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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OE NEW GUINEA 
very large. Cornuti, a group of blunt stout spikes, an acute spike, a few 
bristles and a large crochet. (Slide no. 967 D, type.) 
Rattan Camp, 1200 m, March 6, 1939. One specimen. 
Lecithocera brachyptila spec. nov> (fig. 585) 
fimxvg = short, nru.ov = wing 
$ 13 mm. Head pale fuscous tinged lilac, sides of the crown and the face 
whitish-ochreous. Antenna paler ochreous, flagellum slightly thickened 
towards the base, with narrow dark fuscous bands above. Palpus with 
the median segment dilated with appressed scales, apex rounded: dark 
fuscous, terminal segment under 1, slender, acute: pale ochreous. Thorax 
light fuscous, lilac-tinged, suffused with darker fuscous medianly and on 
apex. Abdomen light fuscous. Legs suffusedly dark fuscous, posterior leg 
pale ochreous. Fore wing with veins 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 
termen; elongate, moderately dilated, costa moderately curved anteriorly, 
less so before the apex, straight posteriorly, apex subobtuse, termen 
slightly rounded, oblique. Pale greyish-ochreous, densely, and evenly 
suffused with lilac-fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous, this irroration 
becoming coarse posteriorly. Costa narrowly suffused with ochreous; 
discal stigmata blackish-purple, small, first elongate, beyond 1 / 3 just above 
middle, second larger, rounded, at 2 / 3 just below middle; a slender fuscous 
terminal line. Cilia light ochreous, except along the costa, their posterior 
half mixed with fuscous. Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 coincident ; fuscous- 
grey, apical third suffused with darker fuscous, cilia light ochreous. 
Lirnen, a moderate, long transverse band. Ductus bursae narrow, with 
a spinose wall. Signum small, subovate. (Slide no. 981 D, type.) 
Sigi Camp, 1500 m, February 27, 1939. One specimen. 
Lecithocera purpurea spec. nov. (fig. 594) 
$ 17 mm. Head and thorax purple-fuscous, sides of crown whitish- 
ochreous. Antenna pale ochreous, flagellum with small fuscous bands 
above, apical tenth dark fuscous, apex pale ochreous. Palpus pale ochreous, 
median segment tinged tawny, its dorsal half dark fuscous, terminal 
segment slightly infuscated towards the base. Abdomen rather light 
fuscous. Legs pale ochreous, more or less infuscated, tarsi dark ringed 
only, posterior tarsus pale ochreous. Fore wing with veins 2 and 3 stalked, 
8 and 9 out of 7; elongate, dilated, costa gradually moderately curved 
anteriorly, straight posteriorly, apex obtusely pointed, termen rounded, 
moderately scalloped, appearing slightly concave above, considerably 
oblique. Fuscous-purple, becoming dark purple along costa anteriorly, 
with bright purple gloss; costal edge narrowly light ochreous. Cilia pale 
ochreous, posterior half whitish-ochreous, costal cilia brighter light 
