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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
British New Guinea, Biagi, Mambare K., 5000 feet (Meek) ; 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Crocantlies hecuba, n. sp. 
<$ . 15 mm. Head dark shining bronze, face pale yellow. Palpi 
orange-yellow. Antennae dark grey, scape pale yellowish. Thorax 
orange. Pore wings very elongate, slightly dilated,- costa slightly 
arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique; 2 and 4 
stalked, 5 connate, 9 and 10 out of 8 ; deep purple; an orange 
ba^al patch extending to near middle on margins but edge suffusedly 
concave; apex and termen suffused deep brassy-bronze : cilia 
bronz} T -grey. Hindwings blackish-fuscous ; cilia dark grey. 
British New Guinea, Hydrographer Mts., 2500 feet ( Eichhorn ); 
2 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). Next cloliopa. 
Crocantlies geniola, n. sp. 
6 $ . 10-11 mm. Head, thorax blackish, face white. Palpi 
pale yellow, internally white, towards apex suffused blackish. 
Antennae 14, white, basal third suffused greyish. Abdomen orange, 
anal tuft suffused blackish. Fore wings elongate, hardly dilated, 
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather 
oblique; 2 and 4 stalked, 5-connate, 8 and 9 stalked; blackish; 
a broad orange median band, on costa occupying less than median 
third, widened downwards and on dorsum reaching from about 5 
to : cilia dark fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings deep orange ; 
<5 a small black submedian spot at base, 2 a small blackish basal 
patch; a blackish apical band, occupying J, $ f of costa, and 
narrowed downwards to a point on middle of termen ; cilia dark 
fuscous, on dorsum and lower part of termen orange. 
British New Guinea, Hydrographer Mts., 2500 feet (Eichhorn)', 
2 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Crocanthes cleomorpha, n. sp. 
2 . 16 mm. Head fuscous (rubbed), face and collar ochreous- 
whitish. Palpi whitish, externally suffused dark grey except 
towards base and apex. Antennse 1|, white, basal J- suffused grey. 
Thorax grey, posterior extremity whitish. Abdomen orange, seg¬ 
ments 2, 5, 8 with blacliish basal bands. Forewings elongate, 
somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly 
sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 4 and 5 out of 2, 9 and 10 out of 8 ; 
orange; markings purple-blackish; a small basal patch, very 
narrow on dorsum, including two orange costal dots ; an irregular 
antemedian fascia, enclosing a small triangular orange discal spot; 
a broad irregular-edged terminal fascia, widest on costa, enclosing 
a small orange costal spot: cilia ochreous-whitish with grey sub- 
basal line, round tornal area wholly grey. Hindwings orange ; 
base narrowly blackish; a narrow fasciate blackish antemedian 
transverse bar not reaching either margin, somewhat interrupted 
below middle ; an irregular rather broad blackish terminal fascia 
