BY E. MEYKICK, B.A. 645 



of hindmargin apparently indicate some relationship with Ant. 

 phyllanthana. 



I took five specimens in a grass-field near Parramatta, New 

 South Wales, in June and July, flying at sunset ; and also one 

 near Brishane, in September. 



2. Penth. helicana, n. sp. 



? . iy. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax pale ochreous, 

 suffused with reddish-fuscous. Abdomen dark ochreous-grey . 

 Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior and middle tibiae and all tarsi 

 banded with dark fuscous. Forewings rather broad, costa 

 moderately arched, apex nearly rectangular, hindmargin slightly 

 sinuate beneath apex ; pale ochreous-fuscous, towards costa 

 mixed with whitish ; costa shortly strigulated with blackish ; 

 inner margin suffused with ochreous-fuscous ; outer edge of basal 

 patch indicated by an indistinct interrupted dark fuscous line from 

 costa at one-fourth to inner margin before middle, before which 

 the groundcolour is mixed with dark grey strigulre ; a dark 

 fuscous triangular costal blotch, mixed with blackish, extending 

 on costa from a little before middle to three-fourths, its apex 

 reaching half across wing beyond middle of disc, connected with 

 anterior extremity of a small cloudy ovate dark fuscous spot on disc 

 at two-thirds ; an ovate reddish-ochreous-fuscous clearly-defined 

 blotch before hindmargin above middle, its lower and narrow 

 end resting on middle of hindmargin ; a small irregular ochreous- 

 fuscous spot above anal angle ; a small roundish black apical 

 spot : cilia pale brownish-ochreous, whitish-ochreous towards 

 anal angle, with a whitish-ochreous line at base along hind- 

 margin, on upper half with three or four dark fuscous-grey 

 transverse bars starting from black dots on hindmargin. Hind- 

 wings fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish-grey, with a dark grey line. 



In form resembling the European P. semifasciana, Hw., but not 

 capable of being confused with any other. 



