1072 ON QUEENSLAND AND OTHER AUSTRALIAN MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



Hectobrocha pentacyma, Meyr. N. Queensland. 



Hectobrocha multilinea, n.sp. 



(J 9- 25-32 mm. Head and anntenae ochreous. Thorax 

 ochreous, collar and base of patagia black. Abdomen oclireous, 

 terminal segment in ^ black at base. Legs ochreous, femora and 

 tibiae barred with smoky-black. Fore wings oblong, broadly 

 dilate, costa rounded^ apex obtuse, hindmargin rounded, inner 

 margin gently sinuous, ochreous ; costa for f in (J, i in 9 black, 

 six sinuous freely dentate transverse black bars from costa 

 to inner margin black ; 1st near base of costa to base of inner 

 margin, 2nd from i costa to J inner margin ; 3rd in ^ close 

 beyond and parallel, in 9 from § costa to just before ^ inner 

 margin, 4th and 5th close and parallel from near f costa to near 

 4 inner margin, 6th sub-marginal ; there are discal and discoidal 

 spots, one between the 2nd and 3rd bars, and one sometimes 

 divided transversely into two between 3rd and 4th bars : cilia 

 ochreous. Hindwings ochreous with a broad smoky-black hind- 

 marginal fascia, extending from just below apex to | toward 

 anal angle ; discoidal spots faint or absent ; cilia ochreous. 

 Brown hairy larvae on rocks ; probably feed on lichens. 



Brisbane. 



Hectobrocha subnigra, n.sp. 



9. 32 mm. Head light fawn colour. Palpi black. Antennae, 

 thorax and abdomen, light smoky-fawn colour. Forewings elon- 

 gate, dilate, costa arched, apex rounded, hindmargin rounded, 

 smoky-fawn colour with markings of smoky-black ; dot at base,, 

 one at inner margin close to base, a larger one in centre near base, 

 and a narrow mark between this and costa black ; fine line on 

 costa to J black ; there are four rounded angular zig-zig lines, 1st 

 from ^ costa to ^ inner margin ; 2nd from just before ^ costa to 

 just before J inner margin, these are united by four transverse 

 lines, or touchings of their angles, and contain a black dot at J 



