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preceded by some blackish scales, and one above tornuB preceded 

 by a yellow-ochreous spot ; an elongate black discal mark in 

 median band near posterior edge; a white transverse costal mark 

 before |; a round undefined blackish spot towards apex, above 

 and beneath which are sometimes yellow-ochreous spots: cilia 

 grey, round apex white with a thick black subbasal and dark 

 fuscous subapical line. Hindwings grey; cilia grey, basally tinged 

 with whitish-yellowish. 



Geraldton, West Australia; in November, two specimens. 



166. *S'. selenura, n.sp. 



(J. 13 mm. Head dark fuscous, irrora ted with whitish. Palpi 

 blackish, sprinkled with whitish. Antennae fuscous, indistinctly 

 ringed with whitish. Thorax ochreous-white, anterior margin 

 irregularly dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Legs blackish, 

 irrorated and ringed with whitish. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 sprinkled with black, scales finely and obscurely tipped with 

 whitish; a small tuft above fold at 4; a large dark fuscous tuft 

 beneath fold at ^, and two transversely placed in disc at |: a 

 moderately large white semioval spot on dorsum in middle, edged 

 anteriorly by a dark grey tuft, and posteriorly by a grey ridge- 

 like tuft extending into disc; a grey transverse tuft on termen 

 beyond tornus: cilia dark fuscous, round apex sprinkled with 

 whitish. Hindwings rather dark fuscous; cilia fuscous. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen received from Mr. G. 



Barnard. 



167. »S'. tropaea, n.sp. 



-J9. 10-12 mm. Head and thorax whitish, irrorated with dark 

 fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint with two, terminal joint 

 with three distinct black rings, each accompanied by one or two 

 less marked blackish rings. Antennae whitish, ringed with grey 

 and dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, irrorated 

 and ringed with whitish. Forewings blackish-fuscous, irrorated 

 with light brownish, with numerous small irregular undefined 

 light brownish spots ; tufts normal, dark fuscous, obscurely 

 whitish-edged posteriorly ; a white or ochreous-whitish spot on 

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