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fuscous-black, with an inconspicuous linear ochieous fringe behind 

 collar. Abdomen black, segments bordered with golden-yellow, 

 caudal segment tipped with black. Legs black-grey, banded with 

 white. Fore wings triangular, moderately dilate, costa nearly 

 straight, hindmargin rounded, rich fuscous-black, with a few 

 scattered inconspicuous grey scales and a conspicuous curving 

 undulating white fascia from f costa to anal angle, resembling a 

 rivulet with an arm or slight angular projection on anterior 

 border at ^, and one on posterior border at 4 : cilia fuscous-black. 

 Hindwings dark black ; cilia black shaded with grey. 

 Brisbane; one specimen at light, November, 1892. 



Family LEUCANID^. 



Leucania exarans, sp.nov. 



(J^. 27-30 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax and abdomen 

 light wainscoat or light ochreous-fuscous. Forewings elongate, 

 narrowly dilate, costa gently rounded, hindmargin rounded ; light 

 ochreous-fuscous, veins lighter ochreous, a deep black line from 

 base below submedian to nearly ^ length of wing, where it breaks 

 up into a few inconspicuous scattered black specks ; a 2nd and 

 narrower black line commencing at J of wing running parallel to 

 median, then dividing into smoky shaded lines between veins ; 

 a hindmarginal row of black dots and a narrow hindmarginal 

 light ochreous line : cilia ochreous-fuscous shaded or banded with 

 smoky-grey. Hindwings ochreous-fuscous shaded with diffused 

 smoky-black, darker toward hind border ; veins smoky-fuscous ; 

 cilia ochreous banded and edged with grey. 



Williamstown, Melbourne ; three specimens. 



Leucania obumbrata, sp.nov. 



9. 32 mm. Head, palpi, thorax and abdomen dusky ochreous 

 very finely speckled with smoky-fuscous ; undersurface of thorax 

 with a woolly cushion of long hairs. Antennae dusky ochreous. 

 Legs dusky ochreous, anterior and middle tibiae banded witli 

 ferrous-fuscous. Forewings with costa gently rounded, hind- 



