MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
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Ground colour white, whitish, palo bran-colour or pale fuscous, but without 
yellow or ochreous tinge 32 
22. Ground colour glossy golden-yellow 23 
Ground colour mostly pale ochreous, suffused, irrorated or marked with brighter 
ochreous or yellowish 24 
23. A triangular dark brownish-fuscous spot on l / 4 of dorsum 
chrysauges spec. nov. 
No such spot teratographa spec. nov. 
24. Hind wing posteriorly suffused with dark grey .... chalcytis spec. nov. 
Hind wing white 25 
25. Fore wing narrow, elongate-triangular, pointed; preterminal marking formed 
by an irregular transverse ochreous or olive patch .... agana spec. nov. 
Fore wing elongate-subtriangular or elongate-subovate, moderately broad, 
subacute, preterminal marking not thus 26 
26. A conspicuous erect-triangular dark brown preterminal spot 
• ■ • * chrysopluta spec. nov. 
Preterminal spot rounded, erect, or absent 27 
27. Preterminal spot distinct, small, rounded . 28 
Preterminal spot transversely-erect, ill-defined or absent 30 
28. An inwardly oblique dark streak from tornus to 2 / s of disc or to costa beyond 
middle . 29 
No such streak. A small yellowish species neurobapta Lower 
29. Central fascia distinct throughout, formed by conspicuous blackish irroration 
extended along dorsum to before base, 14 — 16 mm. leptomorpha spec. nov. 
Central fascia less distinct along dorsal half, not thus extended 
lyssodes Meyrick 
30. Discal markings indefinite; a small, sharp dark brown longitudinal mark above 
1 U °f dorsum chrysoconis spec. nov. 
Not thus 31 
31. Discal suffusion light brownish, posterior edge acutely projecting above middle 
of wing c entrofracta Meyrick 
Discal suffusion pale ochreous, posterior edge truncate chalcotypa spec. nov. 
32. Central fascia forming a well-defined spot, an irroration, or a suffused cloudy 
patch, on middle of dorsum being darker and more conspicuous than other 
markings (sometimes only preterminal markings somewhat darker) . . 33 
Central fascia, if present, not forming a dorsal mark which is darker than other 
markings 
33. Dorsal spot conspicuous, blackish 34 
Dorsal spot irrorated or suffused, not blackish 35 
34. Dorsal spot small, rounded-triangular, well-defined microphthalma spec. nov. 
Dorsal spot moderate, erect-quadrate, or erect-triangular, posterior edge 
considerably suffused megalops spec. nov. 
35. A narrow transverse line formed by fine black dots from 3 / 4 of costa to termen 
above tornus, bent outwardly above, bent inwardly below middle 
irresoluta spec. nov. 
No such transverse line 36 
36. Hind wing greyish-fuscous or pale grey 37 
Hind wing white 38 
37. A broad transverse band of irregular dark fuscous marbling gradually dilated 
towards costa rubiginosa spec. nov. 
A narrow oblique central fascia and isolated costal and preterminal markings 
aurispersa spec. nov. 
38. Furcate preterminal marking slender, upper arms of the furca strongly curved, 
very oblique below costa sitochroma spec. nov. 
