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and 8 rising out of 9, 10 free. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 

 stalked, 5 well-developed, nearly parallel to 4, 6 and 7 stalked. 



The genus agrees with Rivula in the neuration of the forewings, 

 but is separable by the slender palpi. 



HOLOCEYPTIS PHASIANURA, Sp.nOV. 



(J2. 15-22 mm. Head white. Palpi light fuscous. Antennae 

 grey-white. Thorax creamy-white, snow-white on shoulders. 

 Abdomen fuscous-white. Forewings somewl^at elongate, gently 

 dilate, costa rounded, hindmargin rounded, white, freely mottled 

 with fuscous markings ; two black dots, with a suffused interim 

 at t costa, a black discal spot above median before middle of 

 wing, a black outlined E suffused with grey-blue on inner margin 

 at i, two black spots immediately between this and hindmargin, 

 and a conspicuous rich black spot in middle of hindmargin, a light 

 fuscous dash on costa near base, a broad fuscous fascia at ^ inner 

 margin to just before costa at |^, a light fuscous waved line from 

 \ costa to ^ inner margin, a fuscous fascia from J inner margin, 

 suffused toward last line, to f costa, thence broadened and 

 rounded to meet a like-coloured fascia from near costa just before 

 apex, and in union with it gradually narrows to anal angle of 

 inner margin ; hindmarginal line light fuscous : cilia creamy- 

 white. Hindwings as forewings, a fuscous band at J diffused on 

 costal half posteriorly to an elongated black discal spot, a waved 

 dentate band of black from | costa to | inner margin, broadened 

 posteriorly with grey-blue, a fascia of fuscous between this and 

 hindmargin, hindmarginal line light fuscous ; cilia as forewings. 



Brisbane to Mackay ; in scrubs ; rare. 



The pattern is like a pheasant's wing. 



Family OPHIUSID.'E. 



Grammodes excellens, sp.nov. 



(J$. 36-40 mm. Head fuscous-giey, orbicular rims creamy- 

 white. Palpi fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax iron-grey. 

 Abdomen fuscous-grey. Forewings : costa sti'aight, apical third 



