Philpott. — On aome Netu Spcies of Lepidoptera. 329 



marked with brownish ; cilia brownish-yellow, sufTusedly barred 

 with dark-brown. Hind wings fuscous, tinged with pink, lighter 

 near base ; cilia grey with dark line. 



Very distinct ; it is perhaps allied to M . diatmeta, but is not 

 likely to be mistaken for that species. The single male I possess 

 is not in good condition, and does not show the markings to the 

 same extent as the female. The species is figured from a 2 

 in fine condition lent to me for the purpose by Mr. Eobt. Gibb, 

 of Tuturau. 



A rare species, taken in October at " sugar." West Plains, 

 Tuturau. 



Melanchra levis. Plate XX., fig. 4. 



2 , 2 , 35 mm. Head and palpi dull - greenish. Thorax 

 with strong thick pointed anterior crest, greenish-brown ; collar 

 broadly yellowish-brown ; patagia brighter green. Abdomen 

 dull - brownish, slightly greenish - tinged. Fore wings : Costa 

 straight ; apex rounded ; termen straight, rounded beneath, 

 brown faintly tinged with green, markings very obscure, blackish ; 

 a thin double line near base ; a suffused patch at angle of dorsum 

 near base ; a faint curved line at \, followed by oblique interrupted 

 line not reaching dorsum ; a fine bent line at \ posteriorly bor- 

 dering orbicular and becoming obsolete at middle of wing ; 

 a similar line anteriorly bordering reniform ; subterminal line 

 pale-greenish, suffusedly and interruptedly bordered with black- 

 ish ; cilia pale-greenish mixed with brown. Hind wings greyish, 

 fuscous, paler towards base, cilia grey with obscure darker line. 



Belongs to the smaller exquisita-coeleno group, but does not 

 closely resemble any species. 



Taken at " sugar " sparingly in September and October. 

 West Plains. 



Leucania stulta, n. sp. Plate XX., fig. 1. 



$ , 2 , 41 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen pale-fawn ; 

 dark line on collar, suffusedly bordered with whitish. Antennse 

 brown, basal portion whitish, shortly ciliated in male. Fore 

 wings slightly dilated ; costa uniformly arched ; apex round- 

 pointed ; termen slightly oblique, rounded ; f ale-fawn ; mark- 

 ings dark reddish-brown ; a short streak from near base beneath 

 to \ ; a suffused irregular streak from middle of base to termen 

 above anal angle, almost interrupted before middle ; a suffused 

 streak from ^, attenuated anteriorly and much dilated towards 

 termen, divided on lower portion by whitish borders of veins ; one 

 or two short apical streaks above this ; cilia brownish on ter- 

 men, fawn beneath. Hind wings fuscous ; cilia whitish with 

 dark line. 



