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with a strongly-marked dark fuscous subbasal line. Hindwings 

 somewhat over 1, apex tolerably pointed, termen slightly sinuate; 

 light grey, darker posteriorly; cilia grey-whitish. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales, in October and November; 

 one specimen received from Mr. Lower, who bred the species from 

 larvae feeding on Bodonma lohulata. 



142. P. argocentra, n.sp. 



(J9. 11mm. Head and thorax shining bronzy-fuscous. Palpi 

 dark fuscous mixed with white, terminal joint as long as second. 

 Antennae fuscous. Abdomen grey, apex ochreous-whitish. Legs 

 dark fuscous ringed with white, hairs of posterior tibiae white. 

 Forewings with costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen 

 very obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 connate ; fuscous, slightly 

 purplish-tinged, irrorated with dark fuscous; stigmata formed by 

 white dots partially surrounded with dark fuscous, plical larger, 

 obliquely beyond first discal; posterior ^ of costa marked with a 

 series of white dots : cilia whitish-fuscous, sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings over 1, apex tolerably obtuse, termen 

 slightly sinuate; grey; cilia whitish-grey. 



Albany, West Australia, in December; two specimens. 



143. P. liota, n.sp. 



(J. 12 mm. Head white. Palpi fuscous, second joint mixed 

 with dark fuscous, towards base whitish, terminal joint whitish 

 except anteriorly, as long as second. Antennae fuscous-whitish. 

 Thorax white, partially fuscous-tinged. Abdomen whitish. Legs 

 dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish. Forewings with costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly oblique; 2 

 and 3 connate; light grey, densely and suffusedly irrorated with 

 white, and sprinkled with dark fuscous ; stigmata moderate, 

 blackish, plical obliquely beyond first discal; some blackish dots 

 along posterior half of costa : cilia grey-whitish. Hindwings 

 somewhat over 1, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate; whitish- 

 grey; cilia grey- whitish. 



Albany, AVest Australia, in December; one specimen. 



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