MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
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Discal markings, one or three minute blackish stigmata 12 
Discal markings, more extended or suffused spots or patches 15 
Snow-white, two-three stigmata 13 
One minute stigma on closing vein 14 
Second discal stigma absent luciflua Meyrick 
Second discal stigma present, with a few black scales below this 
argophanta Meyrick 
Violet-fuscous malevolens Meyrick 
Shining white. neocrates Meyrick 
Grey or pale ochreous mixed with reddish-fuscous, an elongate-ovate patch or 
an attenuated streak along base of costa white 16 
Not thus 17 
Grey, costal white patch elongate-ovate, extending along base of wing to 
dorsum geron spec. nov. 
Pale ochreous mixed with reddish-fuscous, costal streak attenuated, reaching 
to middle ensigera Meyrick 
Ground colour grey scattered with black, costal half from 1 / 6 to 3 / 4 suffused 
with white crossosticta Meyrick 
Ground colour not thus 18 
Costal half throughout or from beyond base to tornus much lighter than dorsal 
half 19 
Not thus 20 
A narrow brown median longitudinal line dryoxantha Meyrick 
No such line nesograpta Meyrick 
Second discal stigma forming a transverse spot, dash or mark conspicuously 
darker than other markings 21 
Second discal stigma not darker than other markings 25 
Discal stigma forming a well-defined large brown mark shaped as a tadpole 
ranunculus spec. nov. 
Discal stigma smaller, not thus shaped, sometimes suffused 22 
Head dark brown; ground colour white semnocrana Mey'rick 
Head pale brownish -ochreous or white-ochreous ; ground colour fuscous or 
greyish or pale ochreous 23 
Pale ochreous, costa suffused with light brown . . . psammochta Meyrick 
Greyish or fuscous 24 
Hind wing dark, sooty-fuscous aethoptera Meyrick 
Hind wing grey tinged ochreous aggesta Meyrick 
More or less suffused with coffee-brown or fuscous, markings fuscous or blackish 
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More or less suffused with grey, markings grey or blackish 31 
Three discal stigmata forming largo distinct blackish dots 
megalorma Meyrick 
Discal stigmata not thus pronounced 27 
A large subterminal transverse white blotch from tornus reaching 3 / 4 across 
wing homocrossa Meyrick 
No such blotch 28 
A snow-white longitudinal streak above cell from base to 2 / 5 , another one from 
upper angle of cell to costa just before apex . . . .niphadobela spec. nov. 
Not thus 29 
Costal third except edge suffused with white, much paler than other parts of 
wing proleuca Diakonoff 
Costal third not thus suffused or paler 30 
A circular mark on middle of closing vein .... pseudogramma Meyrick 
N o such mark sepiogramma Meyrick 
