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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
rather inwards-oblique somewhat incurved series of three others 
from fourth; a very obscure darker sinuate shade from fifth costal 
spot to tornus ; a cloudy dark fuscous terminal line or series of 
dots : cilia grey slightly speckled whitish. Hindwings light grey ; 
cilia whitish-ochreous-grey. 
Cape Colony, East London, August, bred from- fruits of Podo- 
carpus ; 2 ex. Type Coll. Jause. 
Meridarchis syncolleta, n. sp. 
J 20 mm., 2 22-24 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, side-tufts 
more ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint suffused 
ochreous becoming dark fuscous basally. Thorax whitish-ochreous. 
Eorewmgs posterior^ dilated, termen almost straight, rather 
oblique ; whitish-ochreous, veins partially suffused brownisli-ochre- 
ous; basal third of costa suffused dark brown ; a triangular patch 
extending on costa from ^ to near apex, and with its apex in 
middle of disc, irregularly or wholly suffused ochreous-brown and 
mottled blackish ; an oblique apical blotch of whitish suffusion 
separating preceding from a narrow terminal fascia partially suf¬ 
fused ochreous or brown and speckled blackish : cilia whitish- 
ochreous, on costa spotted dark fuscous suffusion, on apical blotch 
clear, on termen outer | grey speckled blackish with suffused bars 
on basal third. Hindwings light grey, thinly scaled, veins dark 
grey ; cilia light grey. 
Andamans, Port Blair, October (Ferrcir) ; 4 ex. 
Meridarchis theriosema, n. sp. 
2 .20 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint black above 
towards base. Thorax white, black spots on shoulders and, two on 
dorsum anteriorly. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated pos¬ 
teriorly, costa gently arched, termen slightly rounded, somewhat 
oblique ; white ; costal edge black at base ; a small round black 
spot in disc towards base, and larger one beneath it near dorsum; 
round black spots in disc at |, and on end of cell; a small oblique 
black spot on costa at|, three others beyond middle, and beyond 
these a black marginal streak running round apical part of costa 
and upper half of termen : cilia white, round upper part of termen 
a thick dark grey basal shade. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia white. 
New Ireland, November ( Eichhorn ); 1 ex. Allied to pseudo- 
mantis from Hew Guinea. 
MI CROPTERY GJ DEE. 
Neopsenstis archiphenax, n. sp. 
<5.27 mm. Head, palpi, antennas, thorax, abdomen fuscous. 
Forewings rather broad, costa strongly but rather unevenly arched, 
apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly oblique ; pale fuscous, 
some scattered shining white specks, veins partially rather dark 
fuscous ; four or five partially confluent suffused brown spots on 
