and not far apart from each other, 8 and 9 have a long stalk leading to wingtip or leading edge, respectively; the 10th vein anastomoses with the stalks of the preceding two, the 11th attaches to the outer fourth of the wing cell, and the 12th from its base. The hindwings are somewhat angular too, and have 8 veins. Of these, the first two run singly, while 3-5 approach, 6 and 7 join, and 7 and 8 anastomose at their bases. The only mark on the yellowish-brown wings is a short reddish transverse dash at the outer end of the forewing cell. Altogether, the most conspicuous differences from H. fimbrialis are the markedly shorter legs and antennae of the latter, as well as its white abdominal tuft. In addition, H. fimbrialis has upturned (not squamiform) labial palps and stalked (not anastomosing) hindwing veins 7 and 8. The male genitalia of T. sensilis are symmetrical and overall only lightly sclerotized (hardened) except for the stout aedeagus, which has a heavily sclerotized rod on the underside. Gnathos and socius are absent. The uncus is slender, curved, dilated, and covered in bristles at the tip. The clasper's harpe is barely sclerotized, forming a ridge on the costa, a narrow stripe on the sacculus, and a curved process emerging from the harpe's center; the cucullus is broadly rounded. The vinculum is broad and truncated, with a bulge in the middle; the tegumen is arched, and the anellus forms a small almost triangular plate with light sclerotized flanges at the hind sides. The female genitalia are of course still unknown. Ecologically, essentially nothing is known about this species. Its habitat is likely light woodland rich in shrubs, ferns, mosses and lichens, but it may have been a vagrant from more or less densely wooded areas nearby. Plants recorded in or near the presumed habitat are for example Bidens henryi, Cheirodendron bastardianum, Glochidion ramiflorum, Metrosideros collina, Pandanus, and Vaccinium cereum. Footnotes References (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext (214 MB!) External links Global Pyraloidea database Spilomelinae Fauna of the Marquesas Islands