BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 1045 



short (1). Posterior tibiae with appressed scales. Forewings with 

 vein 1 furcate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. Hindwings as broad 

 as forewings, oblong-ovate ; veins 3 and 4 approximated at base, 

 5, 6, and 7 somewhat approximated. 



Cerat. sphaerosticha, n. sp. 



£. 28 mm. Head black, sidetufts and face ashy- whitish. An- 

 tennae ashy-whitish, basal joint with two black spots. Palpi black, 

 second joint broadly, terminal joint narrowly whitish at apex. 

 Thorax ashy-whitish, collar, four spots placed transversely behind 

 it, and a large posterior central spot black. Abdomen golden- 

 yellow, with two dorsal rows of black spots. Legs blackish, tarsi 

 with whitish apical rings. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa arched 

 towards base, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; pale 

 ashy-grey, with fourteen black spots ; one linear on base of costa, 

 two very small at base of inner margin, one linear beneath costa 

 near base, remaining ten subcircular, scattered over disc ; a hind- 

 marginal row of black spots : cilia pale ashy-grey, apex smoky-grey. 

 Hindwings pale fuscous-grey, rather darker towards apex ; cilia 

 pale grey. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen (Coll. Miskin). 



Thyridectis, n. g. 



Head with loosely appressed hairs ; ocelli present ; tongue well- 

 developed. Antennae g, in both sexes alike serrate, minutely 

 ciliated (J), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi 

 moderate, arched, ascending, with appressed scales, second joint 

 slightly rough beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, cylin- 

 drical, not pointed. Maxillary palpi moderate, filiform, porrected. 

 Posterior tibiae smoothly scaled. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 

 from near end of cell, 7 to costa, 8 and 9 stalked, 1 1 from middle 

 of cell. Hindwings somewhat broader than forewings, elongate- 

 ovate, cilia 5 ; a small transparent spot beyond cell between veins 

 7 and 8 ; 3 and 4 from near together, 6 and 7 parallel. 



