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breadth of fascia; posterior edge of this excavation forming a vertical 
acute projection reaching to vein 5; a triangular, little rounded patch 
along fifth sixth of costa, somewhat inwardly oblique, almost to vein 8; 
a vertical erect blotch between veins 4 — -7, almost touching top of 
preceding, connected by a faint line of blackish irroration with acute 
projection of the above mentioned dorsal marking; a vertical elongate- 
ovate patch with somewhat narrowed base, resting on termen between 
terminations of veins 3 and 4, with top truncate ; two dots on costa before 
apex, first triangular, second smaller, narrowly elongate; a marginal row 
of much smaller triangular dots on veins along termen. Cilia dark grey, 
basal third blackish-grey; along costa cilia white, with black bars opposite 
markings. Hind wing glossy whitish, densely suffused with dark grey on 
dorsum, along anal veins, and on posterior 3 / 5 ; an irregular almost marginal 
white fascia, strongly dilated towards costa, partially dissolved in rounded 
spots, running from base of vein 2 to costa before apex, preceded and 
attenuated anteriorly by an irregular fascia of blackish suffusion, which is 
triangularly dilated on costa and preceded by a few blackish dots. Cilia 
and basal pencil of hairs on vein lb, dark fuscous. 
Seventh as well as eighth segment strongly sclerotized, short-haired, 
the former forming a broad funnel, in which fits the latter, also funnel- 
shaped, plicate; base of seventh segment ventrally with a deep, triangular 
incision below, rims thickened. Ductus bursea very short. Bursa very small. 
Ovipositor lobe reniform. (Slide No. 681 D). 
Moss Forest Camp, five km northeast of Lake Habbema, 2800 m, 
October 19, 1938. One specimen. Allied to S. lichenochroma spec. nov. 
Schoenotenes lichenochroma spec. nov. 
/.er/rjv = lichen, y,noj/ia = colour 
(J 20 mm. Head whitish tinged pale ochreous. Antenna dark grey, scape 
white. Palpus moderately long, ascending, white; median segment except 
base and apex, blackish-fuscous. Thorax white, a transverse antemedian 
black band, and a subapical black spot, tegula with a broad longitudinal 
median band and apex, black. (Abdomen missing). Legs greyish- white, 
anterior tibia and tarsus blackish, except above and around articulations, 
median and posterior tibia and tarsus with broad blackish rings, lore 
wing rather smooth, scale-tufts flattened ; elongate-triangular, little dilated ; 
costa gradually curved anteriorly, hardly curved posteriorly; apex sub- 
acute, termen gently sinuate, little oblique. Whitish, tinged pale ochreous, 
markings black. A large V-shaped mark on basal fourth of costa, arms 
broad, anterior arm from base of costa, with lower edge along fold, rectang- 
ularly excavated below costa, slightly convex where traversing fold; 
posterior arm of the V almost vertical; top of the V acute, connected with 
a rounded spot on dorsum beyond 1 / 3 ; a semiovate patch on middle of 
costa with a small oblique curved appendix below posteriorly, which is 
