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MICROLEPIDOPTEBA OF NEW GUINEA 
in middle. Colliculum and ccstum absent. Signnm a minute, triangular 
sclerotisation. Anapophyses very short, curved (Slide No. 470 D, holotype). 
Mist Camp, 1800 m, January 9, 1939. Iebele Camp, 2250 m, December 3, 
1938 (holotype). Moss Forest Camp, five km northeast of Lake Habbema, 
2800 m, October 8 and 26, 1938. Four females. Closely allied to preceding. 
Arizelana bibatrix spec. nov. (figs. 221, 222) 
$ 15 mm. Head pale ochreous, face slightly mixed with brownish. 
Palpus moderately dilated posteriorly with roughly appressed scales; 
chestnut-brown, median segment with basal half whitish above. Antenna 
pale ochreous, scape mixed with brownish, flagellum brownish-ringed. 
Thorax light yellowish-ochreous, tegula mixed with orange. Abdomen 
light golden-ochreous, basal segment whitish. Legs pale ochreous, anterior 
leg infuscated above, light-ringed. Fore wing elongate-ovate, little dilated, 
costa gradually curved anteriorly, faintly convex before apex, apex 
rounded, slightly projecting, termen moderately sinuate, little oblique. 
Pale ochreous, densely dotted with bright fulvous-orange, markings fuscous 
and dark ferruginous-brown. Basal patch moderate, suffused with fuscous 
and ferruginous-brown; an elongate-triangular, moderate patch on costa 
before middle, dark brown, centred with greyish, connected by a rather 
narrow slightly curved fascia with 3 / 4 of dorsum, and by a moderately 
broad, little curved posterior branch from its middle, with costal patch; 
this patch semiovate, brownish mixed with fulvous, dotted with moderate 
round dark leaden-grey shining spots, three dark brown dots along costa; 
a moderately broad deep ferruginous-brown marginal fascia from costal 
patch along apex, termen and tornus reaching to base of central fascia. 
Cilia pale grey, basal half darker lilac-grey. Hind wing white, posterior half 
suffused with yellowish-ochreous, cilia whitish. 
Ostium with rim somew'hat projecting ventrally. Limen rounded 
laterally, straight in middle, moderately broad, little sclerotised. Ductus 
bursae verv long, colliculum and cestum absent, bursa copulatrix small. 
Signum a moderate transverse scobinate plate (Slide No. 471 D). 
Iebele Camp, 2250 m, November 19, 1938. One, rather damaged 
specimen. Allied to preceding. 
Aphthonocosma spec. nov. (fig. 258) 
acp&ovoi; = rich, xoafia = a gem 
Head rather roughly scaled. Ocellus posterior. Proboscis short, weak. 
Antenna pubescent in female, scape short (apical part missing). Palpus 
moderate, subascending, median segment thickened with appressed scales, 
hardly dilated posteriorly, terminal segment short, thickened, obtuse. 
Maxillary palpus obsolete. (Thorax damaged.) Posterior tibia clothed 
with rather short, roughish scales above. Fore wing elongate-truncate, 
2 from 2 / 3 , 3 from angle, remote from 4, 4 moderately approximated to 5, 
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 1 1 from slightly before middle, discoidal weak 
