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83. Ptychopoda crinipes sp. nov. 



Forewings : reddish testaceous, thickly dusted with grey atoms ; the lines all 

 obscure ; cell-spot dark ; a median shade bent out round cell ; outer line marked by 

 black points on veins ; two waved submarginal lines ; marginal line dark between 

 the veins : fringe concolorous, with dark spots at base beyond veins. 



Hindwings : similar. 



Underside paler, without markings. Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous ; 

 face dark red-brown. 



Expanse of wings : 16 mm. 



Nine c? 6 from Cedar Bay, N. Queensland. 



The fore and middle tibiae of the S are densely clothed with reddish hairs, the 

 hindlegs, as usual, being aborted ; antennae densely ciliated. 



84. Ptychopoda exilinota sji. nov. 



Forewings : glossy, deep straw-colour ; first line fr.im a purplish grey costal 

 spot at one-third, to inner margin at one-fourth ; outer line from a similar spot at 

 three-fourths, slightly sinuous and waved, to inner margin at three-fourths, followed 

 by a neatly marked purplish grey waved fascia which does not attain the costa and 

 is succeeded by a narrow grey shade ; fringe concolorous, vni\\ a row of neat dark 

 spots at base ; cell-sjwt distinct, pnrjjlish grey. 



Hindwings : the same ; the inner line visible only on inner margin. 



Underside similar ; the forewings nearly entirely suffused with purplish grey, 

 the veins remaining yellowisli. Head and palpi dark brown ; thorax and abdomen 

 like wings ; the vertex somewhat paler. 



Expanse of wings : 13 mm. 



One S from Weenen, Natal, January 1895. 



8.5. Ehodostrophia subrufa sp. nov. 



Forewings: pale brick-colour, darker, somewhat greyish, towards base and 

 hindmargiu ; traces of slightly darker oblique antemedian and postmedian lines, and 

 of a sinuous submarginal line ; fringe ])ale, with very fine dark basal line ; cell-spot 

 brown, large and coiis])icnons. 



Hindwings : similar, the cell-spot smaller ; the marginal darker fascia more 

 distinct. 



Underside pale ochreons, thickly dusted with brick-colour, the lines more 

 distinct. Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous. 



Expanse of wings : 2(1 mm. 



One cj from Simla. 



A small and inconspicuous species ; akin to R. nmricolor Warr. 



8G. Sterrha (?) baptata sp. nov. 



Foreicinqs: glossy greyish white ; the lines darker grey, indistinct, parallel to 

 hindmargin ; first at one-third, second beyond middle, third at three-fourths, waved, 

 followed closely by the submarginal, which is also waved; a darker grey shade along 

 hindmargin ; fringe white ; an obscure grey cell-spot. 



Ilindicings : similar, the three outer lines curved and waved. 



