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wings elongate-lanceolate, acute; dark brown; an extremely fine 
whitish line along fold from base to band, two above and below 
this not reaching either, one oblique towards costa anteriorly 
somewhat interrupted, and one almost costal, nearly reaching band ; 
a broad light yellow transverse band extending from about middle 
to i of wing, anterior edge emitting a furcate projection from above 
middle, its apex ending in a short very fine curved whitish line 
near costa, within the band near anterior edge a brown transverse 
strigula from costa, and a black dot with some brownish suffusion 
near dorsum, within band posteriorly a small brown spot followed 
by a transverse strigula from costa near posterior edge, its posterior 
edge prominent on termeu and emitting from its middle a curved 
attenuated streak nearly to apex: cilia brownish, basally yellow 
on terminal edge of band, on tornal area wholly yellowish. Hind- 
wings dark fuscous; a hyaline subcostal streak anteriorly; cilia 
fuscous, becoming yellow on costa, and on dorsum and lower part 
of ter men. 
New Britain, Talesea, February ( Eichhorn ); 1 ex. Nearly 
allied to the Australian deliciosella. 
Labdia chrysosoma, n. sp. 
2 . 20 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi white, second joint 
grey. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen golden-ochreous. Forewings 
fuscous; costal edge ochreous-white on posterior half, forming a 
semioval spot near apex; dorsal area suffused whitish-ochreous 
from about | to |: cilia grey, on costa ochreous-white, a short, 
dark grey subbasal bar at apex, a spot of ochreous-whitish suffusion 
at tornus. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, on costa whitish- 
ochreous. 
New Ireland, St. Matthias I., July ( Eichhorn ); 1 ex. 
Labdia cholerota, n. sp. 
S . 17-19 mm. Head, thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish. 
Forewings narrow-lanceolate; 5 out of 6 ; whitish-ochreous, 
posteriorly tinged yellow ; terminal edge infuscated towards apex : 
cilia pale greyish, greyer towards apex, costal cilia whitish-yellow. 
Hindwings pale greyish ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. 
Central India, Nagpur, at light, January ( Fletcher ) ; 2 ex. 
Labdia nutrix, n. sp. 
5 . 7 mm. Head dark fuscous on crown, forehead broadly 
snow-white, lower part of face light greyish-ochreous. Palpi dark 
grey, tip of second joint and basal | of terminal white. Antennae 
black, lined white, scape somewhat broad, snow-white. Thorax 
dark fuscous. Forewings very narrow, attenuated from near base, 
apex produced, acute; dark fuscous; a fine white line beneath 
costa from base, almost or quite touching an oblique line from just 
beneath costa before ^ to dorsum, remainder of wing beyond this 
partially lighter and greyer; a semioval white spot on costa 
towards §, touching or connected by a line with small white tornal 
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