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256 U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 257
Using tliis opportunity the lectotype of Ethmia pullata Meyrick,
1910, is selected herewith. This is a 9 syntype, in good condition,
labelled thus: "Guadalcanar, Solomon Is., (A.S.M), 05." in Meyrick's
hand, and '^Ethmia pullata Meyr. 9 syntype, det. J.D. Bradley 1964,
box N 11." Genitalia shde 5564 (BM).
Ethmia dentata Diakonoff and Sattler, 1966
Figures 396, 406, 751
Ethmia dentata Diakonoff and Sattler, 1966, Ent. Berichten, vol. 26, p. 189, figs. 1-3.
Distribution: Formosa, Japan, Philippine Is.
Material examined: Mindanao, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga,
30.VI.1958 (H.E. Milliron), 1 9, genit. slide 5324, paratype (BMH).
Luzon, Benguet Subprov., Klondyke, 800 ft., 15.III. and 6.IV.1912
(A.E. Wileman), 2 9, genit. shde 5549, allotype and paratype (Rothschild
bequest, BM). Similar to Ethmia argopa Meyrick from Malaya,
but with all dots smaller, hindwing orange instead of Ught yellow, with
apical area black and reaching ceU (in
E. argopa paler, not reaching
cell). The cf and 9 genitaUa show great differences from those of
both Ethmia praeclara and E. argopa (figs. 392, 393).
Also recorded from Formosa: Takow, and Japan: Kyushu, Amami
Islands, and Toshima. The male holotype is from Takow, Formosa
(BM).
Ethmia crocosoma resignata, new subspecies
Female, 28 mm.
Figures 398, 753
Head grey, sides of vertex white, face Ught grey.
Palpus black, terminal segment mixed with grey. Antenna black.
Thorax grey, patagia white, anteriorly black, tegula white with a large
black basal spot; two erected black spots anteriorly, one large subapical
black patch, extreme apex grey. Abdomen pale ochreous,
anal tuft yeUow.
Forewing elongate, moderately broad, apex pointed, termen hardly
convex, moderately obhque. White, markings black. A streak
along anterior 3/5 of costa formed by three semioval confluent spots,
each following more elongate than preceding; a round spot on extreme
base of dorsum, another similar spot beyond and rather above first,
connected with first costal patch; a conspicuous, elongate-rectangular
spot on about 3/4 of costa, as far from apex as from end of costal
streak; two spots in disc, in upper half of cell, posterior largest, against
closing vein; three more spots in disc, below ceU, first beyond 1/5, each
following shghtly more distant, and a trifle larger, another spot
opposite and close to termen, between veins 5-7; posterior part of
costa, apex and termen with a series of some eight roundish dots
between veins, largest of these in apex, second large below this, other