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MICROLEPID OPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
wing elongate, moderately dilated, costa gradually moderately curved 
throughout, apex rounded, slightly projecting, termen hardly concave, 
moderately oblique. Whitish irrorated with pale ochreous-tawny, partially 
suffused with fuscous-grey, markings black. Anterior half of costa to 
before middle with a row of small dots; a larger dot before */ 4 ; a moderate 
subcostal dot below and beyond this; posterior half of costa from middle 
to before apex with five moderate triangular dots, becoming slightly larger 
posteriorly, alternating with minute transverse strigulae; a rounded small 
spot at about 1 / s of fold, sometimes connected with a dot above and before 
this spot, also narrowly connected along fold with a large strongly inwardly 
oblique irregular blotch from 1 / 4 to middle of disc; this blotch narrowed 
posteriorly, with upper edge twice concave, with a short projection in 
middle, lower edge irregularly rounded, anterior and posterior edges 
truncate; a greyish more or less developed suffusion occupying about 
third fourth of wing between costa and cell ; dorsum with a dot beyond 
base, with a row of small narrow marginal marks from beyond this to 
beyond middle, and with a large inwardly oblique transverse mark from 
3 / 4 ; the last mentioned mark reaching almost to middle of disc, somewhat 
dilated above, constricted below middle, with top horizontal, truncate; 
a faint outwardly oblique brownish line between this mark and 3 /- of 
costa; a vertical transverse streak from apex to 3 / 4 of termen, dilated in 
apex, angulate and dilated in middle so as to form a longitudinal spot, 
bluntly projecting anteriorly; this streak is narrowed below, with a short 
projection to middle of terminal edge; a small dot in tornus. Cilia pale 
ochreous-whitish, suffused with dark grey posteriorly except tips of scales, 
a narrow grey dark antemedian line opposite apex, an indication of a 
subapical transverse shade from apex to 2 / s of termen ; basal half of cilia 
with two large black bars opposite middle of termen and a narrow bar in 
tornus. Hind wing grevish-fuscous-bronze, paler towards base, with slight 
cloudy marbling. Cilia pale greyish-fuscous, basal third darker fuscous. 
Limen, a large rectangular rising plate. Ductus bursae rather long. 
Cestum represented by some three plicate sclerotizations, middle longest 
(Slide No. 787 D, holotype). 
Top Camp, 2100 m, January 22, 1938 (holotype), January 9 and 25, 
1938. Three males. One paratype (damaged) with costal half of wing 
considerably suffused with dark grey. 
Hermenias textrix spec. nov. (fig. 349) 
$ 21—22 mm. Head and palpus light brownish -ochreous, basal half of 
palpus dark brown, terminal segment fuscous. Antenna light brown, base 
dark brown, scape light brownish-ochreous. Thorax light brownish- 
ochreous, mixed with pale ochreous and bright brownish-ochreous, apex 
mixed with blackish-brown. Abdomen and legs light ochreous-greyish, 
anterior and median tibia and tarsus dark fuscous, pale-ringed. Fore 
