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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
antenna. Proboscis developed, base scaled. Antenna (tips broken) simple 
in female, scape rather long, dilated, flattened dorso-ventrally, not nar- 
rowed. Labial palpi long, recurved, ascending, diverging, median segment 
slightly thickened, somewhat roughish towards apex below, terminal 
segment under 1 , very slender, smooth. Maxillary palpus small, elongate, 
slender, appressed. Median leg small, tibia with a moderate median and 
a large apical whorl of bristly scales, posterior tibia dilated with long 
roughly projecting scales and bristles above and beneath, forming two 
ill-defined whorls: before and beyond middle; posterior tarsus with strong 
whorls of bristles at apices of segments, quickly becoming smaller apically, 
that of basal segment very large, giving a funnel-like appearance to the 
entire segment. Fore wing with lb weak, simple, lc strong, from cell 
beyond base, 2 from angle, 3, 5 and 7 absent, 6 and 8 obliterate towards 
base, 8 to costa, 9 and 10, separate, 11 from beyond ®/ 7 , closing vein 
obliterate between 4 and 9. Hind wing narrow-lanceolate, 2 1 / 2 , cilia 5, 
2 — 5 remote, tolerably parallel, 6 and 7 approximated towards base, cell 
open between 5 and 6. 
Genotype Hethmoscelis chalcothysana spec, nov., female 
Perhaps a decadent representative of the Stathmo'podci- group. 
Hethmoscelis chalcothysana spec. nov. (figs. 723, 726) 
XaA-xos = copper, -dvoavo^ = fringe 
17 mm. Head ochreous-wliitish. Antenna ochreous-whitish, ringed 
with fuscous. Palpus ochreous-whitish, median segment with a dark 
fuscous streak along basal half of upper edge. Thorax ochreous-whitish, 
suffused with dark fuscous anteriorly, tegula and patagium ochreous- 
whitish, the former tipped, the latter edged with ochreous-whitish. Abdomen 
ochreous-whitish, each segment with fuscous-black lateral spots and 
transverse median bands of ferruginous setae. Legs whitish, whorls of 
scales and bristles fuscous. Fore wing lanceolate, costa gently curved 
anteriorly, dorsum rounded and projecting beyond base. Ochreous- 
whitish, irrorated with brown. A short dark brown streak along base of 
costal edge; other markings ferruginous-brown: a suffused streak along 
dorsum ; indication of suffused transverse bands : at 1 / 5 , 2 / 3 and two before 
apex ; an ill-defined elongate spot in disc on end of cell, another on termen 
at 3 / 4 of wing length; apical 1 / s of wing edged with cloudy dark brown; 
an irregular dot of pale ground colour before apex. Cilia pale golden-brown. 
Hind wing whitish, slightly infuscated towards apex. Cilia pale brown 
becoming ochreous-whitish towards dorsum. 
Ostium indefinite. Signum, a small concave plate, denticulate on its 
outer surface. (Slide no. 1102 1), type.) 
Sigi Camp, 1500 m, March 26, 1939. One specimen. 
