(ECOPHORTD^. 385 



Philobota mylothris, u. sp. 



cJ . 19 mm. Head, thorax whitish, a fuscous spot on shoulder. 

 Palpi whitish, second joint fuscous except apex. Anteimal cilia- 

 tions Ig. Forewings elongate, dull white, some scattered fuscous 

 scales in disc and towards dorsum ; costa grey towards base ; 

 a moderate irregular costal streak of grey suffusion from 5 to | ; a 

 black linear dot towards base above middle ; stigmata black, plical 

 linear, slightly bej'ond first discal, an additional dot between and 

 above discal, and one beneath second discal ; a transverse patch of 

 fuscous irroration beyond cell ; an inwards-oblique dark fuscous 

 mark from costa at |, whence a curved row of cloudy fuscous dots 

 runs to before tornus ; a marginal series of dark fuscous dots round 

 apex and termon : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia 

 whitish-grey, a grey subbasal shade. 



QunENsLAND, Brisbane, March {Dodd) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (19727). 



Philobota siphonistis, n. sp. 



c?.|14mm. Head white. (Palpi missing.) Antennal ciliations 2^. 

 Tliorax dark fuscous, a whitish-ochreous quadrate blotch occupyiifg 

 anterior dorsal area. Forewings apex tolerably pointed, termen 

 hardly sinuate, oblique ; white, basal half pale greyish-ochreous ; 

 markings dark brown ; a thick streak along costa from base to f ; 

 a rather narrow direct transverse fascia at t, its dorsal end extended 

 as a thick dorsal streak to | ; a large roundish blotch in lower 

 portion of disc posteriorly not quite reaching tornal edge, sending 

 two fasciate arms to costa beyond middle and before apex : cilia 

 brownish speckled dark fuscous, on costa whitish. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous, towards base tinged grey. 



Queensland, \Yarra ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 



Philobota pyrsopa, n. sp. 



5 . 17 mm. Head pale yellowish. Palpi yellow-whitish, basal 

 half of second joint purplish-grey. Thorax pale yellow, anterior 

 margin narrowly dark grey. Forewings apex obtuse-pointed, 

 termen almost straight, rather strongly oblique ; yellow ; costal 

 edge dark fuscous towards base; a rosy-purple terminal patch 

 suffused grey on edges except on lower part of termen, anterior 

 edge running from costa at .| to dorsum before tornus, rather 

 obtuse-prominent in middle : cilia yellow, on lower part of termen 

 and tornus rosy- purple. Hindwings grey; cilia pale grey, barker 

 towards base. 



Queensland, Duaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower), l^eiir ^'ancci/cht. 



Philobota otiosa, n. sp. 



J . 13-14 mm. Head, thorax whitish -ochreous. Palpi oclireous- 

 wbitish, basal half of second joint greyish. Antennal ciliatimis 2. 

 Abdomen whitisli-ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa moderately 

 arched ; whitish-ochreous ; costa grey towards base ; stigmata 



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