BY E. MEYRICK. 329 



rather dark fuscous apical bar. Hindwings gre}^; cilia light 

 greyish-ochreous. , 



Geraldton, West Australia; in October and November, fourteen 

 specimens. 



61. Ae. sphrayidota, n.sp. 



(J2- 11-li ram.. Head and palpi shining ochreous-whitish, back 

 of crown ferruginous-ochreous. Antennte ochreous-whitish, 

 towards base ringed, then suflused with grey. Thorax whitish- 

 ochreous or pale yellow-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. 

 Legs whitish-ochreous, banded with dark fuscous. Forewings 

 whitish-ochreous ; a semicircular fuscous median dorsal spot, 

 reaching half across wing, sometimes extended to form a broad 

 irregular inwardly oblique postmedian fascia : cilia pale greyish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings gi'ey; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 



Geraldton and Carnarvon, West Australia ; in October and 

 N^ovember, five specimen.j. 



12. Persicoptila, Meyr. 



Antennae |^, in ^ shortly ciliated. Labial palpi veiy long, 

 recurved, smooth-scaled, terminal joint longer than second, acute. 

 Posterior tibiae with large triangular median tuft of dense hair- 

 scales above. Forewings: lb furcate, 6 out of 7, 7 to costa, 8 out 

 of 7. Hindwings |, elongate-lanceolate, cilia 4; 6 and 7 connate. 



Founded on a Fijian species, with which the four following 

 Queensland species agree in all respects; probably the genus will 

 prove to be rather numerous in tropical Queensland. It is doubt- 

 less a development of Pyroderces. Imago with forewings elongate- 

 lanceolate, long-pointed ; I have seen none of the species alive, 

 and know nothing of their habits, but the tufted posterior legs 

 are perhaps displayed; it is singular that these four species were 

 all received from a single collector. 



1. Forewings purplish - crimson or witli purplish 



markings 2. 



Forewings without purple colouring 3. 



