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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
Steganodactyla Walsingham, 1891 
Steganodactyla Walsingham, 1891, Entom. Monthl. Mag., vol. 27, p. 241. Xovit. 
Lepid., vol. 1, p. 3 (separ.), pi. 12, figs. 3, 3a-b, 1892. Fletcher, Mem. Agrie. Ind., 
Ent., vol. 11, p. 209, 1929. Catal. Ind. Ins., vol. 20, pp. 54 — 55, 1931. 
Ochyrotica (part) Meyrick, Gener. Ins., vol. 100, p. 20, 1910. Lepid. Catal., vo'. 
17, p. 31, 1913. Fletcher, Catal. Ind. Ins., vol. 20, p. 55, 1931. 
Key to the Papuan species 
1. Fore wing with ground colour snow-white 2 
Fore wing with ground colour pale ochreous concursa Walsingham 
2. Fore wing with margin and a postmedian transverse fascia chestnut-brown 
connexiva Walsingham 
Fore wing with markings reduced to an incomplete costal streak only . . 3 
3. Fore wing with two small fuscous streaks: along costa posteriorly and along 
termen; three dorsal and one plical fuscous spots; no spot before termen 
cretosa Durrant 
Fore wing with a brown costal streak from base twice interrupted before apex; 
three brown spots on dorsum, one small spot in tornus, one triangular spot 
before termen biirgersi Gaede 
Steganodactyla biirgersi (Gaede, 1916) 
Ochyrotica biirgersi Gaede, 1916, Intern. Entomol. Zeitsehr. Guben, vol. 10, p. 81. 
Distribution: North Central New Guinea: Malu (Kaiserin Augusta, fluss 
Expedition). 
Baliem Camp, 1700 m, November 16 — 27, 1938. One female, rather 
damaged, but apparently belonging to this species. 
PHALONIIDAE 
Only two species of this family, which is characteristic for the Palaearctic 
region, were recorded from New Guinea before. To these we are able to 
add two more species, one of them belonging to a peculiar new genus. 
Key to the Papuan genera 
1 . Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 remote at base .... Heliocosma Meyrick 
Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked 2 
2. Thorax without crest Clysiana Fletcher 
Thorax with posterior crest Arachniotes gen. nov. 
Arachniotes gen. nov. (fig. 10) 
dorr/VKOTij; - like a .spider’s web 
Head with appressed scales. Ocellus posterior. Proboscis moderate. 
Maxillary palpus minute, rudimentary. Antenna 3 / 4 , shortly ciliate in 
male, scape short, without pecten. Palpus moderate, ascending, median 
segment dilated towards apex by roughly projecting scales above and 
