BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 837 



filiform, in 5 somewhat thickened with scales towards base. 

 Posterior femoi'a in ^ with dense brush of long hairs above, tibise 

 in (J with median spurs absent, in J all spurs present. Forewings 

 with vein 6 widely remote from 9, 10 out of 9, 11 anastomosing 

 with or rising out of 9 above 7. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 

 from a point or closely approximated, 6 and 7 separate or short- 

 stalked. 



Besides the following, I have described two species from the 

 South Pacific islands ; although closely allied to the Australian, 

 these differ in the less remarkably elongate palpi, and in vein 11 

 of the forewings rising out of 9, instead of rising separately and 

 anastomosing with it : but there can be no question of their 

 generic identity. 



1. Pe7\ porphyropis, n. sp. 



5. 29-32 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs whitish-ochreous ; upper half of face fuscous-crimson ; palpi 

 very long, fuscous-crimson above ; abdomen with two blackish 

 dorsal dots towards base, two fuscous-crimson dots towards 

 middle ; anterior and middle legs fuscous-crimson above. Fore- 

 wings with costa slightly ai'ched, hindmargin slightly sinuate 

 beneath apex, rather obliquely rounded, waved ; vein 1 1 anasto- 

 mosing with 9 ; whitish-ochreous, irregularly irrorated with pale 

 greyish-ochreous ; a black basal dot, two beneath costa at \ and 

 J, and one above inner margin at ^ ; a very small dark reddish- 

 fuscous discal spot ; a somewhat curved series of blackish dots on 

 veins from I of costa to | of inner margin, sinuate above middle ; 

 a very small blackish spot beneath costa towards apex, and two 

 others above middle, followed by a blackish mark before hind- 

 margin ; a hindmarginal series of black dots : cilia whitish- 

 ochreous, with a basal row of fuscous-ci'imson dots. Hindwings 

 with hindmargin somewhat rounded, crenulate ; veins 3 and 4 

 from a point, 6 and 7 short-stalked ; colour and markings as in 

 forewings, but no anterior black dots except one below middle 

 towards base, discal spot moderate, deep ferruginous, containing 



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