330 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERi. ^ i., 



32. ECTROPIS SUBTINCTARIA. 



Tephrosia snbtinclaria Wlk., Cat. Brit. Mus. xxi., p. 415. 

 Ectropw siihtinctaria Me^T., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8 Wales, 1891, 

 p.628. 



Forewings with 10 and 11 stalked, not anastomosing (4 (J, 5^ k 

 10 anastomosing with 9 (l^). In this species, as in E. excursaria 

 and E. sabulosa, the fovea is rudimentary. 



N.Q. : Herberton (two 9 examples, with the groundcolour 

 whiter than usual ; one $ presenting no peculiarity.— Q. : Bris- 

 bane. — N.S.W.: Newcastle, Sydney. 



33. ECTROPIS EXCURSARIA. 



Tephro.'iia excursaria Gn., J.ep., ix., p. 267. T. exporfaria Gn., 

 Lep., ix., p. 268. T. phibalapteraria Gn., Lep., ix., p. 268. 

 Hemerophila vestita Wlk., Cat. Brit. Mus., xxi., p,322. Boarmia 

 attrihiita Wlk., op. cif.., xxi., p. 390. B. decertaria Wlk., op. cit., 

 xxi., p. 391. Tephrosia fulguriy era Wlk., Char. Undesc. Lep., 

 p. 77. Selidosemc excursaria M.GV v., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 

 1891, p.609. 



This species has two pairs of pectinations to each segment. 

 The pectinations being equal and equidistant, this structure is 

 liable to be overlooked. Forewings with 10 and 11 stalked, not 

 anastomosing (8(J, i<^). This species is nearly allied to E. snb- 

 tinctaria, but may be distinguished bj'' the ^antennae and colour 

 of the face. 



N.Q.: Evelyn Scrub, near Herberton.— Q.: Clermont, Gayn- 

 dah, Brisbane, Blackbutt, Dalby. — N.S.W. : Sydney. — Vic. : 

 Melbourne, Warragul. Gisborne, Hamilton. — Tasm.: Hobart. 



34. ECTROPIS DESPICATA. 



Tephrosia despicata Wlk., Cat. Brit. Mus., xxi,, p. 418. Seli- 

 dosema despicata Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 189J, p. 612. 



(J. 31-35 mm. Head and thorax brown; face fuscous. Palpi 

 IJ; fuscous, towards base ochreous-whitish. Antennae brown- 

 whitish; in (J dentate, with two pairs of tufts of moderate cilia 

 (IJ) on each segment. Abdomen brown irrorated with darker 

 brown. Legs brown-whitish, with some brown irroration; an- 

 terior pair fuscous annulated with brown- whitish. Forewings 



