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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA, 
line round apex and termen, uppermost somewhat infuscated and 
basally furcate: cilia pale yellow. Headwings and cilia light 
ochrcous. 
British New Guinea, Kumusi R. (Meek ); 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Next ciutocosma. 
Lactura infervescens, n. sp. * 
2 . 28 mm. Head, palpi, antennae orange-red, face and sides of 
crown pale yellow, collar pale yellow edged red. Thorax orange- 
red, small pale yellow spots at base of tegulae, two spots on each 
side of back, and one posterior. Abdomen reddish-orange, base 
hairy. Forewings elongate, rather dilated, costa posteriorly 
moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; 
7 and 8 short-stalked ; pale yellow; a red blotch on base of costa, 
narrowly connected at base with dorsum, and a slender red dorsal 
streak throughout; two very oblique transverse red streaks partially 
suffused purple-fuscous especially in disc, connected by a broad 
similar bar from above middle of first to middle of second, first 
from \ of dorsum to middle of costa, connected with base by three 
anastomosing discal red lines, second from | of dorsum to | of 
costa, first and second connected by a trifurcate red line towards 
costa and three partially incomplete lines on lower half, second 
with red colour expanded to termen but including four small pale 
yellow spots, purple-fuscous colour broadly expanded in disc 
posteriorly : cilia pale yellow, basal half orange-red. Hind wings 
deep reddish-orange ; cilia as in forewings. 
Trobriand Is., Kiriwini, April ( Meek ) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Next parallela. 
Lactura ruhrillora, n. sp. 
<d . 25 mm. Head orange-red, face and sides of crown whitish, 
collar with four whitish spots. Palpi orange-red, tip whitish. 
Antennae orange-red. Thorax deep red, a wFitish spot on tegulae, 
and one on each side of back. Abdomen pale orange, only basal 
segment hairy. Forewings elongate, rather dilated, costa gently 
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; '6 and 4 
connate, 7 to apex, separate ; yellow-whitish ; costal edge deep red 
on basal third; a red dorsal streak throughout; red streaks between 
all veins, not quite reaching margins excejit on apical part of costa, 
shortly interrupted also just before second purple streak ; two dark 
fuscous-purple very oblique-transverse streaks tending to be irregu¬ 
larly broken up, first from 4 of dorsum reaching | across wing, 
its apex followed by an angulated mark in disc, a mark beneath 
costa before middle representing remainder, second from | of dorsum 
to a group of three short interneural dashes beyond upper angle of 
cell, a dark fuscous-purple line from first streak below fold running 
to an enlarged spot on middle of dorsum confluent with second streak : 
cilia yellow-whitish, basal half red. Hindwings and cilia light 
orange. 
British New Guinea, Biagi, Mambare R., 5000 feet (Meek ); 
