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fuscous or dark fuscous, in £ with ferruginous, only distinct near 

 costa, usually followed by a blackish dot in middle and another 

 towards costa. Hindwings with hindmargin obtusely angulated 

 in middle ; colour and markings as in forewings, but first line 

 absent, a blackish discal dot beyond median shade, second line 

 sometimes well-marked throughout, somewhat waved, sometimes 

 followed by a series of dark fuscous dots. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne 

 and Fernshaw, Victoria ; York, West Australia ; in October and 

 November, rather common. 



20. Proboloptera, n.g. 



Face smooth. Tongue developed. Palpi moderate, porrected, 

 shortly rough-scaled, terminal joint moderate. Antennae in g 

 bipectinated throughout. Thorax not crested, hairy beneath. 

 Femora hairy beneath ; posterior tibiae in £ not dilated. Fore- 

 wings in <J without fovea ; 10 sometimes out of 9, connected or 

 anastomosing with 9, 11 anastomosing with 12 and 10. Hind- 

 wings normal. 



69. Prob. embolias, n.sp. 



(JQ. 32-34 mm. Head white, face with a crimson median band, 

 back of crown ochreous-fuscous tinged with crimson. Palpi 

 ochreous mixed with crimson. Antennal pectinations in g 8, 

 in Q 2. Forewings elongate-triangular, hindmargin obliquely 

 rounded, rather strongly waved, inner margin sinuate inwards 

 posteriorly ; light purplish-grey, mixed and partially suffused with 

 ochreous-whitish, with scattered short dark grey strigulae, and a 

 few black scales, in £ wholly suffused with light purplish-ferru- 

 ginous, becoming deeper along hindmargin ; first line slender, 

 dark fuscous, less distinct in disc, angulated and sometimes 

 dentate above middle ; a dark fuscous discal dot ; median shade 

 slender, dark fuscous mixed with red, only distinct towards 

 extremities, slightly curved ; an irregular pale cloudy transverse 

 shade (representing second line) near beyond this, becoming 

 whitish towards inner margin, where it is followed by a cloudy 

 dark fuscous spot mixed with red. Hindwings with costa sinuate 



