natural, history

Female genitalia: Figs. 36-38. Ostium round, ventral lip we)] sclerotized, thin, sinuous,strengthened by a pair of small sclerotized plates fused medially immediatelyproximad. Ductus bursae weakly sclerotized to well beyond middle, thence membranousand widening to inception of bursa copulatrix; bursa with weakly sclerotizedelongate slightly denticulate patches situated laterally at the neck, bursavariable in shape, subspherical to elongate, bearing a pair of hollow thorn-likesigna situated on opposite sides a little above (caudad) the middle, their needleliketips extending beyond the centre of the bursa.Type 3': Rennell I., Tingoa, 9-11. xi. 1953, at light. Genitalia slide B. M. 3594.Para types : 2 ~, same data as type, genitalia slide B. M. 4541 ; Hutuna, 24. xi., I 0, I ~;Onegaguga, 26. xi., 10; Ontong Java Atoll, Leuaniua, 29. ix., 1 o.Pseudoclita gen. n. (Figs. 72, 73)Labial pal pus slightly recurved, second segment loosely scaled beneath, thickly clothedabove at middle with projecting scales, terminal segment moderate. Head clothedwith long loosely appressed erectile scales arising laterally and arching to the middleof the head. Female antenna simple. Tongue short. Fore wing with all radials presentand separate, 7 to apex, 7 and 8 connate or approximate (7 weak at base in specimenexamined), 9 close to and sub-parallel with 8, upper parting vein developed onsubcostal midway between veins 10 and II. Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked, 5approximate to 4, 6 and 7 approximated towards base.Female genitalia: Ostium central, moderately wide, a heavily scleroti7ed collicuJum;bursa copulatri x with a pair of thorn-like signa.Type species: Pseudoclita prosantes sp. n.Very close to Acroclita Lederer, but differs in having veins 7 and 8 of the fore wingseparate, vein 7 going to the apex, while in Acroe/ita veins 7 and 8 are strongly stalked,7 going to the .termen and 8 to the costa nearer to the apex than in Pseudoclita.6. Pseodoclita prosantes sp. n. (Figs. 4, 47, 48)~ II mm. Labial palpus cartridge buff, a strong admixture offuscous exteriorly. Headcartridge buff, crown suffused laterally with fuscous, upper part of face light drab.Antenna fuscous, scape cartridge buff. Thorax and tegula fuscous, darker anteriorly,tip of tegula whitish, a transverse whitish suffusion at middle of thorax. Fore wingwhitish with an admixture of light drab, markings verona brown irrorate with fuscous-black,a verona brown patch at base of costa, a quadrate marking on costa atabout 1/5 heavily overlaid with fuscous-black, a rectangular slightly outward obliquemarking on hind margin (dorsum) at 1/3 reaching beyond middle of wing, the innercomer of which is confluent with preceding costal marking, a broad irregular transversemarking at about 3/4 slightly inward oblique to costa and divided at the middleon costa, two small verona brown dots on costa between this and apex and anotherlarger dot at apex, a large circular marking in upper half of wing confluent with thetwo costal dots. Cilia cartridge buff mixed with light gray. Hind wing grayish with a92