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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEBA. 
Thalamorrhyncha synchytopa, n. sp. 
2 . 31 mm. Head, thorax whitish, tegulae tinged greyish- 
ochreous towards apex. Palpi 3, pale greyish-ochreous. Fore- 
wings rather elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, 
termen rounded, somewhat oblique; 4 and 5 almost connate, 6 out 
of 7 near base, 7 to costa; ochreous-whitish; irregular undefined 
interneural streaks of brownish suffusion with scattered dark fuscous 
scales, some fuscous suffusion towards termen; orbicular a dark 
fuscous dot, discal a small spot followed by some irregular marking, 
claviform represented by a larger spot of dark brown suffusion ; 
a terminal series of dark fuscous interneural marks : cilia ochreous- 
whitish, a brownish subbasal shade. Hindwings light grey, slightly 
ochreous-tinged towards base; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 
Solomon Is., Choiseul (Meek) ; 1 ex. 
Melissoblaptes fructivora, n. sp. 
S ? • 20-30 mm. Head whitish. Palpi grey-whitish to grey. 
Thorax whitish-grey. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, costa 
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique; 
whitish-grey, a few scattered grey scales ; a small linear grey mark 
in middle of disc, and a small indistinct grey ring on end of cell ; 
a blue-grey terminal line, continued interruptedly round apical part 
of costa: cilia pale grey. Hindwings and cilia light ochreous- 
vellow. 
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Malaya, Batu Tiga, bred August, September from fruits of Elaeis 
guineensis (oil-palm) ( G . H. Corbett ); 3 ex. (type Brit. Mus.). Also 
6 from Java, Dolok Sinoembar, bred similarly October. 
PHYCITIDtE. 
Rhinaphe dissocentra, n. sp. 
5 . 22-28 mm. Head, thorax pinky-whitish. Palpi light 
pinkish, a few blackish specks. Forewings very elongate, slightly 
dilated, costa gently arched, termen obliquely rounded; 3 and 4 
connate or stalked ; pale pinkish or pinkish-grey-whitish, thinly 
strewn blackish specks; black dots in disc at -| and |; a marginal 
series of black dots round apex and termen: cilia pale pink or 
pinky-whitish. Hindwings and cilia whitish. 
Java, Buitenzorg, bred October from larvae feeding in inflorescence 
of Sorghum (R. IF. Paine)’, 2 ex. (type Brit. Mus.). 
Commotria oxyloncha, n. sp. 
5 . 20 mm. Head, thorax light reddish-ochreous. Palpi light 
greyish, beneath white. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa 
slightly arched, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; reddish-fuscous, 
