MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
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Fore wing distinctly suffused with dark grey except in disc anteriorly. . . 
nebulicola spec. nov. 
Fore wing not thus suffused 12 
Palpus pale yellow, tip black 13 
Palpus entirely pale yellow 14 
Black terminal markings preceded by pale yellow streaks on veins, reaching 
halfway towards cell delta Meyrick 
Black terminal markings preceded by very faint and narrow, scarcely per- 
ceptible yellowish suffusion gracilis spec. nov. 
Venter dark brownish-grey; size 26—32 mm. . . . spectabilis, Diakonoff 
Venter not thus 15 
Venter white; larger species: 24 — 28 mm pythia Meyrick 
Venter yellow-orange; smaller species: 18 — 22 mm . . . obscura spec. nov. 
Head, palpus, anterior 2 / 3 of thorax, and patagium deep ferruginous .... 
sanguens spec. nov. 
Not thus 17 
Head, palpus and thorax anteriorly rather pale brownish-ochreous .... 
ferratilis spec. nov. 
Not thus 18 
Fore wing with a distinct black apical dot and sometimes a series of black dots 
along termen 19 
Fore wing with a narrow black line along costa posteriorly, and a series of 
triangular terminal markings 20 
Fore wing and hind wing with a black apical dot . . . ocellata spec. nov. 
Fore wing with an apical dot and a series of small dots along termen, hind 
wing without markings placida spec. nov. 
Head brightly fulvous combusta spec. nov. 
Head pale yellow caelestis spec. nov. 
Fore whig and hind wing evenly dark grey 22 
Not thus 23 
Thorax dark grey, patagium yellow capnoptera, Diakonoff 
Thorax white, collar orange melanoleuca Diakonoff (part) 
Ground colour of fore wing deep orange, orange-yellow or orange-ochreous 24 
Ground colour of fore wing pale yellow, pale orange-whitish, yellowish-whitish 
or creamy -whitish 28 
Fore wing yellow-orange or orange-yellow, apical half violet-purple .... 
• ••••• mesoxantha spec. nov. 
Not thus 25 
Fore wing with black markings 26 
Fore wing without markings 27 
Fore wing with a black apical dot carbonifera spec. nov. 
Fore wing with a black terminal fascia euxanlha spec. nov. 
Head and palpus deep fulvous; larger species: 28 — 29 mm 
auriflua spec. nov. (part) 
Head and palpus light ochreous; smaller species: 19.5—22 mm 
soligena spec. nov. 
Fore wing with black markings 29 
Fore wing without black markings 30 
Fore wing with a small black streak in apex and along upper half of termen 
nigrangula spec. nov. 
Fore wing with a black terminal streak marginata spec. nov. 
Fore and hind wing concolorous pale yellowish -whitish . mutans spec. nov. 
Fore wing pale yellowish-whitish, hind wing brighter yellowish-ochreous . . 
auriflua spec. nov. (part) 
