TORTKICID.E. — nKLlODINIDJi;. 323 



Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly bowed, somewhat oblique ; 

 fuscous, on basal half rather darker and i)urplish-tinged; a blackish- 

 brown transverse blotch on dorsum about }, edged above by a short 

 streak ot whitish-ochreous sulfusion from base; dorsal area between 

 this and central fascia sufl'used brownish-ochreous ; central fascia 

 rather broad, obli(iue, anterior edge concave, ])Osterior nearly 

 straight, costal third rather dark purplish-fuscous, median blackish- 

 l)ro\vn, dorsal dilated and forming three violet-luscous and blackish 

 erect marks separated by light violet-brownish intei'spaces ; two 

 or thi'ce small darker fuscous spots on costa posteriorly, and a few 

 antcfiorlj- whiliah-edged strigula? in disc beneath these: cilia 

 l)io\vnish, towards base deeper and violet-tinged. Hindvviugs 

 lu-cous, faintly darker-strigulated ; cilia light greyish. 



(iaEENsiAND, liiisbane, February (Bodd); one specimen. Tj pe 

 in Wals. Coll. (19315). 



>/ CAPNOPTYCHA, n. g. 



AntennfE in c? shortly ciliated. Palpi moderate, curved, ascend- 

 ing, second joint with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal 

 joint short, loosely scaled. F'orewings in J with strong costal 

 ff'ld ; 7 to apex, 8 and 9 out of 7. Hindwings without cubital 

 pecten ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type ipnitis, Meyr. ; includes also striyulata, Meyr. The cha- 

 racters seem to require separation from Drachinohola, in which 

 genus the species have hitherto been placed (ascending palpi, 

 forewings 7 to apex, presence of costal fold). 



Capnoptyclia ipnitis Meyr. 



Tlie (5 has a strong costal fold, included in a triangular blotch 

 of dark fuscous suffusion extending along costa from base to near 

 middle, and reaching half across wing; a roundish fuscous blotch 

 in orated dark fuscous occupying posterior half of dorsum and 

 1 caching half across wing, and a smaller blotch on costa opposite. 



Queensland, Brisbane, September (Dodd), 2 J , 1 $ in Wals. 

 Coll. 



HELIODINID^. 



Placoptila lucicincta, n. sp. 



$. 10 mm. Head, thorax dark shining leaden-grey, face whitish. 

 Palpi grey-whitish, anterior edge dark fuscous. Forewings nar- 

 rowly elongate-lanceolate ; black ; base narrowly leaden ; three 

 slender prismatic-violet-blue transverse fasciaj, at ^, beyond middle, 

 and |, third white on costa: cilia blackish. Hindwings blackish- 

 grey ; cilia dark grey. 



Java, Buitcnzorg, A]jril (Dr. W. Iloepl-e) ; one specimen. Type 

 in British Museum. Near ci/anoli/chna from Borneo, but forcAvings 



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