874 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



(posterior broader) enclosing a fascia of groundcolour, in which is a 

 black discal dot, equally broad throughout, anterior edge limited 

 by a nearly straight sometimes double whitish line from I of costa 

 to J of inner margin, very shortly angulated beneath costa, 

 posterior edge limited by a nearly straight band of two moderate 

 whitish lines from beyond f of costa to f of inner margin ; sub- 

 terminal line whitish, well-marked, entire, almost straight, preceded 

 by a narrow dark fuscous fascia ; a very small white oblique 

 apical dash ; a black hindmarginal line : cilia fuscous, sprinkled 

 with whitish, and with a fine whitish median line. Hindwings 

 with hindmargin rounded, rather strongly waved ; pale fuscous, 

 slightly ochreous-tinged, sprinkled with darker, forming faint 

 transverse lines ; a paler nearly straight or slightly bent post- 

 median, and curved subterminal line, both (especially latter) 

 preceded by darker shades ; hindmarginal line and cilia as in 

 fore wings. 



Melbourne, Victoria ; three specimens received from Mr. G. H. 

 Raynor and Dr. Lucas. 



89. Xanth. nejihodes, n.sp. 



(J. 37 mm. Head fuscous, mixed with fuscous- whitish, face 

 darker fuscous. Palpi 2, whitish mixed with dark fuscous. 

 Antennae dark grey, pectinations rather long [a 6, h 7), extreme 

 apex simple. Thorax light ochreous-fuscous, with a few whitish 

 scales. Abdomen fuscous sprinkled with whitish. Legs fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate-triangular, hindmargin slightly waved, bowed, 

 ol)lique ; thinly scaled, rather light fuscous, with a few whitish 

 scales, and sprinkled with whitish-ochreous along costa ; faint 

 indications of two lines of dark fuscous irroration about \ ; median 

 band limited by two obscure cloudy lines of dark fuscous irrora- 

 tion, anterior from ? of costa to ? of inner margin, slightly curved, 

 posterior from f of costa to f of inner margin, median third 

 forming a short angular projection ; a cloudy dark fuscous median 

 discal dot : cilia rather light fuscous. Hindwings elongate, hind- 

 margin hardly waved, rounded ; pale fuscous, thinly scaled ; cilia 

 pale fuscous. 



