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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
Endothenia simplissima spec. nov. (fig. 368) 
$ 14 mm. Head, palpus, abdomen whitish-fuscous, sides of vertex, 
palpus laterally except towards base somewhat darker fuscous. Antenna 
fuscous. Thorax (partially denuded) pale tawny-fuscous, shoulder and 
tegula suffused with darker greyish-fuscous. Legs pale ochreous, anterior 
and median leg rather suffused with dark fuscous. Fore wing elongate, 
rather narrow, moderately dilated, broadest at 2 / s , costa curved anteriorly, 
almost straight posteriorly, apex pointed, termen very faintly sinuate, 
oblique. Pale fuscous, evenly suffused with light fuscous-tawny, faintly 
clouded with greyish except towards apex and along termen which areas 
are more ochreous-tinged ; a small patch of ill-defined dark fuscous 
irroration in apex and on termen just below apex. Cilia fuscous-whitish, 
suffused with pale tawny, more so towards apex, a fuscous subbasal band 
fading out towards tornus. Hind wing very pale fuscous with faint golden 
gloss, on posterior half transversely irrorated with somewhat darker 
fuscous, tornal third except wing margin almost whitish. Cilia fuscous- 
whitish, a light fuscous subbasal shade. 
Ostium a moderately sclerotized large funnel; ostium proper, a round 
opening in ventral wall of this funnel. Limen a small semiovate transverse 
plate, pointed laterally, upper edge concave; a thickened convex rim 
above ostium. Ductus bursae rather short, simple. Bursa copulatrix simple 
(Slide No. 1111 D, type). 
Iebele Camp, 2250 m, December 1, 1938. One specimen, with vein 5 in 
hind wing closely approximated to 4 at base. The identification is some- 
what doubtful without corresponding male specimens. The genus has been 
recorded up to now as being confined to the northern Hemisphere. 
Metaschistis, gen. nov. (fig. 315) 
fierd = behind, nyiGitt- = split 
Head with appressed scales. Ocellus posterior. Proboscis rather weak. 
Antenna in male without notch, ciliate, ciliations over 1. Palpus ascending 
or subascending, median segment triangularly dilated, densely clothed 
with rather short, little appressed scales more or less projecting above and 
beneath, terminal segment short. Thorax with a posterior crest, lore 
wing without raised scale-tufts, without costal fold in male, lb furcate to 
before a / 3 , 2 from 2 / 3 , 3 from angle, closely approximated to 4, 5 parallel, 
7 separate, to termen, 7—9 rather approximated, 19 halfway between 9 
and 11, 11 from 1 / 2 , parting vein originating from beyond base of vein 11, 
to below base of vein 5. Hind wing with cubital pecten, 2 from middle, 
3 from before angle, 4 from angle, 5 closely approximated at base, 6 and 7 
closely approximated towards base. 
Tegumen rather weak, erect-triangular. Uncus moderate, weak, covered 
with hair-scales, top rounded. Socius very small, pending. Gnathos weak, 
moderate or long, porrect. Anus membraneous, plicate, franstilla absent. 
