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streak from costa at i, with a narrower streak shortly beyond it; a 

 subterminal series of five shining white dots, one subapical, one 

 opposite incision, and three between this and tornus; cilia white, 

 bases fuscous, incised beneath apex, on apex and tornus fuscous. 

 Hindwings and cilia grey. 



The hairiness of the palpi, which is a variable feature in this 

 genus, reaches its maximum in this species, which is conspicuously 

 distinct in pattern and absence of metallic ornament. Type in Coll. 

 Turner. 



Q. : Stanthorpe, in October. — Vic. : Castlemaine, in September 

 and October. — Tasm. : Hobart. Five specimens. 



GLYPHIPTERYX MARMAROPA, n.sp. [fiapixapwiros, sparkling]. 



(J^. 11-13 mm. Head and thorax fuscous. Palpi whitish; 

 beneath shortly rough-scaled. Antennae fuscous. Abdomen grey. 

 Legs pale fuscous, with obscure whitish annulations. Forewings 

 whitish, densely irrorated with bronzy-fuscous ; seven short whitish 

 costal streaks at J, |, J, §, f, J, and subapical; fourth, sixth, 

 and seventh streaks longer and violet-metallic in disc, the last pro- 

 longed along termen; a violet-metallic dot in disc opposite third 

 streak; a broad elongate blackish streak from disc before middle to 

 lower end of termen, crossed by five stout violet-metallic bars, of 

 which two are terminal; in the four intervals are fine elongate 

 golden dots, one each in the lateral spaces, two side by side in each 

 of the two central spaces ; cilia fuscous-whitish, with a fuscous line 

 before middle. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. 



Conspicuously distinct, belonging to the G. cometophora group, 

 in which the cilia are not indented. Type in Coll. Turner. 



Q. : Eumundi, near Nambour, in March; Brisbane, in November; 

 two specimens. 



Gen NaPECCETES, n.g. [vairr)KOLTr)S, lurking in shady gullies]. 



Head smooth-scaled; frons rounded, somewhat projecting. 

 Tongue obsolete. Palpi moderate, porrect, slender; second joint 

 Avith loose scales towards apex, beneath forming a slight tuft ; ter- 

 minal joint short, rather obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. An- 



