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by a line on angles of cell; a band of whitish suffusion before termen 
from dorsum reaching | across wing, above this a blotch of dark 
fuscous suffusion towards costa: cilia pale ochreous with white bars 
and dark brown subbasal line interrupted by these, round apex and 
costa fuscous with dark fuscous subbasal line, on costa 2 or 3 white 
basal dots. Hindwings fuscous; cilia pale fuscous obscurely 
barred whitish, a darker subbasal shade. 
Dutch New Guinea, Weyland Mts., 6000 feet, November, 
December {Pratt) ; 2 ex. Allied to preceding. 
Cryptophasa curialis, n. sp. 
$. 36-42 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint some¬ 
what infuscated towards base. Antennae dentate, fasciculate- 
ciliated. Thorax white, a variable dark grey posterior blotch. 
Abdomen hairy, white. Forewings suboblong, slightly dilated, 
termen slightly oblique; 7 to termen, 8 to costa; glossy white ; 
a median band composed of about 8 irregularly placed dark grey 
spots extending in disc from near base to near terminal fascia, 
sometimes connected with costa by a .spot near base and a blotch 
before middle, sometimes united by general grey suffusion extended 
to dorsum from near base to tornus; a rather narrow grey terminal 
fascia not reaching costa, marked anteriorly with a series of ill- 
defined black sublinear marks, and on terminal edge with a series 
of small brownish spots : cilia grey with a basal series of white dots, 
on costa and beneath tornus white. Hindwings white, sometimes 
tinged grey on termen ; cilia white, at apex a greyish spot and 3 or 
4 faint bars beneath this. 
Dutch New Guinea, Nomnagihe (2000 feet), Oetakwa It. 
(3000 feet), Weyland Mts. (6000 feet), December to February 
{Meek, Pratt ); 11 ex. Allied to albicosia. 
Cryptophasa mesotoma, n. sp. 
c? . 38-44 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint exter¬ 
nally dark fuscous on basal f, anteriorly suffused pale ochreous or 
fuscous. Antennae dentate, fasciculate-ciliated. Thorax whitish- 
fuscous to white. Abdomen whitish, segments 2-6 with more or 
less obscure reddish marginal rings. Forewings elongate, rather 
dilated, termen hardly oblique; 8 to apex; white, sometimes 
scattered dark fuscous specks, basal fourth of costal edge dark 
fuscous suffused brown ; dorsal half suffused pale ochreous, dorsal 
area suffused light fuscous ; markings dark fuscous suffused brown ; 
a supramedian line from near base to ^; a median line from 
beneath middle of this to middle of termen ; a short longitudinal 
mark above this beyond middle; a small mark on base of fold; 
short longitudinal streaks on and above fold before middle; a blotch 
of scanty irroration resting on dorsum beyond middle; a short line 
along costa about | : cilia white barred dark brown. Hindwings 
and cilia glossy pale greyish-ochreous. 
Moluccas, Bum, 2700-5000 feet, March to May {Pratt) ; 6 ex. 
