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stalk of 3 and 4; ochreous-whitish, paler than the fore wing, suffused with 
pale greyish, more so towards the apex; cilia ochreous whitish. 
Dorsal pad bilobed. Valva rather broad, cucullus separated, but little 
narrower, asymmetrically rounded, ventral bristles rather short, pointed; 
ventral edge of the valva with a rounded projection bearing a short series 
of strong, long spikes. Vinculum moderate, dorsally rounded, top rounded- 
triangular. Aedoeagus very large, stout, little narrowed. Cornut-i, a large 
patch of numerous spikes and a series of short teeth. (Slide no. 993 D, 
type.) 
Rattan Camp, 1200 m, March 6, 1939. One specimen. 
Lecithocera liberalis spec. nov. (fig. 598) 
$ 16 — 19 mm. Head light golden-ochreous. Antenna pale ochreous 
ringed with fuscous. Palpus pale ochreous, median segment slightly mixed 
with fuscous, terminal segment under 1, compressed, rather slender, acute. 
Thorax light ochreous slightly tinged fuscous, shoulder dark fuscous. 
Abdomen pale ochreous. Legs pale ochreous, more or less suffused with 
fuscous, median tibia with three fuscous bands above, posterior tibia 
clothed above with pale ochreous hairs, below irregularly spotted with 
fuscous. Fore wing with veins 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen; 
elongate-subtriangular, dilated, costa considerably curved anteriorly, little 
so before the apex, apex obtusely pointed, termen moderately rounded, 
oblique. Light tawny-ochreous, coarsely and irregularly irrorated with 
dark fuscous. A moderate spot of dark brown suffusion on the base of 
the costa, and an irregular irroration forming an ill-defined basal patch 
with convex edge occupying about one-fifth of the wing; stigmata moder- 
ate, cloudy dark fuscous: first discal beyond 1 / 1 , somewhat elongate, 
second larger, rounded, on the end of cell (i.e. slightly beyond the middle); 
dark irroration less developed along the costal half, more dense above the 
fold, along posterior half of the dorsum, and on the posterior fourth of the 
wing except along the costa, forming two irregular streaks: below the 
posterior half of veins 6 and 7, respectively, merging in an ill-defined 
marginal streak running along the upper half of the termen and around 
the apex. Cilia rather pale tawny-ochreous, slightly mixed with brown. 
Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent; glossy pale golden- 
ochreous. Cilia duller pale ochreous. 
Dorsal pad gub triangular. Valva moderately broad, costa concave, 
cucullus obtusely pointed, little separated, ventrally with two-tliree rows 
of short bristles throughout, ventral edge of the valva prominently 
rounded, with a transverse comb of moderate spikes. Vinculum broadly 
rounded above, top short, rounded. Aedoeagus long, slender, with a 
subapical tooth. Cornuti absent. (Slide no. 964 D, holotvpe.) 
Lake Habbema, 3250 — 3500 m, August 11, 1938 (holotype), August 7, 
1938. Letter Box Camp, 3600 m, September 5 — 11, 1938. Four specimens. 
