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tion, very distinct near dorsum, ending at f ; a triangular l^lotcli 

 on costa before apex, succeeded by a whitish subterminal line; an 

 interrupted fuscous terminal line: cilia whitish, with a broad 

 fuscous median line. Hindwings with termen rounded, wavy; 

 pale grey; a darker terminal line; cilia pale grey. 



P A D R O P H Y L L A, n.g. 



Face flat. Palpi long, ascending, with closely appressed scales; 

 second joint reaching or exceeding vertex; terminal joint nearly 

 as long as second, stout, acute. Tongue present. Thorax and 

 abdomen without crests. Forewings with vein 7 from cell, 8, 9 

 stalked, 10 absent. Hindwings with veins 3, 4 stalked, 5 from 

 rather below centre of discocellulars, 6, 7 stalked, 8 anastomosing 

 with cell to middle. This genus probably corresponds to Section 

 ii., Division A, of the genus Catada, Wlk., in Hampson's 'Moths 

 of India,' and if so includes Catada prominent, Hmps. 



Paurophylla aleuropasta, n.sp. 



9. 14 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and antenna? dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey. Legs fuscous-grey. Forewings narrow 

 elongate, posteriori}^ dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, 

 termen rounded, scarcely oblique ; dark fuscous, sparsely and 

 irregularly irrorated with wdiite; a transversel}'^ elongate white 

 mark in disc beyond middle: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 with termen rounded; whitish-grey; cilia whitish-gre}^ 



Brisbane, Q.; in March, one specimen. 



Nodaria ctenucha, n.sp. 



(J. 19 mm. Head and thorax pale grey; forehead with a tuft 

 of hairs directed forwards. Palpi grey; very long; loosely scaled, 

 second joint four times breadth of eye, upper edge with a ridge 

 of loose hairs, terminal joint well developed, acute. Antennae 

 grey; in male with long fine pectinations (8), apical fifth simple. 

 Abdomen grey, apices of segments whitish. Legs grey. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, apex round-pointed, termen rounded, 

 oblique; whitish-grey, irrorated with fuscous: a fuscous line from 



