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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
prominent in disc ; a brown subterminal line irrorated black, in 
one wing interrupted above tornus, apical area beyond this grey : 
cilia white. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 
Piji, Yunidawa, September ( H . Phillips) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Tortrix melananchis, n. sp. 
$ . 19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light ochreous-brown, palpi 2|. 
Antennae sparsely ciliated. Fore wings suboblong, slightly dilated, 
costa without fold, gently arched towards extremities, termen 
hardly rounded, little oblique ; light ochreous-brownish ; a very 
small black spot on costa near base ; a large triangular black spot on 
dorsum towards base ; an oblique black fascia from costa before i 
to beneath middle of wing, thence obtusely angulated and ter¬ 
minating in disc beyond cell at J ; three or four small spots of 
ferruginous and black scales on costa posteriorly, some slight 
strigulae towards tornus and lower half of termen (cilia denuded). 
Hindwings grey, slightly darker-mottled ; cilia light grey. 
Fiji, Yunidawa, September (H. Phillips) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Argyrotoxa metallastra, n. sp. 
5 $. 13-15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous, thorax 
somewhat mixed purplish^ Forewings somewhat dilated posteriorly, 
costa gently arched, termen slightly rounded, vertical; very dark 
brown, irregularly strewn numerous small slightly raised bright 
blue-leaden-metallic spots, tending to form streaks limiting a cloudy 
fascia of whitish speckling from costa at | to tornus : cilia sub- 
metallic bluish-grey, dark fuscous basal and apical shades. Hind¬ 
wings dark fuscous; cilia light bluish-grey, a dark grey subbasal 
shade. 
Formosa, Alikano, October ; 2 ex. (type Coll. Caradja). 
PBOTYPANTHES, n. g. 
Palpi moderate, obliquely ascending, second joint much thickened 
with dense rough scales above and beneath, terminal joint moderate, 
cylindrical, obtuse. Antennae <5 simple. Thorax without crest. 
Forewings with tufts of scales on surface ; 2 from near |, 3-5 
approximated from angle, 7-9 approximated at base, 7 to apex 
(indefinite). Hindwings without cubital pecten ; 3 and 4 short- 
stalked, 5 rather approximated towards base, 6 and 7 closely approxi¬ 
mated towards base. 
An early form, related to primitive genera of the Peroneci group. 
Protypanthes hybristis, n. sp. 
6 $ • 15 mm. Head deep chestnut on crown, sidetufts and 
forehead edged iridescent-silver-metallic, face and palpi dark grey. 
Thorax grey mixed blackish and silvery. Forewings moderate, 
posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly 
vertical; silvery-metallic-grey irregularly strigulated dark fuscous 
