( ■1U2 ; 



A'eitex, collar, aud thorax whiter than in semuimhrata ; the shoulders and 

 patagia tipi)ed with rufous. 



Expanse of wings : 52 mm. 



One J from Batchian, Mart-li 1H'J2 (W. Doherty). 



Subfamily ASCOTI N A H. 



Carecomotis gen. nov. 



Distingnished from Chogadd Moore by tlie antennae of the ? , which are 

 strongly pectinated for three-fifths, as in the i ; but whereas the pectinations in the 

 c? are strongly ])ubescent, those of the ? are \ery slightly so. 



Type: Carecomotis perfumosa sp. nov. 



170. Carecomotis peifumosa sp. nov. 



Foreu-iii'js: pale grey, sliglitly tinged in parts and especially along the veins 

 with pale olive-green ; the markings purplish black ; first line at one-third, wavy, 

 preceded by a similar but less distinct one : the extreme base black, and a black 

 spot below the median : cell-spot of leaden-grey scales, surrounded by blaclcisli 

 scaling and connected above with a lilack costal spot ; exterior line from costa 

 beyond two-thirds to inner margin at two-thirds, wavy and denticulated, followed 

 immediately by a similar but fainter line, consisting of connected lunules ; sub- 

 terminal line formed by a series of broad wedge-shaped blotches ; a submarginal line 

 of smaller blotches connected laterally witii a similar marginal line; marginal area 

 beyond outer line tinged more or less with pale slate-colour, except a small ))ale 

 spot on hindmargin below middle ; fringe pale grey, with darker spots at end of 

 veins ; from the outer side of cell-spot a wavy central line runs to inner margin, 

 nearly touching the outer line. 



Hiniltriiigs : like forewings, but the exterior line more excurved in middle. 

 Underside whitish, suffused with smoky grey ; the cell-spots large and black ; 

 a broad diffusely edged black marginal band, containing a small pale sjwt on 

 hindmargin of lx)th wings below the middle and at apex of forewings. I'alpi dark 

 grey; face, vertex, and patagia dull olive-yellow; thorax and abdomen bluish grey, 

 the latter with a double row of black spots down the back and with black lateral 

 markings ; the first segment witli a double yellowish grey tuft. 



The form above described is the palest. lOjually common is a very dark form in 

 which the ground-colour is dull greenish grey, .suffused and speckled with bhu'kisii 

 and with all the markings darker, the basal area, the hindmarginal pale spot, and 

 a blotch on inner margin beyond outer line being tinged with reddish. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen dark olive-grey, with markings obscure. Underside much 

 darker than in the type. 



Expanse of wings : 36 — 40 mm. 



Three c? J, two ? ?, from Cedar Pay, soutli of Cooktown, (Queensland. 



171. Catoria camelaria carbonata subsp. nov. 



Differs from the tyjie-form canielaria tiuen. in the markings of the under.-ide. 

 In-tead of a smoky black marginal fascia, t here is a subapical h\oic\i, coal-black, as 



