( 488 ) 



Underside glossy white, the dark parts of forewing showing through. 

 Head aud thorax buff; fillet whitish ; ahdomeu white, like hindwing. 

 Expanse of wings : 18 mm. 



1 ? from Coiiduu, N.W. Australia, August 11)01 (Tunney). 

 Tliis species is not allied to any that 1 know of. The wings are elongate, the 

 apex of forewing jwinted and the hindmargiu oblique, hardly curved. 



13. Ptychopoda muricolor spec. nov. 



c?. Forewing : pale mouse-colour, slightly darker along the costa, witli scarcely 

 any visible markings ; a very fine pale curved outer line from two-thirds of costa 

 to three-fourths of inner margin, aud a waved similar snbmargiual line ; fringe 

 concolorous. 



Hindwing : slightly paler, with similar markings. 



Underside pale smoky grey, without markings. 



Face, palpi, and collar black-brown ; thorax and abdomen like wings ; vertex 

 pale grey. 



Expanse of wings : IT mm. 



1 (J, 1 ?, from Tonkin, Montes Manson, April, May, 200i)— 3000 ft. 

 (Frnhstorfer). 



The ? is much worn, but shows distinct dark cell-spots, which arc not visible 

 in the S. 



Subfamily HYDRIOMENINAE. 



14. Gonanticlea subpilosa spec. nov. 



Forewing : dull purple-brown, the markings deep velvety brown ; the costal 

 edge and edges of all the markings picked out with pale ochreous ; basal patch 

 with the edge twice slightly ontcurved ; central fascia formed by two broad bands, 

 coalescent laterally between the median aud vein 1, the outer band interrupted 

 between 4 and 6 ; the outer edge of this band is bent on vein 6, aud followed by 

 a dull purplish grey narrower band ; submarginal line zigzag, preceded by a slightly 

 paler tinge ; an oblique velvety blotch from apex formed of two lunules ; a dark 

 brown marginal line ; fringe brown. 



Hindwing : uniform dull purplish brown. 



Underside paler, fawn-colour, somewhat glossy ; costa of forewing striated 

 with darker ; basal two-thirds, except costal area, clothed with a bed of furry 

 hair ; hindwing with large brown cell-spot and brown curved postmedian line, 

 marked with darker spots on the veins. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen fawn-colour ; shoulders and patagia darker ; pal])i 

 paler, with a fulvous tinge. 



Expanse of wings : 37 mm. 



1 6 from Batjau, March 1892 (W. Doherty). 



Paracomuclia gen. nov. 



Apparently a development of Kntcphrin Hiib. {(jllaucopteri/x). 

 (J. Forewing : ample ; costa curved at base and towards apex ; hindmargiu 

 curved. 



