buff. 



Length of forewing : 10 mm. Expanse: 23 mm. 



1 ? , Dampier Island. 



263. Schistophleps plagosus sp. nov. 



3. Antennae amber-yellow ; head and thorax white; abdomen whitish, anal 

 tuft cream-buff. 



Forewing cream-white ; a large irregular grey patch on disc strongly constricted 

 medially, above the constricted centre a black dot, two costal and a curved sub- 

 apicoterminal band of spots wax-yellow. -Hindwing semivitreous pure white. 



Length of forewing : 9 mm. Expanse : 20 mm. 



1 3, Dampier Island. 



264. Schistophleps manusi sp. nov. 



3 ? . Uniform cream-white ; costal, basal and inner areas of forewing with 

 dense thickened patches of buff scales, disc of forewing with some irregular faint 

 grey patches ; hindwing semihyaline white. 



Length of forewing : 7 mm. Expanse: 16 mm. 

 6 33, 2 ? $, Manus, Admiralty Islands. 



265. Schistophleps irregularis sp. nov. 



3. Body and antennae cream-white ; wings semihyaline white, forewing with 

 broad greyish yellow antemedian, median and postmedian bands coalescing into one 

 large patch on lower portion of wing, an irregular greyish yellow curved apical band. 



Length of forewing : 8 mm. Expanse : 18 mm. 



1 3, Manus, Admiralty Islands. 



266. Eriomastyx flavofasciata sp. nov. 



? . Hyaline white ; the body and antennae white ; the wings sprinkled with 

 short white hairs ; on the forewings is a subbasal band of gallstone-orange aud an 

 antemedian and median band of the same colour somewhat broken into spots and 



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