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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEHA. 
roughly projecting anteriorly, obtuse. Maxillary palpi rather 
long, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae with dense rough hairs 
above. Forewings apex upturned, neuration apparently of same 
type as Q& k e nekm , but veins from apex of cell shorter, more 
crowded and perhaps reduced. Hindwings narrow-lanceolate, 
cilia 4 ; veins as in Q rthmck es. 
Type ensifera Meyr. 
Opogona pyrangela, n. sp. 
<5 $ . 15 mm. Head smooth, dark purplish-fuscous on crown, 
fillet and face glossy pale ochreous. Antennae grey, 6 with very 
long fine ciliations (4). Palpi whitish-ochreous, externally tinged 
grey. Thorax deep purple. Abdomen orange-yellowish. Posterior 
tibiae orange, tarsi dark grey. Forewings deep purple ; a broad 
deep reddish-orange transverse band occupying from £ to middle, 
widest on costa, edges slightly concave : cilia dark grey, base 
suffused deep purple. Hindwings dark grey, basal half orange- 
yellow ; cilia dark grey, on anterior half of wing orange. 
Hew Ireland, January ( Eichhorn ); 2 ex. The long antennal 
ciliations, resembling those of a Staihmopoda , to which genus there 
are other resemblances, are a singular character which I have not 
observed in any other species of Opogona , but other structures are 
normal. 
Opogona citriseca, n. sp. 
2 . 10 mm. Head rather dark fuscous, face and fillet silvery- 
whitish. Palpi whitish, externally infuscated. Thorax rather 
dark fuscous, posterior third whitish-yellow. Forewings apex 
rather produced; whitish-yellow, some scattered fuscous scales; 
a thick somewhat irregularly-edged fuscous streak along basal -1 
of costa; larger posterior half of wing rather dark fuscous, edge 
inwards-oblique from costa, irregular : cilia dark grey. Hindwings 
and cilia grey. 
Andamans, Mt. Harriet, 1200 feet, April ( Ferrar) ; 1 ex. 
Opogona lamprocrossa, n. sp. 
2 . 8 mm. Head dark fuscous, face and fillet whitish. Palpi 
dark fuscous, internally whitish. Thorax dark fuscous, posterior 
third pale yellow. Forewings apex produced; pale yeJlow; a 
rather thick irregular dark fuscous streak along basal | of costa ; 
posterior half of wing rather dark lilac-fuscous, edge hardly 
inwards-oblique from costa, rather irregular : cilia grey. Hind¬ 
wings rather dark grey ; cilia wholly pale yellowish. 
Andamans, Port Blair, bred March from logs ( Beeson ); 1 ex. 
Specially characterised by yellow cilia of hindwings. 
Opogona. hylarcha, n. sp. 
<5 2 • 11-12 mm. Head rather dark fuscous, face and fillet 
brassy-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, internally brassy-whitish. 
Thorax rather dark t’uscous, posterior half pale yellow. Forewings 
