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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OP NEW GUINEA 
deep moss-green dilated streak above basal fifth of dorsum, its extremities 
acute, anterior almost to base of wing, posterior edge inwardly oblique; 
a few dull dark fuscous-lilac scales scattered over dorsal streak; a small 
rounded golden spot slightly beyond middle of cell, a slightly larger whitish 
spot on upper angle of cell; termen narrowly edged with white. Cilia pale 
fuscous, along costa mixed with whitish, along termen with tawny basal 
half and a dark fuscous antemedian shade. Hind wing glossy greyish- 
white, a streak along costa extending over upper half of cell and occupying 
apical third of wing and a paler broad suffusion along dorsum olive-bronze- 
fuscous. Cilia pale olive-fuscous with slight bronze gloss, basal half darker. 
Uncus bifid, with long points. Anus short. Gnathos with arms dilated 
beyond middle, hook recurved, acute. Arms of t.ranstilla slender, gradually 
narrowed. Valva slender, cucullus bilobed, sacculus small. Saccus slender, 
elongate. (Slide no. 1035 11, type.) 
Top Camp, 2100 m, January 22, 1939. One specimen. A brilliantly 
coloured species, easily recognisable by the bicolorous hind wings. Allied 
to A. per sonata spec. nov. and to A. euniphadopa spec. nov. 
Amphithera poliochlamys spec. nov. (figs. 785, 788) 
no hog = groy, y/.a/j.vg = coat of mail 
cj 22 — 23 mm. Head fuscous, scales across eyes and face with bronze 
shine. Antenna dark fuscous-bronze, whitish-ringed along basal half. 
Palpus fuscous-bronze. Thorax deep brown-bronze, tegula with purplish- 
brassy shine. Abdomen bronze-fuscous, anal tuft snow-white. Legs fuscous, 
a whitish spot on median tibia beyond middle, all tarsi dark fuscous, 
whitish-ringed. Fore wing elongate, moderately dilated, broadest at %, 
costa gently curved, more so towards base, apex obtusely pointed, termen 
slightly rounded, oblique. Shining fuscous-bronze with light purple gloss, 
more pronounced in middle third of disc and along dorsum, sparsely and 
rather regularly scattered throughout with large bluish-white scales; a 
very ill-defined large whitish-purple patch beyond cell not reaching 
margins of wing, appearing pale greenish in certain lights; this patch and 
costa above it somewhat denser irrorated with whitish ; ill-defined moderate 
bronze spots, somewhat darker than ground colour, without purple : on 
middle of upper edge of cell, below 1 / 4 and below 1 / 2 of fold, respectively; 
a conglomeration of white scales indicating a small dot in middle of cell ; 
a suffused white dot on each angle of cell. Cilia fuscous-grey, a bronze- 
purple antemedian fascia. Hind wing glossy bronze becoming paler 
bronze-grey towards costa. Cilia bronze-grey, a greyish-bronze subbasal 
shade. 
Uncus quadrifid. Anus long. Gnathos with arms dilated throughout, 
hook recurved, rather short. Arms of transtilla broad, semicricular, 
beaked medianly. Valva elongate-ovate, moderately dilated, sacculus 
small, triangular. Saccus rather short, slender. (Slide no. 10121), holotype). 
