90 EXOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTBRA. 



ciliated pectiuatious. Thorax liyht gieyish-ochrtous, anterior 

 margin grey. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, 

 posteriorly slightly dilated, cosla moderately arched, apex rounded- 

 obtuse, terinen obliquely rounded ; 4 absent, 8 and 9 separate or 

 stalked or coincident ; whitish-oclireous ; markings dark fuscous ; 

 a moderate basal fascia, edge direct ; a slender traus'verse streak at 

 |-, and a second obtusely angulated at |, both more usually reduced 

 to small costal, discal, and dorsal spots, or lirst almost obsolete ; 

 sometimes one or two dots on costa towards apex, and on termen : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-ochrcous. 

 North Australia, Port Darwin {Lodd) ; Hve specimens. 



Iphierga dispersa, n. sp. 



6 $ . 13-17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown tinged with 

 fulvous. Palpi whitish-oclireous tinged with fulvous. Antennal 

 pectinations of 6 4. Thorax and abdomen whitish-ochreous, 

 ovipositor of $ concealed in a rounded mass of pale gre} ish-ochreous 

 wool, surrounded with tuft ot dense greyish hairscales. Eorewings 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, 

 rather oblique; 4 absent; whitish-ochreous; markings fuscous; 

 several irregular dots or small spots along cotta, dorsum, and ter- 

 men ; some scattered dots or striguloe in disc, in one specimen 

 united to form several more or less incomplete transverse striae ; 

 moderate cloudy rather darker roundish spots in disc at | and | : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia whitish-ochreous. 



North Australia, Port Darwin {Dodd) ; six specimens. 



Ardiosteres dryophracta, n. sp. 



6 . 19-21 mm. Head fulvous. Palpi orange-yellowish, base 

 dark fuscous. AntennaB dark fuscous, ciliations '2. Thorax 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen orange-yellowish. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, co&ta gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 

 rather oblique ; 7 and 8 coincident ; whitish ; markings dark 

 brown, mixed and spotted with dark fuscous, especially on margins; 

 a moderate basal fascia, edge direct ; a moderate irregular-edged 

 fascia at |, costally approximated or connected with preceding, 

 outer edge rather convex above middle : a broad irregular post- 

 median fascia, including a small white spot on costa; an irregular 

 apical blotch, including three or four small whitish spots on margin, 

 connected with preceding below middle : cilia whitish, barred with 

 dark brown. Hindwings pale fuscous ; cilia pale ochreous. 



Queensland, Townsville, bred in May {Dodd) ; two specimens. 



Ardiosteres pectinata, n. sp. 



S . 22 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-orange, base of palpi dark 

 fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous, bipectinated (2). Thorax ochreous- 

 orange, with anterior third, posterior crest, and a spot on each side 

 of it dark fuscous. Abdomen yellow-ochreous. Forewings elon- 



