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mark concave; top of mark subacute, connected with 2 / 3 of dorsum by a 
minute interrupted slightly sinuate brown line, or a series of brown scales, 
faintly suffused with brighter ochreous, on dorsum forming a little oblique 
minute sharp dark brown strigula; an indistinct series of dark brown 
scales suffused with ochreous, running from upper angle 
of cell to tornus; costal patch conspicuous, elongate- 
semiovate, from 2 / 3 of costa to before apex, with top 
connected with termcn just above tornus by a moderate 
curved fascia; costal patch light brown, touched with 
lilac, sharply edged except on costa posteriorly with 
dark brown; anterior edge of patch slightly concave, 
with a small blunt angulation below costa, posterior 
edge convex; top of patch abruptly narrowed below 
vein 4, forming a narrow dark brown line thence; a 
few dark brown marginal scales in, and below apex. 
Cilia light ochreous. Hind wing whitish-oehreous ; cilia 
light ochreous. 
Socius moderate. Gnathos with angles projecting, 
rounded and scobinate, point rounded, broad. Aedoeagus 
pistol-shaped, robust (Slide No. 397 D, holotype). 
Rattan Camp, 1150 — 1200 m, February 12, 1939. 
Three specimens. Distinct by inwardly oblique upper 
part of central fascia. 
Adoxophyes vindicata Meyrick, 
Wales, vol. 35, p. 207. 
Distribution: Solomon Islands: Choiseul. 
Adoxophyes vindicata Meyrick, 1910 (fig. 203) 
1910, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. 
Fig. 198: Chres- 
marclia enaemar- 
gyrea spec, nov., 
Bernhard Camp, 50 m, July, 1938 (J. Olthoff). female, genitalia. 
Bernhard Camp, 100 m, April 5, 1939. Auracaria Camp, 
800 m, March 18 — 20, 1939. Rattan Camp, 1200 m, March 2, 1939 (allo- 
type, male). Baliem Camp, 1700 m, November 16 — 27, 1938. Five males, 
one female. 
17 mm (allotype). Head brownish -ochreous, face above deep fer- 
ruginous. Palpus fuscous. Thorax pale-ochreous, light brownish-ochreous 
anteriorly, apex with ferruginous spots. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous, 
anal tuft and legs pale ochreous, anterior tibia and tarsus dark fuscous, 
light-ringed. Fore wing with costa considerably curved from base to apex, 
apex little rounded, termen straight, little oblique, rounded beneath; 
costal fold moderately broad, broadest before middle, to 2 / 6 , ciliated. Pale 
ochreous, suffused along costa, and a little on veins posteriorly with 
bright ochreous. Markings light ferruginous-lilac, edged with reddish- 
ferruginous, dark ferruginous, and brownish. Base of costa suffused with 
ochreous-brownish ; a rounded large patch before r / 4 of dorsum, reaching 
