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19. Eois ferrilinea sp. nov. 



FofCwi/ii//< : wliitisb grey, rather loiiiscly speckled with black and hoary scales; 

 coi-ta greyer ; inner and outer lines Wack ; the inner, at one-third, sinuous, curved 

 outwards abovf and inwards below the median vein, with dark spots on tlie veins ; 

 onter at three-fonitlis, iriefrularly dentate inwards on the veins, but forming a 

 prominent tooth outwards on vein C, and a blunter [irujection between veins 3 and 4, 

 preceded by a ferruginous median line which is sinuate i)arallel to inner line, 

 sprinkled throughout with black scales, and starting from a dark costal spot ; sub- 

 marginal line waved, pale, between two dark grey shades, the inner of which is 

 interrupted beyond cell ; fringe grey, with (latches of black scales at base beyond 

 the vein ends. 



Hin(lwui(fs : similar ; the discocellular marked with irregular black scales. 



Underside grey, without speckling ; the outer lines marked by black veinspota. 

 Face and palpi externally black: vertex, thorax, and abdomen grey, finely black- 

 speckled ; tlie abdomen with sliglit black rings. 



Expanse of wings : 14 mm. 



One d from Dawson district, N. Queensland, March 1887 (Barnard Collection). 



Nearest to Acidalia halmaea Meyr., from Sydney and Tasmania, with which it 

 agrees in structure and size. 



20. Eois fiicosa sp. nov. 



Forewinyg : pale glossy ochreous ; the lines or bauds broad, yellow or fulvous 

 ochreous, waved, those beyond middle slightly indented beyond cell, and more 

 strongly on submediau fold ; their edges waved : the pale ground colour appearing 

 as narrower bands between them : the single S has the fulvous tints darker than 

 the two ? ? (which are, however, both more or less worn), and the basal one-third 

 altogether snflPused with fulvous ; a very faint darker cellspot on the median band : 

 no marginal dots ; fringe concolorons with the darker bands. 



Ilindirimjx : the same. 



Underside with the markings grey tinged and traversetl by lighter veins ; the 

 forewings darker tinged. Face and palpi externally black brown ; vertex, thorax, 

 and abdomen pale ochreous, varied with darker. 



E.xpanse of wings : 13 mm. 



One S, two ? 9, from .Seahill, Qncenslatid, May 1^•^T (Barnard Collection). 



Hindlegsof J aborted, without spuis ; hind-tibiae of ? with terminal spurs only. 



2\. Eois glabripennis sp. nov. 



Forrn-iiiys: pearl grey, with a faint lilac tinge ; the costa finely yellowish 

 speckled with fuscous : no distinct markings ; but in certain lights a pale curved 

 median and submarginal yellowish line can be made out, as well as some marginal 

 spots, as in Eois cotstiyattatu Warr. from tlie Khasias, but there are no costal pale 

 blotches ; fringe pale grey. 



Uindwiiiys : the same. 



Underside silky whitish ; the costa of forewings ochreous with grey speckles. 

 Face and ()alpi brown ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen concolorons with wings. 



Expanse of wings : 17 mm. 



