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Asmenistis Meyrick, 1925 
Asmenistis Meyrick, 1925, Gener. Ins., fasc. 184, p. 241. Fletcher, Mem. Agric. 
Ind., Ent., vol. 11, p. 25, 1929. Gaede, Lepid. Catal., part 79, p. 528, 1937. 
Asmenistis semifracta spec. nov. 
$ 11 mm. Head, thorax dull greyish -fuscous. Antenna light ochreous, 
scape and apical seventh of the flagellum suffused with blackish-fuscous. 
Palpus light ochreous. (Abdomen missing.) Legs pale ochreous, posterior 
tibia and the base of the tarsus irregularly marked with suffused fuscous 
rings. Fore wing elongate-ovate, rather narrow, broadest at 2 / 3 , costa 
slightly curved at base, straight posteriorly, apex subobtuse, termen 
broadly rounded, oblique. Pale fuscous evenly suffused with deeper 
fuscous-tawny; basal half of the costa as far as the middle of the disc 
suffused with darker lilac-fuscous. Markings fuscous-black: first discal 
stigma rather large, irregularly rounded, at 1 / 3 well above the middle of 
the disc; a straight vertical series of some five irregular small dots on the 
dorsum at 3 / 5 of the wing length, reaching over 3 / 4 of t he w ing breadth, dots 
becoming larger towards the dorsum, surrounded with yellowish scales, 
these scales more distinct posteriorly and towards the middle of the disc. 
Cilia fuscous. Hind wing whitish-fuscous, becoming paler towards the 
base, darker towards apex. Cilia pale fuscous. 
Sigi Camp, 1500 m, February 26, 1939. One specimen. Identification 
of the genus is somewhat dubious as the single specimen lacks the hind 
legs and the posterior part of both antennae. 
Lecithocera Herrich-Schaffer, 1853 
Lecithocera Herrich-Schaffer, 1853, Sehmett. Eur., vol. 5, p. 45. Staudinger, 
Stett. Ent. Ztg., vol. 20, p. 239, 1859. ITeinicmann, Sehmett. Deuteclil., vol. 2, part 
1, p. 361, 1870. Christoph, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc., vol. 1, p. 33, 1882. Staudinger & 
Rebel, Cat. Lep., vol. 2, p. 175, 1901. Caradja, Bull. Soc. Sci. Bukai'., vol. 10, p. 
155, 1901. Rebel, Ann. Hofmus. Wien, vol. 19, p. 361, 1904. Mendes, Broteria, vol. 
3, p. 248, 1908. Meyrick, Jouvn. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc., vol. 20, p. 443, 1910. Gener. 
Ins., fasc. 184, p. 237, 1925. Spuler, Sehmett. Eur., vol. 2, p. 343, 1910. Janse, 
Checklist S. Afr. Het., p. 183, 1917. Turati, Atti. Mus. Civ. Milano, vol. 65, p. 69, 
1926. Fletcher, Mem. Agr. Ind., Ent.., vol. 11, p. 123, 1929. Gaede, Lepid, Catal., 
part 79, p. 516, 1937. 
Tiriza Walker, 1864, Catal. Lep. Het. Brit. Mus., vol. 29, p. 790. 
Titana Walker, 1864, ibidem., p. 813. 
Tirasia Walker, 1864, ibidem, p. 817. 
Patouissa Walker, 1804, ibidem, p. 820. 
Andusia Walker, 1866, ibidem., vol. 35, p. 1836. 
Siovata Walker, 1866, ibidem, p. 1837. 
Sarisophora Meyrick, 1904, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, vol. 29, p. 403. Gener. 
Ins., fasc. 184, p. 236, 1925. Zerny, Eos., vol. 3, p. 478, 1927. Fletcher, Mem. Agr. 
Ind., Ent., vol. II, p. 197, 1929. Gaede, Lepid. Catal., part 79, p. 514, 1937. 
Macrotona Meyrick, 1904, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, vol. 29, p. 405. 
Styloeera Meyrick, 1904, ibidem, p. 408. 
