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Legs whitish, anterior pair fuscous, tarsi annulated with whitish, 

 posterior tibiae with outer spurs about half length of inner spurs. 

 Fore wings elongate-triangular ; pale grey, with faint indications 

 of transverse lines ; basal, antemedian, and postniedian lines 

 mostly blackish ; postmedian line angulated in middle, nearly 

 straight above and below angle ; a faint wavy or slightly dentate 

 whitish subterminal line preceded on costa by a dark fuscous 

 spot ; a fuscous terminal line interrupted on veins ; cilia whitish- 

 grey. Hind wings with termen projecting somewhat between 

 veins 3 and 4 ; colour and markings as in fore wings, but 

 without blackish lines; a few blackish scales on an obtuse pro- 

 jection of middle of postmedian line. Under side whitish, with 

 sulfused fuscous antemedian and postmedian lines and a terminal 

 band ; fore wings with a median line towards costa; hind wings 

 with a median dot. 



A small obscui-e species recalling Gymnoscelis but with two 

 pairs of spurs on posterior tibiae. 



N.Q., Townsville, in July and again in February, four speci- 

 mens from Mr. F. P. Dodd ; Geraldton, in November, one ? in 

 poor condition without blackish lines on fore wings. 



Gen. 4. Mesoptila. 



Mesoptila, Meyr. P.L.S. N.S.W., 1890, p. 794. 



Face with small cone of scales. Antennae in c? unknown. 

 Palpi moderate, porrected, rough-scaled. Abdomen slightly 

 crested. Posterior tibiae with all spurs present. Fore wings 

 with central tuft of erect scales in disc ; areole simple. Hind 

 wings with veins 6 and 7 stalked (Meyrick). 



22. Mesoptila compsodes. 

 Mesoptila compsodes, Meyr. P.L.S. N.S.W., 1890, p. 794. 

 Type in Coll. Meyrick. 

 N.S.W., Sydney. 



Gen. 5 Tepht'oclystia. 



Tephroclystia, Hb. Verz., p. 323. 



Face with short cone of scales. Palpi moderate, porrected, 

 rough-scaled. Antennae in J^ ciliated. Thorax glabrous be- 

 neath. Abdomen more or less distinctly crested throughout. 



