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of cilia. Thorax whitish, anterior third lilac-brown edged pos¬ 
teriorly dark ferruginous-hrown. Abdomen pale ochreous, a red- 
. dish antemedian band followed by white suffusion. Forewings 
elongate-oblong, slightly dilated, termen somewhat oblique ; 8 to 
apex; pale ochreous, veins on costal half tinged brownish; a costal 
hand of violet-brown suffusion : cilia ochreous-whitish, on costa 
brownish. Hindwings and cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. 
Dutch New Guinea, Fomnagihe, 8. of Wangaar It , 2000 feet; 
Fakfak 1700 feet {Meek, Pratt ); 3 ex. Two other examples from 
Oetakwa R., Snow Mts. (Meek), have scattered dark fuscous scales 
on forewings, and are rather deeper-coloured, but I can find no 
reliable distinction. The species is extremely similar to jjhaeochtJia, 
but quite distinct by structure of antennae. 
Cryptophasa vacuefacta, n sp. 
d . 45-48 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous. Antennae 
dentate, fasciculate-ciliated (1|). Abdomen white, a narrow ante- 
median dull reddish-ochreous band. Forewings dilated, costa 
faintly sinuate, termen rather oblique; 7 to termen, 8 to costa; 
pale brownish-ochreous : cilia coneolorous. Hindwings and cilia 
white. 
Dutch Few Guinea, Fomnagihe, S. of Wangaar R., 600- 
2000 feet, February (Pratt) ; 4 ex. 
Cryptophasa chionotarsa, n. sp. 
(5 . 42-43 mm. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark fuscous, slightly 
sprinkled white. Antennae with triangular teeth, fasciculate-ciliated. 
Abdomen hairy, rather dark fuscous, a whitish-fuscous antemedian 
ring. Legs rather dark fuscous, middle and posterior tarsi with 
4 apical joints thickened with rough scales, snow-white. Forewings 
suboblong, hardly dilated, termen somewhat oblique; 7 to termen, 
8 to costa; rather dark fuscous, on dorsal half a few scattered 
white scales ; a rather thick attenuated suffused dark fuscous dorsal 
streak ; an obscure suffused dark fuscous transverse spot on end of 
cell; a patch of white speckling before termen: cilia fuscous, on 
tornus mixed white. Hindwings and cilia grey. 
Dutch Few Guinea, Fomnagihe, S. of Wangaar R., 2000 feet, 
January, February (Pratt) ; 2 ex. 
Cryptophasa hormocrossa, n. sp. 
. 40-44 mm. Head, thorax brownish irregularly mixed dark 
fuscous and white. Palpi brown, posterior half darker. Antennae 
with triangular teeth, fasciculate-ciliated. Abdomen hairy, dark 
fuscous, anal tuft brown-whitish.’ Forewings suboblong, somewhat 
dilated, termen somewhat oblique ; 7 to termen, 8 to costa ; brown, 
irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous; an undefined quadrate patch of 
dark fuscous suffusion resting on costa before middle ; sometimes 
a suffused dark fuscous streak along dorsum from near base to | ; 
a small dark fuscous spot near base in middle, and two connected 
