MICROLEPIDOPTERA OP NEW GUINEA 
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6. Fore wing with a dorsal streak distinctly differing in colour from, and lighter 
than, the remainder of wing, not obscured or irrorated with darker colour 7 
Fore wing without a dorsal streak, or when this streak present, it is obscuied 
and irrorated with the same colour as the remainder of wing 8 
7. Dorsal streak olive-whitish choanogena spec. nov. 
Dorsal streak purple-lilac euniphadopa spec. nov. 
8. Fore wing with ground colour dark fuscous-bronze and purple, more or less 
strewn with whitish-bluo scales ® 
Fore wing with ground colour whitish, yellowish-golden, or light fuscous-purplish- 
bronze, in the last case fore wing narrow 10 
9. Fore wing with a distinct whitish-blue spot on middle of cell ; disc suffused with 
deep brown-bronze, darker than costa and dorsum . .personata spec. nov. 
Fore wing without such spot on middle of cell; disc not darker suffused . . . 
poliochlamys spec. nov. 
10. A comb of short white scales along posterior edge of eye crenmodes spec. nov. 
No such comb I 1 
11. Head whitish nwilita spec. nov. 
Head sordid light brownish-fuscous aurea spec. nov. 
Amphithera choanogena spec. nov. (figs. 778, 781) 
Xoavg = crucible, yevog = bom 
20 — 30 mm. Head fulvous, becoming ochreous-fuscous posteriorly, 
face glossy light ochreous, fringe of scales across eye light fuscous. Antenna 
bronze, slightly whitish-ringed towards base and apex. 1 alpus dark 
fuscous, median segment becoming blackish towards apex, its extreme 
apex, and terminal segment throughout, light ochreous, clouded with 
fuscous. Thorax deep purple. Abdomen fuscous-purple, apical fourth 
snow-white. Legs pale fuscous, all tarsi brownish-bronze, articulations and 
a round spot on middle of median tibia pale golden-ochreous. Fore wing 
rather elongate, dilated, broadest beyond 3 / 4 , costa moderately curved, 
more so towards base, apex moderately pointed, termen hardly curved, 
oblique. Brightly shining reddish -purple. Apical third snow-white with 
pale bluish shine, sparsely scattered with pale fuscous, a small purple 
apical spot; anterior edge of white area from before 3 / 4 of costa inwardly 
oblique to upper angle of cell, thence vertical and convex along transverse 
vein to about base of vein 4, with a small triangular projection to lower 
angle of cell, thence slightly convex to termination of vein 3; a purple- 
crimson dorsal streak somewhat paler than ground colour, from beyond 
base to about 3 / 4 , slightly mixed anteriorly with pale blue, its upper edge 
irregularly serrate anteriorly, excavate in middle, concave posteriorly, 
the streak being gradually attenuated from middle to end ; a faint dot of 
pale blue irroration in middle of cell above middle ol disc. Cilia rather dull 
whitish-fuscous, a small suffusion on basal half opposite apical dot and 
two faint fuscous lines throughout. Hind wing deep bronze. Cilia pale 
fuscous-bronze, a glossy deep bronze subbasal fascia. 
Uncus bifid. Gnathos with arms dilated in middle, so as to form broad 
flaps, hook long, recurved. Transtilla arms elongate, ending in narrow 
