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EXOTIC M1CROLEPIDOPTERA, 
whitish closely irrorated dark grey, forming a fine transverse strio- 
lation, scattered black dots forming four longitudinal series; a 
cloudy dark fuscous oblique bar in disc before middle y a dark 
fuscous dot on dorsum beneath middle of wing; a small whitish 
spot on costa towards apex: cilia light grey, round apex speckled 
whitish and towards tips irrorated dark fuscous. Hind wings grey, 
lighter anteriorly; cilia light grey. 
Bihar, Pusa, bred February, March from larvae boring and feed¬ 
ing on fiower-buds of Lorauthus (Fletcher ); 9 ex. Allied to 
strophaea. 
Nosymna macrorrbyncha, n. sp. 
. 42 mm. Head white. Palpi very long (4), second joint 
long, smooth, obliquely ascending, dark grey, terminal joint some¬ 
what longer than second, slender, cylindrical, obtuse, porrected, 
greyish-ochreous, base and tip obscurely whitish. Antennae cili¬ 
ated (1). Thorax white, grey dots on shoulders, in middle of 
anterior margin, and on each side of metathorax. Abdomen light 
greyish. Forewings elongate, gradually dilated, costa posteriorly 
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat obliquely rounded; 
white, but almost entirely suffused irregularly pale greyish-ochreous, 
with numerous irregularly scattered dark indigo-grey dots, basal 
area whiter with two or three small dark indigo-grey spots : cilia 
white, partially obscurely barred pale greyish-ochreous. Hindwings 
grey ; cilia light grey. 
British Hew Guinea, Biagi, Mambare R., 5000 feet {Meek); 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). Superficially extremely similar to the 
typical forms, but specially characterised by the extraordinary 
palpi ; other structures are normal. 
BALANOPTICA, n. g. 
Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue absent. Antennae 1, 
S filiform, minutely ciliated, scape moderate, without pecten. 
Labial palpi moderately long, curved, rather ascending, smooth- 
scaled, terminal joint shorter than second, pointed. Maxillary 
palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae with appressed scales. Fore¬ 
wings 1 b furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. 
Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia | ; 2 from 4, 3-5 tolerably 
remote, 6 and 7 approximated towards base. 
Allied to Melodryas. 
Balanoptica orbicularis Feld. 
{Cyme orbicularis Feld. Reis. Novara, pi. cxl, 27 (1875).) 
cJ. 16 mm. Head yellow. Palpi dark grey, base yellow. 
Antennae dark grey, apical half white. Thorax blackish, apical 
half of tegulae yellow. Abdomen blackish, with yellow segmental 
rings. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, costa moderately 
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded ; 
blackish; five deep yellow blotches, viz., one oval in disc towards 
