634 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, IV., 



fuscous basal blotch, limited by a faint whitish line from J costa 

 to J dorsum; a fuscous median band containing a minute darker 

 discal dot, limited by fine whitish lines, the anterior outwardly 

 curved or with an angular posterior projection below middle, the 

 posterior with a very strong acute median process; immediately 

 beneath this process the median band is usually constricted or 

 interrupted, in the $ the interruption may be wide, and the 

 lower division of the band may be much reduced in size, or even 

 absent; a fine whitish subterminal line, and a pale oblique sub- 

 apical streak, both better marked in 9; a very fine ^rey terminal 

 line; cilia grey, apices partly white. Hind wings with termen 

 rounded, wavy; pale grey; a fine fuscous terminal line: cilia grey^ 

 apices whitish. 



Very similar to H. interruptata^ and varies in an analogous 

 way, but a series of each species shows unmistakable differences. 

 It lacks the brownish coloration and the strong white lines of 

 interruptata, its basal line is less oblique, and is not angled 

 near dorsum, and there are other minor points of difference. 



Type in Coll Lyell. 



Vic: Gisborne, and Lome; in January, February, and March; 

 ten specimens. 



DiPLOCTENA PAXTOEA,* n.sp. 



(J9. 20-22 mm. Head dark fuscous irrorated with pale reddish 

 Palpi 2^; dark fuscous mixed with ochreous-whitish. Antenna? 

 dark fuscous annulated with whitish; in ^ with two pairs of fine 

 long (6) pectinations on each joint, pectinations nearly equi- 

 distant. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous irrorated with 

 whitish and pale reddish; a small posterior thoracic crest, and a 

 minute dorsal crest on second abdominal segment. Legs dark 

 fuscous, irrorated, and tarsi annulated, with w^hitish. Forewings 

 in Q triangular, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen 

 bowed, slightly oblique; dark fuscous-brown; median band ill- 

 defined, containing a large dark fuscous reniform spot; outer 

 edge of median band marked by minute white dots, which are 



* TTavTotos, of all kinds. 



