(ECOPnOKlD/E. 313 



pecten. Labial palpi vcrj' l^np:, recurved, second joint smooth- 

 scaled, reaching base of antennic, terminal joint as long as second, 

 slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to 

 tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with Ion*;; hairs ahovo. Forewings 

 2 from ^, 3 and 4 closely approximated from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 

 7 to tcrmen, 9 and 10 closely approximated at base, 11 from 

 middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia |, costa in (5 with 

 fringe of long hairs anteriorly ; 3 and 4 connate or sliort-Htalked, 

 5-7 nearly parallel, tranverse vein inwardly oblique from to 7. 

 Belongs to Philohoia group. 



Zaphanaula xenophila, n. sp. 



6 2 . 15-20 mm. Head white. Palpi white, base dark fuscous. 

 Thorax white or whitish-ochreous, anterior half dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen nearly straight, oblique ; 

 ochreous-brown suffusedlj^ irrorated dark fuscous, becoming more 

 or less wholly dark fuscous towards margin of white markings ; a 

 white blotch occupying basal third except a dark fuscous costal 

 streak ; irregular white spots on costa at middle and ^, and a 

 triangular white spot on dorsum before tornus ; a slender white 

 sometimes interrupted streak along median portion of termen, and 

 sometimes some slight white marking in disc before this: cilia 

 wliite, at apex and tornus with ochreous-grey patches and dark 

 fuscous basal shade, between these two dark fuscous subbasal dots 

 and one above apex, beneath tornus ochreous-tinged. Hindwings 

 S whitish-ochreous, subhyaline between veins except tow^ards 

 margins, veins greyish, $ grey, darker on veins ; cilia pale 

 oclireous-yellowish, paler or whitish towards tips. 



Queensland, Brisbane, bred in November trom Acacia aulacocarpa 

 (Dodd); seven specimens. Type in Wals. Coll. (18830). Very 

 similar superficially to Monopis icterogastni, but perhaps only by 

 coincidence. 



Chezala eurycapna, n. sp. 



S . 38 mm. Head, thorax fuscous, back of crown brownish. 

 Palpi light greyish-ochreous sprinkled light fuscous. Abdomen 

 fuscous, basal hairs light yellowish. Forewings elongate, moderate, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat 

 oblique; fuscous; dorsal area suffusedly darker to beyond middle, 

 nnd a rounded patch of darker suffusion occupying apical f of wing; 

 stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, indistinct, plical beneath first discal, 

 second discal merged in maigin of posterior dark patch : cilia rather 

 dark fuscous. Hindwings grey, basal | light brassy-yellowish; 

 cilia pale greyish, darker round apex. 



Queensland, Brisbane, December (Dodd); one specimen. Type 

 in Wals. Coll. (960G). 



Philobota botryitis, Meyr. 

 A scries seen from Brisbane ; I refer the species to Philohoia^ 



