52 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



aspect of basal joint in both sexes; in g pectinated [to apex ?], 

 in 9 with short pectinations (|) towards base, laminate towards 

 apex, with tufts of short cilia. Thorax with an acute anterior 

 crest behind collar. Posterior tibia? with two pairs of spurs. 

 Forewings with dorsal margin incised, a tuft of scales at each 

 extremity of incision, anterior tuft larger; vein 2 from near angle, 

 3 from angle, 6 from upper angle, 7 from areole, 10 from 8 + 9 

 beyond areole. Hindwings with 3 and 4 separate, G and 7 

 stalked, 8 closely approximated to cell to |. 



Type, S. argentina, Schiff., from Europe (Hampson). 



7. Spatalia costalis. 

 Sljatalia costalis, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 69. 



9 54 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae fuscous brown. Thorax 

 fuscous brown, posterior surface of crest whitish. Abdomen 

 fuscous mixed with ochreous-whitish. Legs fuscous, irrorated 

 and tarsi annulated with ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate 

 triangular, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen 

 slightly rounded, oblique, dorsum with a short concavity beyond 

 middle, on its anterior extremity a large squarish tuft of scales, 

 on its posterior a small triangular tuft, fuscous brown; a ver}^ 

 broad whitish streak occupies costal half of wing, bounded beneath 

 l3y a line from mid-base to termen at J; this is irregularly suffused 

 with brownish and fuscous, its lower edge is straight with a short 

 projecting tooth in middle, before this it gives off a short bifur- 

 cating whitish streak along veins 2 and 3; dorsal portion of disc 

 shows an angulated whitish line bordered with dark fuscous from 

 costal streak to dorsum at |; a similar line to dorsum at |; a 

 row of whitish subterminal lunules edged posteriori}^ with dark 

 fuscous; cilia and dorsal tufts fuscous brown. Hindwings pale 

 fuscous, towards base ochreous-whitish; cilia pale fuscous, towards 

 tornus whitish. 



N.Q. Townsville, in March; one specimen received from Mr. F, 

 F. Dodd. Also from India. 



