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hindmargin and apical fourth of costa : cilia pale greyish-fuscous, 

 becoming whitish on terminal third. Hind wings with hindmargin 

 sinuate beneath apex; greyish; cilia greyish-fuscous, with two 

 indistinct darker lines. 



Broken Hill, N.S.W.; two specimens in October. 



This species and the two preceding form a closely allied group, 

 each showing differences from one another. 



Gelbchia desmanthes, n.sp. 



(^. 10 mm. Head whitish. Palpi ocln-eous-whitish, second 

 joint smooth, apex of terminal joint black. Thorax fuscous- 

 whitish. Patagia ochreous-whitish. Antennae about |, fuscous. 

 Abdomen fuscous ringed with whitish, more noticeable beneath. 

 Legs fuscous, banded with whitish. Forewings elongate, mode- 

 rate, costa nearly straight, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 obliquely rounded, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa; dark fuscous; 

 a small spot of ochreous-fuscous at base; three moderate ochreous- 

 white transverse fasciae; 1st slightly curved and somewhat con- 

 stricted in middle; from ^ of costa to ^ inner margin, narrowed 

 on inner margin; 2nd moderately straight, from beyond middle 

 of costa to beyond middle of inner margin ; 3rd from just before 

 apex to anal angle, broadest on costa and nearly separated above 

 middle by a streak of ground colour : cilia fuscous becoming 

 blackish on lower half of hindmargin and around anal angle, tips 

 round apex whitish-ochreous. Hind wings with termen slightly 

 sinuate; light fuscous, becoming lighter towainis base; cilia about 

 1; fuscous tips lighter. 



Broken Hill, N.S.W.; two specimens at light in October. 



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Palparia sigmastropha, n.sp. 



2. 20 mm. Head and palpi pale fleshy-ochreous. Antennae 

 ochreous, base whitish, second joint of palpi very short. Legs 

 pale fleshy-ochreous, posterior pair greyish. Thorax fu.'icous. 

 Abdomen greyish, segmental margins whitish. Forewings elon- 



