BY A. JEFFERIS TURNER. 269 



N.Q.: Herberton, in October, November, January, and Feb- 

 ruary; eight specimens received from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



145. Casbia rhodina, n.sp. 

 poSwos, rosy. 



^ 9 2o-29 mm. Head reddisb; anterior part of crown snow- 

 white. Palpi 1£; whitish-ochreous tinged with reddish. An- 

 tenna* grey, towards base whitish; pectinations in g very long 

 (10), apical J simple. Thorax rosy. Abdomen whitish with 

 some dark fuscous scales. Legs whitish ; anterior pair pale 

 fuscous except coxa?, which are reddish. Forewings triangular, 

 costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen bowed, oblique; 

 11 from cell anastomosing with 12 (7 J", 4 9); rosy with some 

 sparse dark fuscous irroration; lines nearly obsolete; a dark 

 fuscous discal dot beneath mid-costa; a small blotch on middle 

 of subterminal line variably developed, consisting typically of a 

 short, tridentate, fuscous line, edged anteriorly by reddish, pos- 

 teriorly by whitish; a terminal series of dark fuscous dots; cilia 

 pale rosy. Hindwings with termen rounded; colour and mark- 

 ings as forewings. Underside whitish with fuscous irroration: 

 costa of forewings ochreous; fuscous discal and terminal dots. 

 Type in Coll. Lyell. 



N.S.W.: Ebor (4,000 ft.), in January and February: four speci- 

 mens.— Vic: Beaconsfield and Monbulk, from September to 

 March; seven specimens. 



1 16. Casbia alphitopis, n.sp. 

 o./\<f}LT0)irti, floury. 

 (££. 28-32 mm. Head whitish; face fuscous. Palpi 1; pale 

 fuscous. Antenna? whitish; ciliations in £ 8, apical ^ simple. 

 Thorax and abdomen whitish. Legs whitish; anterior and 

 middle tibiae and tarsi pale fuscous Forewings triangular, costa 

 moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen bowed, oblique; 

 11 from cell anastomosing with 12 (2^, 3 9); whitish sparsely 

 irrorated with grey; a grey discal dot beneath mid-costa; in g a 

 small, ferruginous, ill-defined subterminal spot below middle; a 

 terminal series of dark fuscous dots; cilia whitish. Hindwings 

 with termen rounded; as forewings. Underside similar but 

 rather more greyish. Type in Coll. Lyell. 



