MICROLEPIDOPTEKA OE NEW GUINEA 
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narrow transverse lines, markings brown and dark fuscous, blackish, along 
costa. A small oblique transverse streak on costa beyond base, lower part 
running horizontally above middle ol wing to about ^/g, blackish on costa, 
suffusedly dark brown and fuscous in disc ; central fascia formed by the 
following markings: (1) a small wedge-shaped mark on 1 / i ol costa, 
(2) a somewhat oblique suffused elongate-ovate brown patch, mixed with 
dark fuscous, in posterior half of cell below and beyond costal mark, 
indent anteriorly, and (3) a transverse patch of dense retination connecting 
this brown patch with posterior 2 / 5 of dorsum, gradually dilated below, 
running along dorsum to tornus, brown becoming greyish posteriorly, with 
anterior edge more or less marked with transverse patches of blackish 
scales; three small black dots along middle of costa, median slightly before 
middle, connected with a moderate circular brown mark below costa, 
which is connected below posteriorly with a small patch of dark grey 
retination, continued as a series ol minute longitudinal brown marks along 
posterior edge of cell to its lower angle; four larger blackish-brown dots 
along posterior 1 / 4 of costa, becoming smaller and paler towards apex, 
first and second of these dots interconnected below costa by a moderate 
patch of brown irroration between veins 9 — 10, projecting anteriorly, 
and connected by a very narrow, slightly sinuate line with the suffusion 
on dorsum before tornus ; costa between markings finely strigulated with 
blackish; an irregularly Y-shaped preterminal bright brown mark, stalk 
narrow, from tornus to below vein 4, arms thickened towards middle, 
slightly sinuate, anterior arm to vein 5, posterior to vein 7, continued 
above by dark fuscous lines to costa; terminal edge with a row of vertical 
short dark fuscous marks. All markings in male much paler, posterior 
ill-defined. Cilia pale yellowish-green, an antemedian row of blackish- 
fuscous bars. Hind wing with veins 6 and 7 connate; glossy white, tinged 
pale yellowish on veins and along edge, cilia whitish or very pale yellowish, 
a faint series of greyish antemedian dots along termen towards apex. 
Tegumen moderately elongate. Uncus moderate, top dilated, with two 
patches of long bristles, hook bifid below these patches. Socius modeiate. 
Hami absent. Gnathos strong, arms sinuate, top dilated, strongly plicate, 
folds dentate. Transtilla, a moderate transverse rod. Valva narrow: 
cucullus thickened, sacculus moderately excavate anteriorly, strongly 
bristled posteriorly. Aedoeagus slender, curved, apex with a flattened bent 
projection. No cornuti. (Slide No. 696 D, holotype). 
Moss Forest Camp, five 1cm northeast of Lake Habbema, 2800 m, 
November 4, 1938 (holotype, male), October 21, 1938 (allotype, female), 
October 9— November 5, 1938. lebele Camp, 2250 rn, November 7, 1938. 
Two males, two females. Characteristic by very pale yellowish-green 
ground colour. The specimen from lebele has discal brown maikings more 
extended, preterminal mark confluent and forming a snbovate patch. 
