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4 connate with the stalk, 7 and 8 long-stalked, 7 to costa, 9 approximated, 
11 from the middle, cell rounded posteriorly. Hind wing 1, cilia under 1, 
elongate-subtrapezoid, without cubital pecten, termen gently rounded; 
2 from before the angle, 3 and 4 stalked, 5 remote, curved downward 
towards base, 6 and 7 stalked, free, from the base of the wing (cell being 
open between 5 and 6). 
Genotype Homolima purpurata spec, nov., female. 
Very distinct by peculiarly ciliated antennae. Judging from the male 
genitalia (which are described below), allied with Hypatima. Probably 
also near to Lysipatha Mbyrick, from New Guinea (the genitalia of which 
are unknown), but differing by the thickened median segment of the 
palpus, and the stalked veins 6 and 7 in the hind wing; the neuration is 
congruent with that in Myconita Meyrick, but that genus has shorter 
antennae. 
Homotima purpurata spec. nov. (figs. 553, 557) 
6 ' 13 mm. Head light ochreous, slightly infuscated. Antenna pale 
ochreous, narrowly ringed with fuscous. Palpus light ochreous, terminal 
segment pale ochreous, a narrow dark fuscous streak along its anterior 
edge, dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous, patagia light ochreous. Abdomen 
dull pale fuscous. Legs light ochreous, suffused with dark fuscous above, 
except on the articulations of the segments. Fore wing sublanceolate, 
gradually and somewhat obliquely dilated, broadest at 4 / 5 , costa moderately 
curved at the base, straight posteriorly, apex obtuse, termen broadly 
rounded, oblique, base of the dorsum hardly prominent. Pale golden- 
ochreous, evenly irrorated with light purple; a broad longitudinal patch of 
dark greyish-fuscous irroration in the disc at 4 / 5 , not reaching the margins 
of the wing; first- discal stigma at 4 / 3 , formed by three rather distant black 
points, arranged in a triangle; second discal stigma large, rounded, on 
closing vein (at 3 / 5 ). Cilia pale ochreous-fuscous. Hind wing glossy whitish- 
ochreous, slightly deeper ochreous towards the apex. Cilia pale ochreous. 
Tegumen erect-tubular. Uncus simple, subtriangular, top denticulate. 
Gnathos, an acute pending dagger with transversely dilated base. Valva 
very narrow, lanceolate, with top dilated, slightly bristled. Vinculum, a 
strong cylinder, incised ventrally, with a dentate process at each side of 
the incision (possibly represent ing the arms of the anellus which is soldered 
with the vinculum), a longer curved and pointed arm laterad of the 
preceding. Saccus developed. Aedoeagus with a bulbate base and a sub- 
obtuse top. (Slide no. 1118 D, type). 
Mist Camp, 1800 m, January 3, 1939. One specimen. 
Hypatima Hubner, 1826 
Hypatima Hubner, 1826, Verz. Eur. Schmett., p. 415. Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. 
Haust., vol. 4, p. 422, 1835. Walsingham, Ent. Monthl. Mag., vol. 45, p. 48, 1909. 
