708 REVISION OP AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 from a point or separate, 5 absent, 

 6 and 7 stalked, 8 from middle. 



The two species are very similar, but have structural differences. 



28. Neobr. phaeocyma, n. sp. 



£. 25 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae pale brownish-ochreous, 

 space between antennae fuscous. Thorax pale brownish-ochreous, 

 with an indistinct dark fuscous transverse anterior line. Abdomen 

 grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs pale ochreous, anterior 

 tibiae fuscous towards apex. Fore wings subtriangular, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded : a short 

 thick membranous fold beneath near costa beyond cell ; veins 3 

 and 4 confluent towards apex, 6 from point with 7, 10 and 11 

 distorted ; light brownish-ochreous, with scattered fuscous scales, 

 and ill-defined dark fuscous markings; four somewhat curved 

 dentate lines parallel to hindmargin, at \, \. and two near together 

 about | ; a small discal spot near before third ; a faint subterminal 

 similar line ; a hindmarginal row of subquadrate fuscous spots : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous, with a grey line. Hind wings and cilia 

 grey, slightly brownish-tinged ; veins 3 and 4 separate. 



Thursday Island, Torres Straits ; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). 



29. Neobr. adoxa, n. sp. 



^. 35 mm. Head, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and legs pale 

 fuscous ; palpi dark fuscous. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, 

 costa moderately arched, apex rounded, hindmargin somewhat 

 oblique, rounded ; veins 3 and 4 separate, 6 separate, 10 out of 7 

 near base ; light fuscous, thinly sprinkled with dark fuscous, more 

 thickly towards base and hindmargin ; four cloudy dentate some- 

 what unevenly curved dark fuscous transverse lines, at %, middle, 

 and two together at § ; a dark fuscous discal dot beyond second : 

 cilia whitish-fuscous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-fuscous ; veins 

 3 and 4 from a point. 



New South Wales ; one specimen (Coll. Macleay). 



