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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OP NEW GUINEA 
Orneodes argyrospodia spec. nov. (fig. 716) 
agyvQos = silver, a TioSia = ashes 
0 19 mm. Head white. Palpus moderately long, ascending, white, 
median segment suffused with black towards the base, terminal segment 
2 1 / 2 , subobtuse, slightly flattened dorso-ventrally, faintly tinged greyish. 
Thorax with the anterior half white, posterior fuscous-grey, two white 
transverse bands, at 2 / 3 , and in the apex, respectively, tegula white, its 
apical half fuscous-grey. Abdomen white, strongly irrorated with blackish- 
fuscous, this irroration more or less confluent, so as to form transverse 
bands along the anterior edges of the tergites, dilated posteriorly towards 
the sides; venter white. Legs white, tinged pale ochreous. Fore wing white, 
faintly touched with greyish, first and second segments beyond the base 
of the cleft, suffused with pale fuscous-greyish; with three elongate dark 
fuscous-grey blotches, first one basal, occupying less than 1 / 3 of the costa, 
becoming shorter posteriorly, the lower edges of these blotches more or 
less interconnected by a slight irroration of the same colour ; first segment 
with the apical eighth blackish, with a narrow transverse white subapical 
hue, cilia with three broad grey blotches, beyond the base of the cleft, 
halfway to the apex, and in the apex, respectively. Second segment 
from the base of the cleft, with five bands of grey suffusion, edged with 
blackish, accentuated by blackish cilia; the first of these moderately 
broad, the second much broader, the third, and the fourth each smaller 
than the preceding, the fifth narrow, subapical; third segment with six 
bands, the first very broad, subbasal, other corresponding with those of 
the preceding segment, but each one smaller, respectively, except the 
third band which is as broad as the second band of the second segment; 
dorsal cilia blotched opposite bands with pale greyish; fourth and fifth 
segments each with five bands only the edges of which are distinct, forming 
seven transverse dark marks (the anterior edge of the first band being 
obliterate), and a subapical dot; cilia white; sixth segment with four 
bands: three broad, greyish, dark edged ones, at 1 / 4 , at 2 / 3 , and beyond 2 / 3 
respectively, and a narrow blackish band, subapical; cilia white, blackish 
opposite the markings. Hind wing white, with four tolerably equidistant 
moderate blackish transverse bands, most of which, except of the first 
segment, are reduced each to a pair of transverse blackish marks, represen- 
ting their edges ; first of these at 1 / 4 , ultimate at 4 / 5 , and two rows of black 
dots, first row at 1 / 6 , with minute dots, second row subapical, with larger 
dots, the dot on the first segment dilated, so as to form a broad patch; 
cilia white, opposite markings slightly mixed with blackish, costal cilia 
of the first segment with broad greyish bars. 
Uncus long, slender. Gnathos rather short, strong, arms curved. Valva 
rather broad, dilated above, cucullus a small, subascending projection, 
with an elongate basal knob. Vinculum with a pointed base. Furca long, 
