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end of cell, these white-edged posteriorly ; an angulated series of 
suffused spots from beneath costa at | to torn us ; a terminal line : 
cilia grey-whitish. Hind wings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
New Hebrides, Tanna, September ( Buxton ); 2 ex. Type Brit. 
Mus. Belated to the Samoan carcinopa. 
Carposina asbolopis, n. sp. 
5. 15 mm. Head, thorax dark grey. Palpi blackish-grey. 
Fore wings termen obliquely rounded ; dark grey irrorated blackish; 
six small obscure blackish spots on costa between ^ and apex, some 
pale specks between these; two blackish tufts tipped with minute 
whitish specks somewhat obliquely placed in disc at J-, two on end 
of cell, and one in disc between these; some blackish terminal 
dots, and minute whitish specks between them. Hindwings and 
cilia grey. 
New Caledonia, Tontouta, June ( Buxton ); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
In indifferent condition, but distinct and geographically interesting. 
Carposina conobathra, n. sp. 
d 2 • 20-21 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi <$ 2, subascen¬ 
ding, blackish, terminal joint and apex of second white ; $ 4, 
porrected, dark fuscous, second joint whitish-speckled, apex of 
terminal joint white. Thorax whitish somewhat speckled light 
fuscous, shoulders suffused fuscous. Forewings elongate, termen 
slightly sinuate, oblique ; light brownish-grey, variably irrorated or 
suffused white, especially along costa, and sprinkled blackish 
specks ; a triangular black blotch on basal fifth of costa, its pos¬ 
terior edge extended as a streak of dark fuseous suffusion to dorsum 
near base; six variably developed small suffused dark fuscous spots 
along costa ; a blotch of dark fuscous irroration in disc just before 
middle ; an irregular suffused brown blotch sometimes sprinkled 
blackish towards costa beyond middle, edged posteriorly by a rather 
inwards-oblique streak of blackish irroration and tufts from fourth 
costal spot to lower angle of cell; an undefined sinuate dark shade 
from fifth costal spot to tornus; a terminal series of cloudy dark 
fuscous dots: cilia grey, slightly speckled whitish. Hindwings 
pale grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 
Natal, Impetyeni Forest, October ( Swinny ); 2 ex. Type Coll. 
Janse. 
Carposina socors, n. sp. 
c 5 2 • 18-19 mm. Head, thorax white irrorated grey. Palpi 
$ 2, ascending, blackish, extreme tip of second joint white, terminal 
joint white with black median ring, 2 5, porrected, dark fuscous 
speckled white, tip of terminal joint white. Forewings elongate, 
terminal joint straight, oblique ; grey irrorated white, a few black¬ 
ish specks; a small fusiform dark fuscous spot along costa towards 
base, two small fuscous tufts in disc inwards-obliquely from end of 
this; six small dark fuscous spots on costa between this and apex, 
a transverse series of three fuscous tufts from first of these, and a 
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