020 
EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
a subapical ring of second joint, and basal and apical bands of 
terminal joint pale yellow, thickened scales of terminal joint partly 
infuscated. Thorax crimson, dorsally somewhat infuscated, four 
anterior pale yellow spots and three posterior dots more or less 
developed. Tore wings moderately broad, costa rather strongly 
arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique ; 7 to costa ; 
crimson, variably more or less suffused fuscous except on margins 
ef markings, with numerous small pale yellow spots arranged in 
series; extreme costal edge white except towards extremities; 
a round snow-white spot in disc at and smaller one obliquely 
beyond and above it: cilia light yellow, base suffused crimson, 
towards tornus suffused light grey. Hindwings ochreous-whitish, 
faintly or sometimes strongly suffused rose-pink; apex sometimes 
narrowly grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 
British New Guinea, Biagi, Mambare R., 5000 feet, and 
Kumusi R. {Meek) ; Dutch New Guinea, Oetakwa R., Snow Mts. ; 
3 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Scorpiopsis rkodoglauca, n. sp. 
<$ . 23 mm. Head crimson, several small whitish spots and 
marks. (Palpi broken.) Thorax crimson, four small anterior 
pale yellow spots, and four grey spots behind these. Fore- 
wings rather broad, costa strongly arched, apex rounded, 
termen rounded, nearly vertical; crimson, with numerous small 
pale yellow spots arranged in series ; costal edge crimson, beneath 
this a narrow dark grey streak throughout continued round termen 
to tornus ; a small dark grey spot on dorsum at from which 
some slight grey suffusion runs to dark grey second discal stigma; 
a curved fascia of grey suffusion tending to be broken into streaks 
from | of costa to dorsum before tornus ; cilia pale yellow, a crimson 
basal line, tornal area light grey. Hindwings whitish, suffused 
light rosy-pink except towards base, basal hairs tinged ochreous ; 
cilia vellow-whitish. 
4 / 
Queensland, Kuranda ( Dodd ); 1 ex. '('oil. Paravicini). 
Qctasphales niphadosticha, n. sp. 
2 . 17 mm. Head grey, face white. Palpi second joint grey, 
apex white, terminal joint white with two dark grey bands. 
Thorax grey, shoulders white. Forewings oblong, costa anteriorly 
moderately arched, with antemedian projection of rough scales, 
appearing faintly sinuate between this and abrupt origin of cilia, 
apex rounded, termen rounded, vertical; grey, darker on veins, 
strewn throughout with numerous white dots forming longitudinal 
series, posteriorly on veins; costal edge white between antemedian 
scale-projection and cilia: cilia white, basal half barred grey. 
Hindwings and cilia gre} r . 
British New Guinea, Kumusi R. {Meek) ; 1 ex. (Coil. Paravicini). 
The costal scale-projection suggests resemblance with Acrici and 
Piloprepes, perhaps mimetic. 
