32 NEW AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



Recalls in some respects a large specimen of Uraba lugens, 

 Walk., (Bombycina). A new genus will no doubt be required to 

 receive it. 



Caradrina peltaloma, n.sp. 



9. 25 mm. Head, thorax and palpi dull whitish, finely irro- 

 rated with blackish, terminal joint of palpi fuscous. Abdomen 

 ochreous-yellow. Legs whitish-fuscous, tarsi with whitish rings. 

 A ntenna± fuscous, lighter at base. Forewings elongate-triangular, 

 costa nearly straight, hindmargin gently bowed; dull whitish, 

 finely irrorated with blackish, except on hindmarginal area, which 

 is brownish; four obscure fuscous elongate marks on posterior ^ 

 of costal edge; a fine blackish line, starting from second costal 

 mark, continued obliquely outwards towards hindmargin, thence 

 curved inwards beneath and finely traceable to near anal angle; 

 a large fuscous cuneiform spot on inner margin at |, edged on 

 either side with clear whitish, upper portion mixed with black, 

 its apex imperfectly defined, inclining towards hindmargin; a 

 hindmarginal row of blackish dots : cilia fuscous, somewhat 

 chequered, darker towards base, and with a fine waved whitish 

 basal line. Hind wings with hindmargin faintly crenulate; pale 

 ochreous-yellow ; hindmarginal and apical area infuscated, 

 especially towards base; cilia whitish, at base yellow, and with a 

 fuscous parting line, and with two or three fuscous teeth around 

 apical portion of hindmargin. 



Broken Hill, N.S.W.; two specimens, in February. 



Readily distinguished by the patch on inner margin. 



BOMBYCINA. 



OCNERIAD.E. 



Teara coralliphora, n.sp. 



(J. 42 mm. Head, palpi and thorax dull whitish, thorax w ith 

 a longitudinal fuscous mark on posterior half. Legs dull whitish. 

 coxa 1 and anterior legs mixed with orange. Abdomen ochreous- 

 fuscous, beneath dull whitish. Antennae fuscous-whitish, pectina- 



