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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
strigulated with pale yellowish, markings blackish-fuscous, and brownish- 
ochreous. Basal sixth of costa with a blackish streak ; from end of this a 
narrow blackish obliquely transverse streak to middle of disc before 1 / 4 , 
triangular space between both streaks suffused with greyish, darker 
towards costa, with a few black scales above middle of disc; a moderate 
semiovate brownish-ochreous patch on costa before middle, mixed with 
blackish-fuscous below costa anteriorly, a few dark scales below this; 
costal patch large, along costa from a / 8 to before apex, erect-triangular, 
apex acute and curved, to termen above tornus; this patch with upper 
half deep brownish-ochreous, marked along costa with three small 
brownish dots alternating with whitish-ochreous dots, lower half of patch 
ochreous-grey, edged with fuscous-blackish; terminal fifth of wing with a 
few irregular small dark fuscous marks; some dark grey irroration along 
posterior third of dorsum and in tornus. Cilia light fulvous-ochreous, basal 
half whitish-ochreous barred with dark fuscous except along base. Hind 
wing pale ochreous, darker than fore wing, towards apex dotted with 
dark grey; cilia pale ochreous; a narrow antemedian line around apex, and 
along upper part of termen. 
Uncus short, robust, top rounded, densely bristled below. Gnathos 
robust, point strong (turned upward in figure). Transtilla knob with strong 
teeth. Valva concave, somewhat pointed, sacculus weak. Vinculum 
rather strong (Slide No. 502 D, holotvpe). 
Moss Forest Camp, 2600—2800 m, October 11, 1938. One male, holo- 
type, one female, allotype. 
Paradichelia fulvitacta spec. nov. (fig. 234) 
14.5 mm. Head pale ochreous, vertex infuscated. Palpus light 
brownish, paler towards base, median segment towards apex below and 
terminal segment, irrorated with dark fuscous. Antenna pale ochreous, 
fuscous-ringed. Thorax pale ochreous, suffused with fuscous (damaged). 
Abdomen pale ochreous, anal tuft brighter ochreous. Anterior leg pale 
ochreous below, dark fuscous above, tibia ringed with pale ochreous 
(other legs missing). Fore wing elongate-ovate, little dilated, costa without 
fold, gently curved throughout, apex pointed, slightly projecting, termen 
faintly concave above, rounded beneath, oblique. Pale ochreous, irrorated 
and suffused with dark brown, markings dark brown and fulvous. Anterior 
half of costa regularly dotted with dark brown; basal patch large, slightly 
irrorated and suffused with dark brown and ochreous-fulvous ; edge of 
patch outwardly oblique, twice excavate, with an acute projection above 
middle, reaching below to 2 / 5 of dorsum; central fascia moderately broad, 
from costa before middle to tornus, upper half dark brown, suffused in 
middle with deep fulvous; lower half of fascia strongly dilated downwards, 
formed by a light tawny-ochreous retination, edged posteriorly by a narrow 
inwardly oblique somewhat angulated dark brown line from tornus to 
below middle of vein 5 ; costal patch formed by a broad longitudinal bright 
