BY A. J. TURNER. 71 



with two pairs of long spurs; anterior tibiie in ^ with a naked groove 

 beneath, partly overlapped by a posterior crest of scales. Fore- 

 wing in (J with a long tuft of hairs from base of dorsum beneath; 

 vein 2 from |, 3 from well before angle, 6 from upper angle of 

 cell immediately below areole, 7 from 8 + 9 just below areole, 10 

 from areole, which is broadly lozenge-shaped, extending as much 

 before and beyond end of cell. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 

 6 and 7 stalked, 8 closely approximated to cell to beyond middle. 

 Type, G. costiyera, Wlk., from India. 



27. Gargetta acarodes, n.sp. 

 [axapcoST/s, rather small.] 



(^9. 28-30 mm. Head pale fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous. 

 Antennae whitish, pectinations ochreous-tinged. Thorax pale 

 fuscous mixed with whitish. Abdomen pale fuscous. Legs 

 fuscous; tarsi with obscure paler annulations. Forewings elon- 

 gate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen slightly 

 rounded, oblique ; pale fuscous irrorated with white, markings 

 dark fuscous; a narrow streak from base to mid-disc, nearer costa 

 than dorsum; a squarish spot on costa at J; a small spot beyond 

 this both on costa and dorsum; a strongly waved line situated in 

 a narrow white suffusion from costa at | to dorsum at |; beyond 

 this costa and veins are streaked with dark fuscous; two whitish 

 dots on apical \ of costa ; a faintly marked white subterminal 

 line interrupting streaks on veins; a series of dark fuscous ter- 

 minal dots; cilia white, bases barred with dark fuscous. Hind- 

 wings somewhat elongate, termen slightly sigmoid; grey, towards 

 termen darker; cilia whitish. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



N.Q. Townsville, in March and May; two specimens received 

 from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



Gen. 18. s i c a. 



Osica, Wlk., Brit. Mus. Cat. xxxiii. 7G6. 



Head with loosely appressed scales. Eyes naked. Tongue 

 well developed. Palpi long, recurved, reaching or exceeding 



