nepticulidjE. 461 
POLYDRACHMA, n. g. 
Antennae <J fasciculate-ciliated. Palpi moderate, porrected, 
second joint rather expanded with scales towards apex, terminal 
joint rather short, obtuse. Thorax with double posterior crest. 
Porewings 2 from J-, 3 and 4 nearly approximated from angle, 
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen. Hindwings without cubital pecten : 
3 and 4 connate, 5 rather approximated, 6 and 7 little approxi¬ 
mated towards base. 
Allied to Drachmobola , which it closely resembles in superficial 
appearance. 
Polydrachma aleatoria, n. sp. 
cf. 12-13 mm. Head, palpi white. Thorax yellow-ochreoue, 
anteriorly and on crest suffused ferruginous-browu. Porewings 
moderately broad, rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 
termen somewhat bowed, little oblique; ferruginous-brownish, 
more or less strewn with fine transverse dark fuscous strigulse ; 
a light yellowish blotch on costa before middle, costal edge on 
posterior half more or less tinged or spotted light yellowish ; about 
20 scattered bright silvery-leaden-metallic spots finely edged dark 
fuscous, viz. a double rather oblique transverse series near base, 
a transverse series somewhat before middle, three placed trans¬ 
versely beyond cell (median anterior), and a terminal and tornal 
series, none on costa : cilia basal part pale yellowish, outer part 
whitish, a ferruginous line between these, fuscous apical, median, 
and tornal patches. Hindwings grey, grey-whitish and thinly 
scaled towards base ; cilia grey. 
New Ikeland, St. Matthias I., July (Eichhorn); 2 ex. 
Argyrotoxa erythrites, n. sp. 
5 . 20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax red-brownish, lower part of 
face whitish. Porewings oblong, costa very strongly arched near 
base, then slightly sinuate, apex obtuse-pointed, rather prominent, 
termen sinuate, vertical; ashy-brownish, indistinctly sprinkled and 
strigulated reddish-brown, two or three raised blackish dots ; a 
large ferruginous dorsal area, mixed reddish-brown, with some 
ochreous-whitish striae and strigulse and some raised blackish dots, 
beginning on dorsal edge near base, extending to fold from 1 to 
middle, then abruptly enlarged and occupying dorsal | of wing 
from middle to termen, a reddish-grey transverse tuft within this 
in disc beyond middle : cilia light grey-brownish, base ocbreous- 
tinged, a dark brown subbasal shade. Hindwings pale grey- 
yellowish, dorsal area light grey, apex brownish mixed fuscous ; 
cilia pale yellowish, round apex a light greyish subbasal shade. 
Java, Tjibodas, Mt. Gede, August ( Bryant and Palmer) ; 1 ex. 
NEPTICUL1D/E. 
Nepticula alicia, n. sp. 
<5 . 5 mm. Head ochreous-orange. Eyecaps whitish. Thorax 
dark bronze. Abdomen dark grey, beneath ochreous-yellow. 
