TOLPIODES. 
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discoidal bar and curved postmedial line from costa to vein 4. 
Hab. Br. N. Guinea, Milne Bay {Meek), 4 type. Exp. 
16 millim. 
Tolpiodes melanoproctis, n. sp. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen pale purplish grey tinged with 
rufous, the lateral anal tufts of male black ; antennae ringed 
with dark brown towards base ; palpi ochreous suffused with 
red-brown and irrorated with dark brown, the tips white ; 
pectus, legs and ventral surface of abdomen ochreous tinged 
with rufous, the fore legs brown above, the tarsi ringed with 
white. Fore wing pale purplish grey tinged with rufous and 
irrorated with red-brown, especially on terminal area ; sub- 
basal black points on costa and in the cell ; traces of a sinuous 
red-brown antemedial line with a blackish bar from costa 
and point in the cell ; a small elliptical black discoidal spot 
with some white scales in centre, placed on a faint rufous 
medial shade with black point at costa ; traces of a curved 
slightly waved red-brown postmedial line, some blackish 
points beyond it on costa ; traces of a pale subterminal line 
slightly defined on inner side by diffused brown, slightly 
incurved at discal fold and excurved at middle ; a terminal 
series of black points. Hind wing greyish tinged with reddish 
brown. Underside white tinged with red-brown, the costal 
area of both wings irrorated with red-brown ; hind wing 
whiter, a brown discoidal lunule and postmedial line excurved 
towards costa. 
Hab. Queensland, Ivuranda {Dodd), 1 ty 3 $ type. Exp. 
14 millim. 
Tolpiodes oligolasia, n. sp. 
Head and thorax pale grey tinged with red-brown and 
irrorated with a few dark scales ; abdomen whitish suffused 
wdth rufous ; antennae blackish above towards base ; palpi 
dark red-brown, the tips whitish ; pectus, legs and ventral 
surface of abdomen white tinged with red-brown. Fore 
wing pale violaceous grey, the basal half slightly irrorated 
with blackish, the terminal half more thickly with red-brown ; 
subbasal black point on costa and in cell, the costa beyond 
it with a slight black streak defined on each side by whitish ; 
antemedial line with a black striga from costa, then indistinct, 
red-brown, oblique below the cell, a black point beyond it in 
the cell ; a white discoidal point defined by black and rufous ; 
a faint sinuous rufous medial line, closely approximated to 
the postmedial line which has a black bar from costa, then 
is rufous, excurved below costa, at middle and above inner 
margin, incurved at discal and submedian folds, some white 
points beyond it on costa ; a faint sinuous red-brown sub- 
terminal line ; a terminal series of minute blackish spots. 
