BY R. J. TILLYARD. 



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Genus A r c h i p e t a l i a , n.g. (Text-figs. 1-3). 



Wings rather narrow, well-pointed; venation dense; seven 

 or eight spots of a rich dark brown colour along the anterior 

 border of each wing. Triangles two-celled. Subtriangles free, 

 with a single cross-vein preceding them in the submedian space. 

 Mo slightly waved. Rspl and Mspl weakly formed. 



Head narrowed antero-posteriorly; eyes distinctly separated 

 (Text-fig. 2); the frons not abnormally raised up, but ])road and 

 well rounded. 



Thorax short, hair3\ Legs short and thick, the inner series 

 of bristles on the tibia* of the forelegs thicker and more closely 

 set than the outer. 



A bdomen : seg. 2 with auricles very large in ^, present but 

 much smaller in 9. Anal triangle of ^ very large and well 

 formed, normally 4-celled. 



Genotype, Archipt-fana anrictdafa, n.sp. (Tasmania). 



Text-fig. 1 . 

 Wint^s of ArchipetnJia anrim/afa, n.g. etsp., 6. (Hindwint!; HIT) mm.). 



1. Ahchipetalia auriculata, n.sp. (Text-figs. 1-3). 



g. Total Ipiigth^ 50; ahdoinen, 41; fm^ewing, 32*5; Itliid/ri/ig, 

 31-5 mm. 



Wings hyaline, very slightly tinged with pale brownish. The 

 series of rich dark brown spots along the anterior border of all 



