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MICROLEPID OPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
apex, light oclireous, becoming whitish-ochreous towards its lower edge, 
anteriorly just reaching the base of the dorsum, moderately attenuated 
towards 2 / 5 and once more towards tiie apex, with the lower edge tolerably 
straight from the base to beyond 2 /- or with a small subtriangular promi- 
nence before */ 4 of the wing; from 2 / 5 running obliquely to above the lower 
edge of the cell, thence tolerably vertical to its upper edge, from there to 
the apex, somewhat irregular, moderately prominent below the costa, 
with a triangular projection on the end of the cell, whitish (or with an 
obtusely triangular prominence on the upper angle of the cell, moderately 
concave before, straight beyond this, with a small prominence before the 
apex: in the specimen from the Lower Mist Camp); an elongate blackish- 
fuscous-purple spot along basal sixth of the costa. Cilia fuscous with a 
pale basal line, along costa light ochreous. Hind wing with 3 and 4 stalked; 
pale purple-greyish-fuscous, glossy. Cilia paler sordid ochreous, apical 
half ochreous-whitish, with a faint antemedian fuscous shade. 
Dorsal pad elongate-triangular, the upper edge slightly notched. Valva 
rather narrow, cucullus not separated, truncate, a patch of minute 
bristles, ventral edge of the valva straight, with a moderate comb of 
spikes beyond middle. Vinculum rounded dorsally, top moderately 
rounded. Aedoeagus very large, curved. Cornuti, several acute strong 
sclerites of inequal shape and size. (Slides no. 979 D, holotype, no. 978 D, 
paratype.) 
Low r er Mist Camp, 1400 — 1500 m, January 31, 1939. Sigi Camp, 1500 m, 
February 19, 1939 (holotype), February 20 — 23, 1939. Rattan Camp, 
1200 m, February 6, 1939. Five specimens. Nearest to L. staurophora 
Meyrick: and coleasta Meyrick. 
Lecithocera sublunata spec. nov. (fig. 595) 
c? 12 mm. Head and antenna whitish-ochreous, collar greyish-ochreous ; 
flagellum of antenna moderately thickened. Palpus compressed laterally, 
light yellowish-ochreous, basal segment and 3 / 4 of the median segment 
suffused with fuscous, median segment moderately dilated, rather smooth, 
terminal segment under 1. Thorax fuscous with a lilac gloss. Abdomen 
fuscous, with anal tuft sordid pale ochreous. Legs light yellowish-ochreous, 
anterior leg fuscous above, articulations of the tarsal segments with light 
ochreous rings, median and posterior femur and spurs fuscous. Fore wing 
with veins 7 and 8 stalked; costa curved anteriorly, little so before the 
apex, apex subobtuse, termen sinuate, considerably oblique. Purplish- 
fuscous; a transverse, slightly imvards-oblique, rather broad pale- 
ochreous fascia before 2 / 3 , suffused with light ochreous towards the costa, 
gradually narrow r ed towards the dorsum, extended posteriorly along the 
costa to before the apex, with the anterior edge well-defined, moderately 
convex, posterior edge ill-defined, irrorated with fuscous. Cilia pale 
