natural, history

other much broader white band before apex. Fore wing fuscous, a short, fine, whitesubcostal line at about 1/6, two slightly longer white lines beneath apex of this, widelyremote from base and fascia; a broad postmedial deep chrome fascia, anterior marginstraight, sprinkled with a few black scales, edged by a narrow iridescent pale goldenmetallic fascia; a circular iridescent pale golden metallic patch, edged by a sprinklingof black scales, on the inner margin (dorsum) and occupying nearly a quarter of thepostmedial fascia and nearest the outer margin of the fascia which is oblique fromcosta to tornus; in the outer angle made by the costa and the fascia is a small goldenmetallic spot, on the costa immediately beyond this is a heavy white dash whichextends into the cilia; a fine white line from tornus along termen to apex; cilia grayishbecoming blackish around apex, a white dash on costa, and a white bar at apex forminga continuation of the white line from tomus to apex. Hind wing and cilia fuscousblack,cilia slightly grayish.Male genitalia: Fig. 78. Costal part of valva with outer side of the club-shaped terminalportion clothed exteriorly with minute bristles; distal margin of ventralportion of valva straight, abruptly rounded at ends. Aedoeagus compressed, verybroad basally to middle thence narrowing and becoming tubular, a sclerotizedflap-like projection dorsally on the narrow part a little apicad of the middle ..Gnathus with right side developed into a heavily sclerotized cork-screw like hook.Typed': Rennell I., Hutuna, 18-25. x. 1953, at light. Genitalia slide B.M. 3711.Paratypes: Hutuna, x. and xi., 10 ex.: Tingoa, 9-11. xi., 2 ex.; Matahenua, 29. xi.,I ex.; at light.This species belongs to a large homogeneous group, but is distinguished by thebroad postmedial fascia of the fore wing enclosing the metallic marking on the hindmargin. The male genitalia indicate relationship with the tropicopoIitan species jlal'ifasciataWollaston (= mimetis Moyrick), the costal and basal parts of the valva beingsimilar in the two species; but the form of the gnathus is different, being pip-shapedinftavifasciata with the end sharply pointed; the form of the aedoeagus also differs,and in f1avifasciata is cylindrical and comparatively slender throughout its length.28. Labdia saliens MeyrickLabdia sa liens Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3: 385.Hutuna. 18-25. x. and 1-5. xi., 2 ex., at light.Distribution: New Hebrides.29. Labdia torodoxa MeyrickLabdia torodoxa Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3: 386.Hutuna, x. and xi.. 14 ex.; Onegaguga, 28. x., 2 ex.; Matahenua, 29. xi., 2 ex.; at light.Distribution: New Hebrides.99