( 3«:i ) 



Hindu-lnfjs : the same; cell-spot himihite, edged with hrowii, aud followed 

 by an obscurely darker central shade, which can also be faintly discerned on the 

 forewings. 



Underside whitish, tinged with rosy towards costa in botli wings ; the outer line 

 marked with dark vein-dots in the costal half. Face, vertex, thorax, and abdomen 

 pinkish grey ; palpi dull red above. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



One c? from Humboldt Bay, New tiuinea, October 1892 (W. Doherty). 



Cleptocosmia gen. nov. 



Foreu'iw/s : with costa nearly straight, slightly curved at base and just before 

 apex, which is .somewhat produced and acute; liindniargin obli(iuely curved, bent in 

 the middle, the lower part more oblique than upper and slightly excised above anal 

 angle. 



Hinchmmjs : kite-shaped, the liindniargin with a prominent elbow in middle. 



Antennae of S lamellate, finely pubescent ; [lalpi yery short ; tongue jiresent ; 

 hind legs of cJ fully developed ; the tibiae with four spmrs, the two outer ones long 

 and hairy, the tibiae themselves also hairy ; a \ery long straggling tuft of hair from 

 base of hind tibiae. Forewings of cJ with a rather large hyaline fovea, and with the 

 basal half of wing clothed with erect furry hair. 



Neuration : as in Ghrysocraspeda , the five subcostals on one stalk. 



Type : Cleptocomnia mntnhUix sp. nov. 



12.". Cleptocosmia mutabilis sp. nov. 



(J. Forewiitf/s : yellowish, overlaid with dull red and crossed by wavy diffuse 

 reddish grey lines, which are only visible towards the hindmargin, the basal half 

 being covered, except ju.st at base of costa, by the fulvous furry hair; fringe yellow 

 beyond a reddish, slightly crenulated, marginal line. 



Hlndwivr/s : with the cross-lines visible throughout. 



Underside dull rosy. Fillet and base of antennae white. Face, vertex, thorax, 

 and abdomen dull ferruginous. 



Expanse of wings : 24 mm. 



One S from Cedar Bay, ( 'ooktown (A. S. jMeek). 



124. Hydrelia pallidula sp. nov. 



Fm'nvings : pale ochreous, with traces of wa\ed brown lines across the wing ; 

 cell-spot ferruginous ; a row of ferruginous sjiots at end of veins ; fringe ochreous. 



Hindwings : similar. 



I'nderside wliitish, the costa of forewings ferruginous at base. Palpi and face 

 ociireous, ferruginous above ; thorax and abrlomen ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



One ? from South .lava, 1891, 1500 feet (Fruhstorfer). 



I leave this at ]iresent in Hydrelid ; but the neuration is peculiar. Veins 10 

 and 11, and 7, 8, 9 are stalked; 10 and 11 first anastonio.se with the stalk of the 

 other three, and subsequently 8 and 9 abruptly leave 7 and anastomose again with 10. 

 In both wings the cell is very .short, vein ;', rising before the lower end; the two 

 subcostals of hindwings are shortly stalked. 



