GELECHIAD2E.-ORNEODID^.—PTEROPHORID2E. 
625 
diminishing anteriorly, terminal joint short, scaled, pointed, 
obliquely ascending, very shortly projecting from scales of second. 
Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Hind tibiae with long fine rough 
hairs above. Forewings 2 and 3 connate from angle, 7 and 8 
stalked, 7 to costa, 9 approximated, 11 from somewhat before 
middle. Hind wings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, termen hardly 
sinuate, cilia \; without cubital pecten; 2 from §, 3 and 4 
connate, 5 rather approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Belongs to the group of Dichomeris and Trichotaphe. 
Spermanthrax pycnostoma, n. sp. 
3 . 19 mm. Head, thorax whitish, centre of crown infuscated. 
Palpi whitish sprinkled fuscous, second joint with very oblique 
fuscous band. Abdomen pale greyish, segments 2-4 pale golden- 
ochreous. Forewings very elongate, costa gently arched, apex 
obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; ochreous-whitish 
irrorated brownish, a few scattered slightly raised deep black scales, 
veins posteriorly sprinkled blackish; an indistinct oblique fuscous 
shade from costa about 5 to middle of disc : cilia whitish with very 
faint brownish lines, a few black points towards base. *-Hindwings 
pale whitish-blue-grey; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 
Algeria, El Golea (Commandant D. Lucas ); 1 ex. 
Chelaria arignota Meyr. 
Java, 5 ex. bred from larvae feeding on leaves of Nephdium 
lappaceum (Sapindacece). 
OENEODID^E. 
Orneodes idiocrossa, n. sp. 
3 $ . 14-16 mm. Head, thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Palpi 
moderate, recurved, slender, dark fuscous, terminal joint as long as 
second. Forewings blackish ; about 7 or 8 small fine white trans¬ 
verse marks on each lobe, towards tips tending to appear slightly 
incurved through minute prolongations in the blackish cilia, third 
and fourth lobes with cilia white round apex enclosing a black 
apical dot. Hindwings similar, but third and fourth lobes like the 
rest. 
Java, Telawa, bred January from larvae feeding in shoots of 
“ kopen ” (Dr. L. G. Kalshoven). 
PTEROPHORIDiE. 
Trichoptilus dryites, n. sp. 
3 £. 14-15 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-brown, faint indica¬ 
tions of three very fine pale lines. Palpi brownish. Abdomen 
vol. iv.— March 1936. 2 s 
