84 KEVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



Type ill Coll. Lucas. 



Q. Rockliampton (Lucas), Bundaberg, and Brisbane; in 



November and March. 



No doubt this species is somewhat variable; I have not seen 



the male. 



Gen. 4. L a c t u r a. 



Lactura, Wlk., Brit. Mus. Cat. ii. 485. 



Head smooth. Antennae in male slightly serrate, veiy minutely 

 ciliated. Tongue well developed. Maxillary palpi minute. 

 Labial palpi rather short, porrect, with appressed scales; terminal 

 joint as long or rather shorter than second, rather stout, tolerably 

 pointed. Forewings elongate-ovate; with 12 veins all separate, 

 2 from near angle. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 stalked or 

 rarely connate, 6 and 7 tolerably parallel. 



Type, L. dives, Wlk. 



This genus includes and supersedes Dianasa, Wlk., Themiscyra, 

 Wlk., and Cyptasia, Wlk. 



1. Forewings with numerous red Unes parallel to veins 2. 



Forewings with veins not outHned with red 6. 



2. Forewings marked with grey 3. 



Forewings without grey markings 4. 



3. Forewings with a large apical grey blotch egregkUa. 



Forewings with apex yellowish laetifera. 



4. Forewings with oblique purplish lines 5. 



Forewings without purple lines erythractis. 



5. Purplish lines suffused and connected in disc eupoecila. 



Purplish lines narrow, separate mactata. 



6. Forewings with yellow or white blotches on apex and tornus. mfasa. 

 Forewings without blotches on apex and tornus 7. 



7. Forewings reddish caminata. 



Forewings fuscous dives. 



n. Lactora egregiella. 



[Egregius, distinguished.] 

 Cyptasia egregiella, Wlk., Brit. Mus. Cat. xxxv. p. 1837. 



g. 22 mm. Head and thorax whitish with reddish markings. 

 Palpi, antennae and abdomen reddish. Forewings elongate-ovate 



