MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
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We did not succeed in finding any reliable differences between the 
characters of the following species and those of the present genus, as 
elaborately redescribed by Miss Braun recently. There are the following 
slight discrepancies in neuration: vein 9 originates out of the stalk of 6 
and 7 rather beyond its base while in the genotype it is only connate with 
this stalk; second vein which terminates in termen is connate with that 
stalk, not separate, which would indicate that the vein in question might 
be rather vein 5, not 4, as understood by Miss Braun ; in hind wing veins 
2 and 3 appear to originate from base on a long stalk, as is the case in 
Cosmiotes, but the upper branch of this fork is much longer, terminates 
more apicad and seems to be vein 4 rather than 3 (as described in Cosmiotes 
which is, however, immaterial, the interpretation of this vein being rather a 
question of taste). 
Fig. 745: Cosmiotes epicaeria spec, nov., head and wing neuration. 
It is evident that these discrepancies are not sufficient for the separation 
of our species in a new' genus, the more because the male genitalia are 
extremely like those in Cosmiotes scopulicola Braun, from Michigan, 
except for a broader and larger saccus. 
The conclusion as to the distribution of the genus is remarkable: 
Cosmiotes is represented by three American species, two European ones 
and one from the Snow' Mountains of New Guinea! However, these small 
obscure insects escape notice easily, and we may expect their discovery 
in other regions in future. 
Cosmiotes epicaeria spec. nov. (figs. 745, 746) 
Inixaigiog — important 
S' 10 mm. Head pale fuscous-grey, apices of scales on frons and face 
broadly w'hitish. Antenna light grey. Palpus blackish-grey, terminal 
