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three moderate dots along basal third, three elongate spots alternating 
with small points along posterior third; a cloudy, rather ill-defined 
triangular patch before middle of costa, slightly outwardly oblique, 
reaching 1 / 3 across wing; this patch greyish, with a faint suffused edge, 
lighter ochreous in middle below costa, dark fuscous along costa; a rather 
conspicuous moderate preterminal elongate-ovate somewhat obliquely- 
transverse blackish-fuscous spot between veins 4—6, connected by about 
four less distinct outwardly oblique series of blackish-fuscous points with 
costa, and by about four somewhat more distinct inwardly oblique row's 
of slightly larger points with dorsum before tornus and with tornus; a row 
of minute dark points along termen from costa before apex to tornus, 
furcate above and embracing apex; dorsum with a row of somewhat 
inwardly oblique transverse fuscous marks. Cilia ochreous, slightly barred 
and mixed with fulvous, basal half bright fulvous, with a narrow ochreous 
basal line, widening towards tornus. Hind wing pale ochreous, faintly 
marbled with greyish, glossy; cilia pale ochreous, mixed with dark grey 
around apex; a. dark grey vertical blotch on costa before apex ; cilia else- 
where with basal half brighter ochreous, faintly barred with grey, towards 
tornus with a grey antemedian line. 
Tegumen somewhat erect. Uncus narrow. Socius very large, pending. 
Gnathos moderate, hook bifid. Transtilla complete, moderately broad, 
laterally dilated, and dentate above. Yalva broadly elongate, cucullus 
rounded, sacculus to 3 / 4 . Aedoeagus slender, pistol-shaped, a recurved 
tooth below top. Cornuti, a sheaf of spines (Slide No. 623 D, holotype). 
$ 34 mm. Head, palpus, antenna and thorax ochreous-tawny. Abdomen 
light greyish-ochreous, anal tuft ochreous, venter laterally suffused with 
reddish-fulvous, and mixed with dark fuscous, a dark fuscous moderate 
patch on middle of posterior half of each ventrite. Fore wing broader and 
more dilated than in male, costa strongly curved at base, slightly prominent 
at 1 / 6 , less curved posteriorly. Rather unicolorous light ochreous-tawny, 
faintly transversely strigulated with light greyish -fuscous ; costal dots 
greyish -fuscous, smaller, rounded, triangular patch very faint, fuscous, 
preterminal spot distinct, rounded, smaller, transverse rows of dark points 
scarcely perceptible; dorsum with a faint greyish suffusion along basal 
half and an elongate suffused faint greyish spot before tornus, elsewhere 
dorsal edge indistinctly dotted with greyish. Cilia ochreous-tawny, an 
antemedian, and a postmedian faint fulvous line. Hind wing as in male, 
more distinctly retinate with pale grey, cilia pale ochreous, with two pale 
grey lines, darker towards tornus, blotch on costa less distinct. 
Ostium wide. Limen broad, erect pocket-like dilatations at the sides, 
middle somewhat projecting. Colliculum, a concave sclerotization. Small 
sclerotization below this, probably indicating cestum. Bursa copulatrix 
obliquely pear-shaped. Signum moderate, capitulum rather long (Slide 
No. 624 D, allotype). 
Top Camp, 2100 m, February 2, 1939 (holotype, male). Lake Habbema, 
