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arched, apex very obtuse, termen almost straight, little oblique; 

 2 and 3 coincident, 9 out of 7; dark purplish-bronzy -fuscous; 

 dorsum marked with obscure whitish-ochreous strigulse; a narrow 

 obscure straight antemedian fascia of whitish-ochreous suffusion; 

 a small whitish-ochreous discal spot at §; a small triangular 

 whitish-ochreous costal spot before J : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 somewhat mixed with fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings pale 

 whitish-ochreous, irrorated with light fuscous except towards 

 base; cilia ochreous-whitish suffused with pale fuscous. 



Duaringa, Queensland; one specimen in Mr. Lower's collection. 



234. S. lychnocent7'a^ n.sp. 



^. 15 mm. Head light shining bronzy-grey, sides light yellow- 

 ish. Palpi and antennse pale ochreous-yellowish. Thorax dark 

 shining purplish-fuscous. (Abdomen broken.) Legs dark fuscous, 

 partially suffused with yellowish. Forewings with costa gently 

 arched, termen rounded, little oblique; 2 and 3 stalked, 9 out of 

 7; dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous; a transverse-oval spot of dark 

 brown suffusion at J; a smaller transverse yellow-ochreous discal 

 spot at |, edged with dark suffusion : cilia bronzy-fuscous, darker 

 towards base. Hindwings and cilia rather dark bronzy-fuscous. 



Tasmania; one specimen in Mr. Lower's collection, without 

 further particulars. I am inclined to suspect an error here; it is 

 more likely that the real locality is Queensland. 



235. *S'. ci/clonitis, n.sp. 



(J. 11-13 mm. Head rather dark fuscous, sides of crown 

 ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint dark fuscous except 

 apex, base of terminal joint suffused with dark fuscous. Antennae 

 whitish-ochreous. Thorax dark fuscous, with whitish subdorsal 

 stripes. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, lateral margins fuscous. 

 Legs dark fuscous,, ringed with whitish-ochreous, hairs of posterior 

 tibise whitish-ochreous. Forewings with costa gently arched, 

 termen rounded, rather strongly oblique; 2 and 3 connate, 9 

 separate; rather dark fuscous, irrorated with whitish-ochreous 

 points, with scattered blackish-fuscous scales; a short black sub- 

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