MICROLEPID OPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
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Key to the species of Pcmdurista 
1. Fore wing with two reddish-brown oblique transverse strigae on anterior half 
stictocrossa Meyrick 
Fore wing without such strigae encarsiotoma, spec. nov. 
Pandurista encarsiotoma spec. nov. (fig. 256) 
iyxaQOios = oblique, rt/xvoj = to cut 
<$ 15 mm. Head pale tawny-ochrcous. Antenna greyish. Palpus small, 
brownish-ochreous. Thorax tawny -fuscous. Abdomen greyish-fuscous, anal 
tuft and venter pale ochreous. Legs pale tawny-ochreous, tarsi suffused 
with blackish -fuscous, pale-ringed. Fore wing with a strong, but moderately 
broad, gradually narrowed fold to beyond 3 / 4 , costa little curved, gently 
sinuate, apex subobtuse, projecting, termen strongly sinuate, considerably 
prominent beneath, appearing slightly outwardly oblique. Whitish- 
ochreous, moderately suffused with dark fuscous and grey. Basal patch 
and costal fold pale ochreous -greyish, tinged lilac, costa moderately 
suffused with tawny, faintly transversely strigulated with lilac-brownish; 
a very oblique suffused central fascia from a rather large elongate- 
triangular spot on 1 /. 1 of dorsum to 4 / 5 of costa, interrupted in middle; this 
fascia greyish-lilac, transversely marked below and suffused above middle 
with dark fuscous irroration, on and below costa suffused and transversely 
strigulated with fuscous -blackish; this fascia considerably narrowed 
below fold, with edges suffused except on dorsum anteriorly; two narrow 
vertical dark fuscous strigulae in middle of basal patch above fold; a 
triangular blackish spot on costa beyond basal patch; ground colour 
beyond fascia pale tawny-ochreous tinged greyish, becoming whitish 
posteriorly, glossy, almost white along termen and in apex; a broad 
leaden-grey transverse suffusion from posterior fifth of costa, not reaching 
apex, dilated below and occupying posterior fourth of dorsum and tornus, 
edges indefinite; several short dark brown strigulae edged with tawny on 
this suffusion below costa, and beyond suffusion before apex; two more 
or less continuous, somewhat curved vertical strigulae, dark brown, edged 
with pale tawny, from before s / 4 of dorsum, from dorsum just before 
tornus and from above tornus, respectively, middle strigula to above 
middle of disc. Cilia rather pale ochreous-tawny, whitish in tornus, basal 
third in apex and along upper 2 / 3 of termen with a row of well-defined 
blackish-fuscous dots, costal cilia with two blackish bars before apex. 
Hind wing pale tawny-ochreous, anterior half suffused with greyish, cilia 
concolorous. 
Tegumen erect, moderate. Uncus long, rather slender, apical third 
hooked, a few bristles below. Socius very small, pending. Gnathos moderate, 
arms rather slender, hook short, obtuse. Transtilla a strong transverse rod. 
Valva moderately broad, cucullus elongate, narrowed, bristled, sacculus 
under 1 / 2 , sclerotized, a strong rising hook in middle with finely scobinate 
top. Anellus strong with small furca. Aedoeagus short, subcylindrical, 
