MICROLEPIDOPTERA OE NEW GUINEA 
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Key to the species 
Fore wing in male without costal fold 2 
Fore wing in male with costal fold ; central fascia in female interrupted above 
middle, or absent ; only a trace of a transverse mark below middle of termen 5 
A complete central fascia present basipuncta Diakonoff 
Central fascia obliterate below middle of wing 3 
Fore wing with costal markings ill-defined; a small white dot on end of cell 
ocellata spec. nov. 
Costal markings conspicuous, no diseal white dot 4 
Fore wing with a semiovate spot on middle of costa; costal patch reaching 
to termen above tornus . clarinota spec. nov. 
Fore whig with a transverse wedge-shaped spot on middle of costa; costal 
patch reaching to middle of termen fulvitacta spec. nov. 
Females 6 
Males 7 
Head, palpus, thorax with ground colour grey rostrata Diakonoff 
Head palpus thorax with ground colour pale tawny -ochreous 
coenograplia Meyrick 
Fore wing with apex moderately pointed, termen slightly sinuate and distinctly 
oblique above rostrata Diakonoff 
Fore wing with apex bluntly rectangular, termen straight, almost vertical 8 
Costal fold broad, rounded; costa distinctly rounded and prominent in middle, 
appearing sinuate beyond middle euryptycha Diakonoff 
Costal fold elongate, not distinctly rounded; costa not sinuate posteriorly 9 
Ground colour grey brongersmai Diakonoff 
Ground colour pale ochreous coenographa Meyrick 
Fig. 223: Paradichelia clarinota spec, nov., wing neuration, male, head male 
(above), head female (below). 
Paradichelia clarinota spec. nov. (figs. 223, 235) 
<J, $ 14 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, face and shoulder 
suffused with blackish. Palpus blackish-fuscous. Antenna pale ochreous, 
flagellum ringed with dark brown, scape blackish. Abdomen ochreous- 
grey (in female missing). Legs pale ochreous, suffused above and ringed 
with fuscous. Fore wing elongate, rather narrow, dilated, costa con- 
siderably curved anteriorly, straight posteriorly, apex moderately rounded, 
termen slightly convex, oblique. Whitish-ochreous, faintly transversely 
