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black patch at 2 / s of disc ; lower edge of this black patch gradually rounded, 
reaching to above dorsum, upper edge of patch truncate, horizontal, to 
middle of wing, connected anteriorly by a moderate transverse fuscous- 
blackish blotch with costa beyond % connected posteriorly with lower 
anterior angle of a subquadrate transverse black patch on middle of 
costa; this black patch with posterior edge concave, with lower angle 
acutely projecting posteriorly and pointing towards tornus; an elongate 
longitudinal dark fuscous patch adjacent to lower edge of preceding and 
connecting this with a triangular black spot occupying less than fourth 
fifth of dorsum ; anterior edge of the last mentioned spot vertical, posterior 
edge considerably oblique, connected below with a strongly inwardly 
oblique erect-ovate moderate black spot reaching above to middle of disc 
halfway between cell and termen; an elongate horizontal black patch 
before upper half of termen, narrowed and turned upward posteriorly, 
running into apex, below connected with a broad blackish suffusion along 
termen and in tornus, which is slightly mixed with white; costa between 
middle and apex with three subtriangular black dots, first dot connected 
below with the subterminal black patch; costa between black markings 
transversely strigulated with fuscous-blackish; upper half of wing as far 
as vein 9 suffused and irrorated with dark bronze-fuscous; dorsal edge 
irregularly dotted with blackish. Cilia whitish, tips suffused with grey 
except around tornus and dorsum; a strongly interrupted black ante- 
median line. Hind wing in male rather dark greyish-bronze-fuscous, in 
female pale grey suffused with light bronze-fuscous; cilia concolorous. 
Uncus moderate, bifid. Socius moderate. Valva strongly constiicted 
in middle; cucullus triangular, truncate, with some six marginal teeth; 
sacculus subrect angular, top rounded, projecting. Aedoeagus short, 
pointed (Slide No. 793 D, holotype). 
Limen, an elongate-ovate plate, with acute, erect sides. Cestum, a stiong 
verrucose ridge and a moderate band along upper 3 / 4 of ductus (Slide No. 
794 D, allotype). 
Moss Forest Camp, five km northeast of Lake Habbema, 2800 m, 
October 25, 1938 (holotype, male). Lake Habbema, 3250—3300 m, August 
26, 1938 (allotype, female; paratypes). One male, three females. Allied to 
H. dendrosema spec. nov. 
Hermenias platysphena spec. nov. 
n \mvQ = broad, atpriv = wedge 
$ 16.5 mm. Head whitish. Antenna whitish irrorated with light brown, 
ringed with dark fuscous. Palpus rather long, curved, median segment 
with a projecting tuft below, appressed against terminal segment ; whitish, 
median segment suffused with greyish-fuscous, terminal segment with a 
small dark fuscous median band. Thorax whitish touched with pale 
ochreous, tegula light brown except tip (Abdomen missing). Legs pale 
