BY A. JEFFERIS TURNER. 103 



Hyperlopha aridela, n.sp. 



$. 52 mm. Head ochreous-grey, with a fine anteriorly- angled 

 white line between antenna?. Palpi pale grey, with a few 

 scattered black scales. Antennae white, towards apex grey. 

 Thorax pale grey, anteriorly ochreous-tinged, sparsely irrorated 

 with black scales. Abdomen whitish-grey, along centre ochreous- 

 tinged, with sparsely scattered black scales. Legs pale grey, with 

 sparsely scattered black scales. Forewings triangular, costa rather 

 strongly arched, apex rectangular, termen angled on vein 3, above 

 angle straight, beneath wavy and very oblique to tornus; pale 

 grey, somewhat purplish-tinged, with sparsely scattered black 

 scales; lines faint, ochreous-grey; first from i costa to J dorsum; 

 second from I costa to 1 dorsum; third from J costa obliquely 

 outwards, angled beneath costa, thence wavy to dorsum at |; a 

 subterminal shade, containing towards dorsum three snow-w^hite 

 spots arranged in line, margined with dark brown, and jDOsteriorly 

 with an outer margin of whitish-ochreous, followed by a small 

 dark fuscous suffusion: cilia pale grey, beneath angle fuscous- 

 brown. Hind wings with termen rounded; dark fuscous, basal 

 half pale ochreous; an elongate-oval dull white blotch from tornus 

 to opposite mid-termen; cilia white. 



Brisbane, Q.; in December; two specimens. 



Dnopheropis, n.g. 



Face with small projecting cone of hairs. Palpi moderate, 

 obliquely ascending, scarcely reaching vertex ; second joint 

 thickened with loosely appressed hairs above and beneath ; 

 terminal joint short, stout, obtuse, partly concealed. Tongue 

 present. Antennae of male with a double row of pectinations 

 extending to apex. Thorax with a vertical anterior crest. 

 Abdomen with two tufts of hairs on dorsum of first segment, and 

 a small crest of loose hairs on second segment. Legs normal. 

 Forewings with vein 2 from §, 3 from near angle, 6 from upper 

 angle, 7, 8, 9 stalked, 10 connected by a bar with 7, 8, 9 to form 

 areole, 7 arising from 8, 9 well beyond areole. Hindwings with 



