326 ExoTn; MicRor.Erinoi'TKHA. 



ansjle, 7 anrl 8 very shortly stalked, 7 to terraen, 9 absent, 1 1 from 

 bet'o'e middle. Hiiidwiii^s iinder 1, ovate, cilia | ; 3 and -1 

 conmite, 5-7 nearly parallel, 7 to apex, 8 remote. 



An insect of abnormal type, probably allied to Cthysa. 



Colpotorna lasiopa, n. sp. 



(S . 13 ram. Head, thorax light fuscous. Palpi whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, posteriorlj' dilated, costa anteriorlj' 

 slio-litly, posteriorly strongly arched, apex obtnso, termen obliquely 

 rounded, dorsum convex ; fuscous ; narrow dorsal area beneath 

 vein 16 transversely marked with light ochrcous-yellow striguln3 : 

 cilia fusoous. Hindwings light ochreous-yellow ; termen narrowly 

 suffused fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



Queensland, Brisbane {Dodd); 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (7885), 



y HOPLOPHRACTIS, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue long. Antennte |, 

 in S slender, simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial 

 ])alpi rather short, somewhat curved, subascending, second joint 

 thickened with scales, dilated towards apex above and beneath, 

 terminal joint very short, stout, obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. 

 Posterior tibiae with a])pressed scales, Forewings with rough 

 scales on surface ; 2 from ^, 3 from angle, 7 to apex, II from 

 before middle, secondary cell defined. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal- 

 ovate, cilia |: 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked, 5 parallel, and 

 7 ap])roximated towards base. 



Allied to Phycodes, diftering mainly in neuration of forewings. 



^ Hoplophractis lieptachalca, n. sp. 



J § . 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining metallic-lcaden- 

 grey. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently 

 arclied, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique ; dark bron/y- 

 fuscous ; seven narrow prismatic silver-leaden-metallic transverse 

 fasciae, and transverse costal spots between third and fourth, and 

 between sixth and seventh, these occu])ying all the wing except 

 narrow interspaces in which are scattered raised anteriorly cop])ery 

 scales, first three fascia3 confluent on dorsal area, fifth and sixth 

 confiuent on dorsal half, posterior costal spot sometimes connected 

 with seventh : cilia shining prismatic grey. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous ; cilia grey. 



JiRAziL, Obidos, Parintins, August to October (^Parish) ; 3 ex. 



V TAENIOSTOLA, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales ; ocelli rather large, posterior ; tongue 

 absent. Antenna? ^, thick, strongly comjjressed, flat, basal joint 

 short, without jiecten. Labial palpi moderate, curved, subascending, 

 loosely scaled, terniinal joint as long as second, transversely com- 

 pressed, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior 



