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pair of fasciie; a transverse dark fuscous discal mark preceding 

 and almost confluent with third fascia : cilia ochreous-white, 

 basal third barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings 1, apex obtuse, 

 termen not sinuate; grey, darker posteriorly, paler towards base; 

 cilia pale whitish-ochreous, with a grey shade. 



Brisbane, Queensland; Sydney and Blackheath (3500 feet), 

 New South Wales; from January to March, twelve specimens; 

 it is a common species round Sydney. 



187. P. trichalina, n.sp. 



(J9. 17-18 mm. Head pale ochreous-orange, face ochreous- 

 whitish. Palpi white, base and apical half of second joint dark 

 fuscous, terminal joint as long as second, irrorated with dark 

 fuscous. Antenna dark fuscous. Thorax white, with about 

 four anterior and three posterior dark fuscous dots, sometimes 

 partially obsolete. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs dark 

 fuscous ringed with white, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish-och- 

 reous. Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; white, with 

 a few scattered grey or dark fuscous scales; a narrow curved sub- 

 basal dark fuscous fascia, interrupted below middle; dark fuscous 

 dots on costa at i and before and beyond middle, and on dorsum 

 at \', a dark fuscous transverse discal spot at f , and a smaller 

 and narrower one at §, representing stigmata, anterior connected 

 with an elongate fuscous suffusion along dorsum; a moderate 

 somewhat sinuate dark fuscous fascia at |; an irregular dark 

 fuscous apical blotch, enclosing some whitish terminal dots : 

 cilia whitish, basal third barred with dark fuscous, with a grey 

 posterior shade. Hindwings slightly over 1, apex obtuse, termen 

 not sinuate; grey, paler basally; cilia whitish, with a grey basal 

 shade. 



Geraldton and Perth, West Australia, in November; three 

 specimens. 



188. P. arganthes, n.sp. 



jj. 11 mm. Head shining ochreous-white. Palpi white, second 

 joint with some dark fuscous scales towards base, terminal joint 

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