CARPOSiNIDiE. 
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a raised dark fuscous somewhat oblique transverse bar ; an irregular 
dark fuscous anteriorly suffused blotch about upper angle of cell, 
preceded by a large blackish dot and edged posteriorly by raised 
white scales, an inwards-oblique fuscous spot from costa beyond 
this touching it; an undefined shade of fuscous suffusion from costa 
near apex to tornus; two or three slight whitish tufts beneath 
posterior part of cell preceded by minute dark fuscous dots ; a small 
spot of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum near tornus; some cloudy 
fuscous terminal dots connected by a fuscous line : cilia whitish 
closely speckled fuscous. Hiudwings grey-whitish, slightly greyer 
posteriorly; cilia whitish. 
British New Guinea, Biagi, Mambare ft., 5000 feet (MeeJc) ; 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Meridarchis heptaspila, n. sp. 
2 . 22 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen white, a black dot on 
shoulder. Palpi white, basal half of second joint dark grey. 
Porewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 
obtuse-pointed, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique; 3-5 
nearly approximated at base ; greyish-white ; costal edge near base 
and a basal dot dark grey ; two small blackish-grey spots trans¬ 
versely placed near base, a larger subquadrate spot in disc at 3 , 
a small round spot towards costa before middle, two others in an 
oblique-longitudinal series beyond this, and one in disc beneath 
middle; six cloudy dark grey dots on posterior i of costa; some 
grey suffusion between veins 2 and 3 on basal half; irregular 
subterminal and terminal shades of grey suffusion converging to 
tornus: cilia whitish, obscurely barred grey suffusion. Hiudwings 
whitish, tinged grey towards apex; cilia white, base greyish round 
apex. 
British New Guinea, Owgarra (Meek)’ 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini), 
Allied to octobola. 
Bondia xylinarcha, n. sp. 
$ . 34 mm. Head, palpi, thorax red-brown, pale-sprinkled. 
Forewings very elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex 
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; red-brown ; 
two tufts beneath fold towards base, one above fold at |-, above 
which is a dark red-brown blackish-edged blotch, rounded anteriorly 
and quadrate posteriorly, a chestnut-brown blackish-edged tuft 
beneath costa beyond this, a transverse tuft slightly blackish-edged 
at extremities in middle of disc, and another on end of cell; some 
indistinct fuscous dots in a straight subterminal series ; a terminal 
series of four or five irregular small blackish spots : cilia red- 
brownish, pale-speckled. Hindwings light brownish-grey; cilia 
pale red-brownish ; 3 and 4 remote. 
British New Guinea, Biagi, Mambare It., 5000 feet (Meek) ; 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
