260 ox TWENTY NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



to one-third distance of wing, and parallel to a hindmarginal 

 diffusion of same colour, which is very narrowly continued to 

 apex ; a fuscous black hindmarginal line ; cilia ashy-grey, with 

 median band of fuscous-grey. 



Brisbane. 



Grammodes fallens, sp.nov. 



(^9. 42-50 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen 

 a reddish-drab or light ochreous-fuscous. Forewings triangular, 

 broadly dilate, costa slightly sinuous, rounded, apex acute, hind- 

 margin nearly straight, light ochreous-fuscous, sparingly dusted 

 with black ; veins raised ; an irregular row of five black dots in 

 middle two-fourths of wing opposite | costa to opposite | inner 

 margin, in many specimens ill-defined ; in some specimens an 

 indistinct darker ochreous-fuscous wavy line parallel to hind 

 border at |^ ; a hindmarginal row of black dots : cilia light 

 ochreous-fuscous. Hindwings as forewings, lighter toward costa 

 and hindmargin ; a deep black fascia in middle two-fourths of 

 wing at half its own width from hindmargin and diffused as a 

 light smoky-fuscous shade toward costa and less so toward anal 

 angle; a row of hindmarginal black dots, faint in some specimens; 

 cilia as forewings. 



Brisbane. 



Family DELTOID.^. 



Herminia semicircularis, sp.nov. 



(J9. 24-28 mm. Head dark fuscous. Palpi fuscous. Antennae: 

 $ pectinated, pectinations shorter on inner border and toward 

 apex; 9 simple, light fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, collar 

 ochreous-fuscous. Abdomen grey-fuscous. Forewings : costa 

 nearly straight, hindmargin rounded, deep fuscous ; costal border 

 ochreous-fuscous, attenuated to a point at 4 costa, beyond this an 

 ochreous dot and a black diffusion to apex ; veins deeper fuscous ; 

 a small ochreous dot bordered by black at i above median vein, a 

 dark fuscous line from | costa to f inner margin, not always well 



