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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
slightly excurved, preceded on costa by a small dark purple-fuscous 
spot, second from § of costa to before tornus, more excurved, inner 
edge contorted in disc, between these some purplish and dark 
fuscous suffusion in disc ; a sub terminal shade of white irroration 
on costal half: cilia grey, a blackish basal line mixed chestnut- 
brown, beyond this above and below middle of termen two pale 
grey-pinkish patches tinged white. Hind wings dark fuscous; an 
elongate-triangular orange discal patch extending from base to 
separated by a brownish-orange transverse blotch with two spots of 
dark fuscous suffusion from a narrow orange terminal fascia 
attenuated to apex, along dorsum a broader light orange fascia 
mixed grey irroration and suffusion ; cilia orange, on lower part of 
termen a chestnut-brown basal line. 
British New Gtjtnea, Biagi, Mambare B., 5000 feet (Meek) ; 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). Perhaps related to ialeurci. 
SimaetMs niphocrypta, n. sp. 
2 . 14 mm. Head, thorax bronzy, with lines of white speck¬ 
ling. Palpi clothed with acutely projecting whorls of dark fuscous 
white-tipped scales. Porewing triangular, costa moderately arched, 
termen bowed, little oblique ; deep red-brown, basal area irrorated 
white ; a slightly excurved antemedian fascia of white irroration, 
narrowed and’ forming a small white spot on costa ; some white 
irroration about end of cell; a broader excurved fascia of white 
irroration from | of costa to dorsum before tornus, forming two 
small white spots on costa and limited anteriorly by a contorted- 
dentate undefined line, posteriorly confluent with a subterminal 
fascia of white irroration from a small white spot on costa : cilia 
grey, tipped whitish on spots above and below median area of 
termen, a blackish basal line. Hindwings snow-white ; a blackish 
costal band occupying nearly ^ of wing ; cilia snow-white, above 
apex grey. 
British New Guinea, Biagi, Mambare B., 5000 feet ( Meek) ; 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). Allied to porphyratma and topitis, yet 
remarkably distinct by the hindwings. 
Brenthia gamicopis, n. sp. 
2 • 11 mm. Head grey, lower part of face white. Palpi white, 
second and terminal joints each with two dark fuscous rings. 
Thorax fuscous, partially sprinkled white. Forewings- triangular, 
costa bent at 4, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat 
oblique ; rather dark fuscous, irregularly sprinkled white ; a suffused 
white transverse streak at another only developed towards 
extremities from | of costa to | of dorsum, and an irregular trans¬ 
verse spot from dorsum between these ; an oval whitish ring in disc 
beyond middle ; a marginal series of eight black spots containing 
silver-metallic dots round apical part of costa and termen, slenderly 
separated with brownish-ochreous, two subapical confluent: cilia 
light grey with dark grey subbasal shade, and faint spots of whitish 
