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MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
Limen, an invert -si i btrapezo i d transverse plate, with lower angles 
rounded; a deep median incision forming a thickened groove, upper edge 
plicate, embossed. Ostium situated at the bottom of this groove, small. 
Colliculum, a long plate, narrowed distad (Slides No. 460 D, holotype, 
No. 827 D, paratype). 
Moss Forest Camp, 2600—2800 m, October 13, 1938 (holotype). Five km 
northeast of Lake Habbema, 2800 m, October 19, 1938. Two female 
specimens. Mist Camp, 1800 m, January 8, 1939. One female specimen, 
slightly differing, but according to the genitalia, conspecific. Closely allied 
with preceding, and according to the genitalia also with M. sappiroflua 
spec. nov. 
Metaschistis sappiroflua spec. nov. (figs. 315, 316, 317, 320) 
(J 18 mm. Head black, densely irrorated with whitish. Antenna dark 
fuscous, suffused with black towards base, scape black ; ciliations 2. Palpus 
strongly dilated, roughish, ascending and appressed to face: black, median 
segment with apical fourth above finely densely irrorated with whitish. 
Thorax fuscous-black, tips of scales whitish, in middle anteriorly suffused 
with greyish-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous-grey, base paler. Legs greyish, 
anterior and median tibia and all tarsi black above, white-ringed. Fore 
wing elongate-subtriangular, costa moderately curved throughout, apex 
subobtuse, thorax hardly concave, almost straight, little oblique. Black, 
markings formed by pale blue glossy irroration; markings white on costal 
edge. A dark fuscous longitudinal suffused patch below costa anteriorly; 
a small spot of pale blue irroration on costa beyond base: two pairs of 
small transverse white marks at 1 / 3 of costa, connected below by a semi- 
circular streak of pale-blue irroration reaching 1 / 3 across wing : two small 
transverse white marks on 3 / 5 of costa, more approximated than pre- 
ceding marks, connected below with an outwardly oblique strongly clavate 
patch of pale blue irroration running just beyond upper angle of cell and 
closing vein to below cell about halfway between this and termen: this 
patch gradually rounded below, with edge well-defined, a conspicuous 
small longitudinal bluish-whitish spot on upper angle of cell adjacent to 
above mentioned patch; three small white marks on costa between pre- 
ceding spot and apex, connected below costal edge with small pairs of 
pale-bluish marks ; anterior half of dorsum as far as fold with three narrow 
equidistant longitudinal lines of pale bluish irroration, lower line marginal, 
not reaching base of dorsum ; these three lines forming toget her an elongate- 
ovate patch; a small subtriangular less distinct mark on 3 / 4 of dorsum, a 
pair of bluish scales above this; two inwardly oblique irrorated short 
transverse streaks in tornus, posterior one less oblique; a triangular 
moderate spot on termen somewhat above middle, centred with ground 
colour. Cilia black with broad bars of white irroration, a narrow fuscous 
