BY OSWALD B. LOWER. 481 



apex, slightly above middle, slightly indented at its upper edge 

 at two-thirds, and tending to emit a streak from its lower edge 

 at two-thirds; basal portion of the longitudinal streak somewhat 

 attenuated; cilia white, with some fuscous scales at base along 

 termen. Hindwings and cilia pale whitish-grey, cilia at base 

 yellowish. 



Broken Hill, N.S.W.; one specimen, in November. 



I should have referred this species to Nej)hogenes, but the 

 general facies appears to indicate Philohota as its true generic 

 position. 



Nephogenes maculisarca, n.sp. 



9. 24 mm. Head and palpi fleshy-white, second joint of palpi 

 externally fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, 

 mixed with a few white scales. Abdomen ochreous-fuscous, 

 laterally becoming whitish. Legs fuscous, tarsi ringed with 

 white, posterior pair whitish-grey. Forewdngs elongate, moder- 

 ate, costa slightly arched towards base, thence straight, termen 

 oblique, little rounded; dark fuscous, mixed with scattered white 

 scales, which coalesce more thickly along dorsum, and median 

 basal third of wings; costa very narrowly white, from base to 

 five-sixths, obsolete in one specimen; markings flesh-colour; an 

 irregular suffused streak alon*^ fold, from base to one-quarter; a 

 round spot at extremity of this; a longitudinal series of three 

 spots just above middle of wing, first at anterior edge of cell; 

 second narrow, in middle of cell; third largest, at posterior ex- 

 tremity of cell; an oblique transverse row of six confluent spots, 

 near and parallel to termen, upper largest, all more or less edged 

 with black; groundcolour between these, and last longitudinal 

 spot mixed with white; cilia fuscous, with some blackish scales. 

 Hindwings and cilia fuscous. 



Broken Hill, N.S.W., and Pinnaroo, S.A., (R. S. Lower); two 

 specimens, in October. 



LmosTiCHA(^) sTicHOPTis, n.sp. 



(J. 26 mm. Head, palpi, antennse, and thorax fleshy-white, 

 antennse at base and patagia white. Abdomen silvery-grey, 

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