MICROLEPIDOPTERA OP NEW GUINEA 
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above this; a moderate slightly attenuated streak of the ground colour 
separating this blotch from the costal edge, a narrow hardly attenuated 
streak from the dorsal edge; a small irregularly triangular deep orange 
spot in the cell before the central patch, in the male narrowly connected 
with the upper projection of the anterior edge of that patch ; a rather large 
subrectangular transverse spot along the closing vein, with the anterior 
edge concave, the posterior moderately triangularly incised below the 
middle. Cilia purplish-black, with a faint whitish antemedian band. Hind 
wing blackish-purple, with dorsum purple, irrorated with black, markings 
deep orange. An irregular zigzag transverse fascia occupying the median 
half of the costa, abruptly narrowed in the middle by two deep acute 
incisions in its anterior edge, irregularly, and still more, narrowed along 
lower third and strongly angulate twice, anteriorly in the fold, posteriorly 
on vein lc, irregularly incised anteriorly twice above the dorsum, ending 
on the dorsum before the tornus; posterior edge of this fascia broadly 
rounded, irregularly and moderately excavated between the veins in the 
middle of the disc; a rather large transverse subrectangular orange spot 
in the middle of the disc at 2 / 5 , with concave anterior, convex posterior 
edge. Cilia blackish-purple, a faint whitish antemedian line. 
Uncus long, slender, pointed. Valva slightly sinuate, cucullus only with 
bristles. Sacculus indicated. Vinculum rather strong. Anellus deeply 
incised, almost dipartite, edge strongly sclerotized. Aedoeagus moderately 
stout, with a not bulbate base. (Slide no. 942 D, holotype.) 
Seventh sternite in the female only slightly emarginate above, finely 
fissurate. Limen ring -like. (Slide no. 943 D, allotype.) 
Rattan Camp, 1200 m, February 15, 1939 (holotype, male). Araucaria 
Camp, 800 m, March 9, 1939 (allotype, female). Two specimens. Nearest 
to C. carcharias Meyrick. 
Crocanthes pyrostola spec. nov. (fig. 573) 
jivq — fire, CTO Ay = gown 
$ 19 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen blackish-fuscous with a purple 
gloss. Antennae purplish-fuscous, paler towards the apex. (Palpi missing.) 
Legs blackish-fuscous, anterior femur, median band of tibiae, anterior 
half of basal segments and articulations of tarsi ochreous- whitish, posterior 
tibia yellowish below. Fore wing with veins 8 and 9 out of 7; elongate- 
subovate, dilated, broadest beyond 3 U , costa gradually and moderately 
curved towards the extremities, little so in the middle, apex subobtuse, 
termen little rounded, oblique. Deep fuscous-purple, more tinged purple 
towards the base, markings deep orange. A large deep orange blotch slightly 
beyond the middle of the wing, tolerably circular, somewhat obliquely 
(outwards) erect, terminated at about the lower 3 / 4 by the dorsum, 
extending along the dorsum from beyond the middle to the tornus, with 
