PHYCITIDiE. 
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Fiji, Lautoka, bred December from larvae feeding in spun-together 
flowerkeads of Vernonia cinerea ( W. Greenwood) ; 1 ex. (Brit. 
Mus.). Possibly a form of symmicta , but appears distinguishable. 
Homoeosoma tepida,n. sp. 
6 2 • 15-18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale pinkish sprinkled 
grey. Pore wings elongate, rather dilated, costa posteriorly gently 
arched, termen rather obliquely rounded ; 4 and 5 approximated 
towards base ; light pinkish or greyish-fleshcolour, slightly sprinkled 
dark grey or blackish ; lines hardly traceable, in one example first 
line faintly whitish, rather oblique, followed by faint greyish 
suffusion, second line preceded on costa by a spot of grey suffusion : 
cilia pale pinkish, with faint greyish shade. Hindwings and cilia 
grey-whitish. 
Fiji, Lautoka, August, September ( H . Phillips)', 3 ex. (type 
Brit. Mus.). 
ELEGrIA Rag. 
Characters of the following species as under :— 
Tongue developed. Antennae 3 slightly sinuate basally. Labial 
palpi moderate, curved, ascending, second joint roughened with 
scales anteriorly, terminal joint as long as second, pointed. Maxillary 
palpi short, filiform, ascending. Forewings 2 from angle, 3 nearly 
approximated, 4 and 5 short-stalked, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwings 
cell 3 shortly appressed to 4 from angle, 4 and 5 long-stalked, 
7 out of 6, anastomosing with 8 to near middle. 
ltagonot described the genus from a smgle species, of which he 
was not acquainted with the male. The two following species 
agree well both in structural and superficial characters with 
Ragonot’s species ; they differ from one another in the antennal 
characters of the male, but are so similar otherwise that these 
differences appear to be only specific, and it is therefore not un¬ 
reasonable to expect that the differences that may be found to exist 
in Ragonot’s species will likewise not be irreconcilable. 
Elegia stereopis, n. sp. 
<5 2 • 13 nim. Head grey-whitish, frontal scales pale greyish- 
pink. Thorax grey mixed whitish, with faint pinkish tinge. 
Antennae <$ with slight ridge of scales on basal sinuation. Palpi 
dark grey, somewhat mixed whitish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, 
anal segment <$ light grey with blackish base. Posterior tibiae $ 
with moderate expansible ochreous-whitish hairpencil from near 
base above. Forewings elongate-triangular ; whitish-grey irrorated 
grey and dark grey, darker posteriorly, with faint pinkish tinge, 
costa suffused grey towards base ; first line formed by a slightly 
oblique straight strong streak of raised dark grey scales edged 
blackish posteriorly, preceded by a slender white fascia, and followed 
by an ochreous-grey fascia ; a triangular costal patch of white 
suffusion extending from this to second line, its apex reaching fold 
