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mostly rounded or diamond-shaped, short -bristled below ; gnatlios moderate 
or rather long, curved, hook slender ; socius moderate, sometimes large, droo- 
ping, densely fine-bristled; transtilla knob large, dentate on top, median 
projection long, slender ; peniculus, an elongate-ovate verrucose projection ; 
valva with folded disc, rather short ; vinculum slender, rounded ; aedoeagus 
pistol-shaped, little curved, mostly with a large thorn towards orifice. 
Ostium simple; colliculum indicated; ductus bursae moderately long, 
cestum mostly absent, except for a small terminal part, being a concave 
body inside bursa copulatrix; the latter ellipsoid; signum very large, 
dagger-shaped, strongly dentate, close to end of ductus bursae. 
Typus generis: Parachorista cricophora spec, nov., d, $• 
This genus is closely allied to Anisotenes gen. nov.; for differences we 
may refer to that description. It also shows affinity to Tsotenes. The large 
number of the closely allied species indicates that they are of recent 
origin, and that Anisotenes and Parachorista are in a stage of rich develop- 
ment; the “woolly” appearance of certain species, with ciliate costa, may 
be an “alpine” characteristic, similar to that recorded in several Palaearctic 
Lepidoptera which inhabit high mountainous regions. The male genitalia 
of Parachorista are highly characteristic by the complicated valva, com- 
bined with the relatively simple uncus. The external structure of the 
present genus is almost congruent with Epichorista Meyrick, 1910, but 
the male genitalia of the type species of that genus are of the entirely 
different Epagoge type. 
Key to the Papuan species of Parachorista 
1. Fore wing with a subquadrate well-defined greyish-brown spot before middle 
of termen samata Diakonoff 
No such spot 2 
2. Fore wing with pale yellowish-ochreous markings. . . . lutescens spec. nov. 
Fore wing with greyish or fuscous markings 3 
3. Fore wing with a large triangular patch of ground colour on second fourth of 
dorsum, paler than other parts of wing Irulligcra spec. nov. 
No such patch 4 
4. Basal patch represented by a large semicircular dark greyish-fuscous, blackish- 
edged blotch on basal fourth of costa basalis Diakonoff 
No such blotch 5 
5. Fore wing with one or two conspicuous blackish diseal dots 6 
No such dots 7 
6. Two blackish discal dots in a horizontal series; transverse fascia indicated 
anthracograpta spec, nov, 
One dark fuscous discal dot; transverse fascia hardly perceptible .... 
v erecunda spec, nov 
7. Fore wing with basal patch large, edge straight, outwardly oblique . . . 
anassa spec, nov, 
Edge of basal patch either angulate, or indefinite 8 
8. Basal patch conspicuously dark fuscous-grey, to before 1 / 3 of costa, edge slightly 
angulate; costal fold broad, central fascia indicated by a spot on costa and an 
oblique suffusion on lower half of wing anisographa spec. nov. 
Not thus 9 
