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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
fuscous streaks, originating from termen above tornus and from middle 
of termen respectively; a third, smaller similar streak running transversely 
before apex, from costa to termen; terminal edge suffused with dark 
greyish-fuscous; a small blackish dot on lower angle of cell. Cilia greyish, 
an antemedian row of small dark greyish-fuscous dots. Hind wing and 
cilia whitish, slightly touched with fuscous-oehreous posteriorly. 
Limen narrow, at the sides dilated, less curved, in middle obliterate. 
Ostium a semimembraneous short tube, lower edge excavate. Colliculum 
moderate, hardly indicated. Cestum little tortuous, running along 
lower 1 / 3 of ductus bursae, and in bursa copulatrix, dilated below, end 
rounded. Signum narrow, curved, dentate, capitulum rounded (Slide 
No. 410 D). 
Sigi Camp, 1500 m, February 26, 1939. One specimen. Allied to pre- 
ceding. 
Parachorista lagaroptycha spec. nov. (figs. 173, 174) 
biyaoog = weak, jitv£ = “line” 
? 17 nun. Head and thorax dark grey, tuft on vertex with whitish tips 
of scales. Palpus whitish, median segment mixed with light grey posteri- 
orly, terminal segment mixed with darker grey. Abdomen pale greyish - 
ochreous. Legs whitish, tinged pale ochreous, anterior and median tibia 
and tarsus infuscated, light-ringed. Fore wing elongate, little dilated, 
rather broad, costa gradually curved anteriorly, faintly sinuate posteriorly, 
apex pointed, termen slightly sinuate, moderately oblique. Light greyish, 
densely suffused with fuscous-grey, markings blackish-fuscous. Base of 
costa transversely strigulated with blackish-fuscous; a blackish mark in 
fold at */s of wing, posterior edge well-defined, with two dentations, 
anterior edge indefinite, connected by a dark grey suffusion with base of 
wing, and with base of dorsum ; central fascia moderately broad, from 
before 2 / 5 of costa to 3 / 4 of dorsum, dark grey along costal third, blackish- 
fuscous elsewhere; anterior edge of fascia suffused with blackish, tolerably 
straight, with an angulate projection at 3 / 4 , posterior edge indefinite; wing 
beyond fascia densely suffused with fuscous-grey, retinate with dark fus- 
cous, obscuring edges of costal patch, which is rather large, triangular, 
marked on costa w ith four blackish-grey dots, on top with a blackish point ; 
an oblique small blackish mark along lower half of transverse vein, con- 
nected by grey suffusion with a curved blackish mark in tornus ; an inter- 
rupted blackish line from before 3 / 4 of termen to top of costal patch; two 
curved rows of blackish points before apex, posterior row continued along 
termen to tornus. Cilia greyish-fuscous, a blackish bar in tornus, an inter- 
rupted antemedian blackish-fuscous fascia. Hind wing and cilia dirty 
whitish, slightly infuscated townrds apex. 
Limen as in preceding. Ostium funnel-shaped, connected with colliculum 
which is scarcely perceptible. Cestum reduced: a small curved plate in 
upper part of ductus bursae, and a semiovate, folded body in bursa. 
