86 NEW AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



Pentland Hills, near Bacchus Marsh, Victoria; one specimen, 

 taken by Mr. E. E. Brittlebank; unfortunately without date of 

 capture. 



A very fine and distinct species, not truly referable to Satra- 

 parchis, but placed here provisionally in the absence of the ^. 

 The curious unipectinated antennaj of the 9> ^^^ the short palpi 

 are noticeable characters. Generally speaking this species par- 

 takes somewhat the appearance of Ejndesmia tricolor, Westw. I 

 have very little doubt but that a new genus will be required to 

 receive it. 



MONOCTENIA PHYLLOMORPHA, n.sp. 



(J. 40 mm. Head, thorax, palpi and abdomen pale ochreous, 

 palpi at base whitish, abdomen and thorax beneath white. 

 Antennas whitish, orange beneath, pectinations ochreous. Legs 

 dull ochreous-orange, ochreous-whitish internally. Forewings 

 elongate-triangular, apex acute, hindmargin slightly sinuate 

 beneath apex, thence bowed, oblique; pale ochreous, becoming- 

 darker towards base; an obscure ferruginous spot above inner 

 margin, at | from base; a few obscure ferruginous spots from 

 costa before apex; apex and hindmargin tinged with ferruginous: 

 cilia ferruginous, darker at base. Hind wings with hindmargin 

 nearly straight; colour as in forewings, but broadly suffused with 

 whitish along costa; cilia as in forewings. Wings beneath pale 

 ochreous, greenish-tinged. Forewings with two or three ferru- 

 ginous dots I'eproduced from upper side; inner margin broadly 

 whitish. Hindwings with a row of about six fuscous dots, from 

 costa towards inner margin but not reaching it. 



Newcastle, N.S. Wales; one specimen sent by Mr. G. Lyell, 

 taken in May (Coll. Lyell). 



Allied to cycnoj)tera, Lower, but very distinct from that species, 

 or indeed any other known to me. The absence of any definite 

 markings either above or below wings is an uncommon character 

 in this genus. 



