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NEW AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA : WITH A NOTE 

 ON DEILEPHILA LIVORNWA, Esp. 



By Oswald B. Lower, F.E.S. 



MONOCTENIADiE. 

 Arrhodia porphyropa, n sp. 



$. 28 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen pale purplish-lilac, 

 palpi dark purple, anterior legs dark purple, tibise and tarsi 

 greyish, posterior and middle legs greyish mixed with pale lilac. 

 Antennae ochreous, pectinations about li at greatest length. 

 • Eorewings elongate-triangular, hindmargin gently bowed ; pale 

 lilac mixed with purple ; a broad transverse ferruginous-red 

 fascia, broadest on costa, edged ou both sides throughout by a 

 line of ochreous; anterior edge nearly straight, from § of costa to 

 middle of inner margin; posterior edge from beyond 4 of costa to 

 beyond middle of inner margin, angulated outwards in middle; 

 the ground colour on either side of the fascia darker; a fuscous 

 lunate discal spot : cilia deep purplish, terminal third sharply 

 whitish. Hindwings with hindmargin rounded; colour as in fore- 

 wings but lighter towards base; a faintly indicated darker lilac 

 moderately broad median fascia, somewhat angulated outwards 

 in middle; cilia as in forewings. Forewings beneath pale lilac, 

 becoming ferruginous towards apex. Hindwings as forewings. 

 but median fascia becoming ochreous-ferruginous on costal half. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales; one specimen at electric light 

 in October. 



GEOMETRIDai. 



Pbrixera leucopelta, n.sp. 



^. 38 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale flesh ; face 

 pinkish, lower half white. Antennse snow-white, pectinations 



