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barred with whitish, above apex with an oehreous spot; base of cilia 
along lower half of termen whitish; in tornus cilia whitish with fulvous 
apical third. Hind wing brownish-greyish, paler towards base, faintly 
marbled with dark grey ; cilia greyish, base darker grey, barred with pale 
oehreous, a fine pale basal line. 
Ostium broad. Limen very broad, submembraneous in middle, forming 
two upper projections, separated in middle, and two oblique lateral 
projections, each of which with a small angulation below. Colliculum 
strong, formed by two inequal pieces. Ductus bursae not connected with 
colliculum, sclerotized throughout, slightly coiled and dilated below. 
Bursa spheroid, without signum (Slide No. 616 D). 
Moss Forest Camp, five km northeast of Lake Habbema, 2800 m, 
October 15, 1938. One specimen. Allied to R. nodicornis Meyrick. 
Aplastoceros gen. nov. (fig. 272) 
im/.aaro; — simple, yJoag = a horn 
Head with appressed scales. Ocellus posterior. Proboscis developed. 
Antenna moderately ciliated in male, ciliations under 1. Palpus moderate, 
porrect, slender or very slender, median segment elongate, with smoothly 
appressed scales above, roughish beneath, terminal segment moderate, 
truncate in male, obtuse in female. Thorax without crest. Fore wing with 
Fig. 272: Aplastoceros peneploca gen. nov., spec, nov., head male (above), head 
female (below), wing neuration female. 
a moderate fold in male, without raised scale-tufts, broad, termen sinuate, 
lb furcate, 2 mostly from beyond 2 / 3 , seldom from beyond 3 / 5 , 3 from 
angle, 3 — 5 separate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen, 9 almost connate with 
stalk, 11 from somewhat before middle, or from middle. Hind wing 
