( lOG ) 



II"-. Xanthorhoe plumbiliuea spec. nov. 



Foren-iiig : basal jiatcli and central fascia dark fiilvons fnscons, edged by broad 

 dull lenden-grc}- lines; the fascia narrow, with a leaden-grey line down its centre, 

 generally broken np into spots ; the broad bands on each side of fascia greyish 

 olive ; snbmarginal line fine, waved, leaden-blne, with the Innules filled up with 

 dark fnscons, sometimes only those beyond cell and on the snbmcdian fold ; a dark 

 obliqne streak from apex, the apex above it generally paler; marginal area and 

 fringe dark fnscons. 



Uimluing : brownish fnscons, with a few indications of lines on inner mnr^in. 



Underside greyish fnscons, paler beyond the onter edge of fascia. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fnscons. 



Expanse of wings : 27 mm. 



3 c?c?, 3 ? ?. 



113. Xanthorhoe urbana Meyr. 



(J. Forewing : grey, with a slight mixtnro of brownish, and speckled with 

 dark grey ; a small dark basal patch with ronnded edge ; the grey band beyond 

 it traversed by three darker lines ; central fascia occnpying middle third of wing, 

 the inner edge curved, the outer bluntly projecting in middle of wing; two lines 

 beyond inner edge and two before outer form bands filled np with darker grey ; 

 in these bands and in the basal patch some brown scales occur below median aiid 

 vein 4; below middle the bands imito and form annuli ; a paler grey band follows 

 with a grey line down it; snbmarginal lino obscure, preceded and followed by 

 darker tints, especially at apex ; a black marginal festoon interrupted at veins ; 

 fringe grey varied with paler. 



Ilindwing : with base dark grey, followed by three blackish waved lines, plain 

 on inner margin, not reaching costa ; snbmarginal line and shades more distinct. 



Underside pale grey, darker towards margin, with all the Hues blackish. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen dark grey, like basal patch. 



Expanse of wings : 24 mm. 



5 6S. 



Very near to A', subidaria Gnen. from Australia, for which I at first mistook 

 it. Two examples exactly like the present were received jireviously from tiie Aroa 

 River and referred to siibidana ; but with these 5 cJ <? there have now come fi ? ? 

 not distinguishable from the dark grey ? ? which Meyriek referred to subidaria as 

 a probable variety under the name of urbana ; in both sexes the wings arc greyer 

 and darker than in subidaria proper. 



Subfamily ASTHENINAE. 

 114. Acolutha canicosta spec. nov. 

 Forncing : whitisii yellow ; the costal area above median vein sprinkled with 

 wiiite scales, the lines across it dark lirown; all the markings interrupted below 

 middle, reappearing much paler on inner margin ; these marks arc two brown 

 bands near base ; a central fascia jnst licyond middle, angled outwards on vein 0, and 

 a darker brown snbmarginal line angled on vein 7 towards apex, and reappearing 

 before anal angle as an upright brown bar ; fringe pale yellow. 



Umdwi-ng : with four obscure curved brownish grey lines ; the antemedian 



